Greifswald University Hospital
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Greifswald University Hospital in Greifswald
, Germany
is a teaching hospital
for the University of Greifswald's medical school
. Greifswald University Hospital is owned and operated by a non-profit Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts in cooperation with the university and serves as one of the primary hospitals in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It also fills the function of a tertiary referral hospital
for the health care region.
In the 19th century, many new buildings and facilities were built.
An entirely new hospital complex is being built from 2001 to 2010 at a central location, thus replacing the former buildings that were scattered about town.
Greifswald
Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
for the University of Greifswald's medical school
University of Greifswald Faculty of Medicine
Greifswald Medical School is a division of the University of Greifswald, Germany, consisting of the university's medical school and the adjacent Greifswald University Hospital...
. Greifswald University Hospital is owned and operated by a non-profit Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts in cooperation with the university and serves as one of the primary hospitals in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It also fills the function of a tertiary referral hospital
Tertiary referral hospital
A tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center or tertiary care center is a term without a formal definition which in the United States generally refers to:...
for the health care region.
History
The history of the medical school and the hospital in Greifswald date back to the founding of the University of Greifswald in the year 1456. An open clinic was established in 1794 with the help of the city council, where patients were treated for free with under the condition that students were present while the patient was being treated.In the 19th century, many new buildings and facilities were built.
An entirely new hospital complex is being built from 2001 to 2010 at a central location, thus replacing the former buildings that were scattered about town.
Notable people
- Theodor BillrothTheodor BillrothChristian Albert Theodor Billroth was a German-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician....
, surgeon - Heinrich Adolf von BardelebenHeinrich Adolf von BardelebenHeinrich Adolf von Bardeleben was a German surgeon born in Frankfurt .He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Giessen, Paris and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in Berlin in 1841. Later he became a professor of surgery at the University of Greifswald...
- Friedrich Loeffler, bacteriologist (namesake of the Friedrich Loeffler InstituteFriedrich Loeffler InstituteThe Friedrich Loeffler Institute , is the national research centre for animal health of Germany. The institute was founded in 1910 and named for its founder Friedrich Loeffler in 1952. The FLI is situated on the Isle of Riems, which belongs to the City of Greifswald...
) - Gustav NachtigalGustav NachtigalGustav Nachtigal was a German explorer of Central and West Africa. He is further known as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. His mission as commissioner resulted in Togoland and Kamerun becoming the first colonies of a German colonial empire...
, explorer of Africa - Ludwik RydygierLudwik RydygierLudwik Rydygier was a Polish surgeon.Born in Dusocin near Graudenz , at the time part of the Province of Prussia after partitioning of Poland. Since childhood he accented his Polish roots....
, surgeon - Ferdinand SauerbruchFerdinand SauerbruchErnst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon.Sauerbruch was born in Barmen , Germany. He studied medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg, the University of Greifswald, the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, and the University of Leipzig, from the last of which he graduated in 1902...
, surgeon - Carl Ludwig SchleichCarl Ludwig SchleichCarl Ludwig Schleich was a German surgeon and writer who was a native of Stettin, Pomerania.He studied medicine in Zurich, Greifswald and Berlin, where he was an assistant to Rudolf Virchow . In 1887 he received his doctorate at the University of Greifswald, and stayed there as an assistant until...
, surgeon and writer
External links
- http://www.klinikum.uni-greifswald.de/ Official website of the hosptial]
- Official website of Greifswald Medical School (see also: University of Greifswald Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Greifswald Faculty of MedicineGreifswald Medical School is a division of the University of Greifswald, Germany, consisting of the university's medical school and the adjacent Greifswald University Hospital...
) - University of Greifswald (see also: University of Greifswald)
- photo of the new building