Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia

9.80

Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

104

User Score	Total Reviews	Rating	Price Range	Media Files	Certificates	Founded In	Beds	Patients	Departments	Ownership	Clinical trials	Is University Hospital	Age Group	Clinic Type	Type of Care	Size	Online Consultations
99%	444	9.8/10	$$$	104	34	1980	500	37000	5 medical units	State hospital	Conduct clinical trials	Yes	Kids, Adults	Specialized	Inpatient, Outpatient	Large	Yes

Overview

Size & Capacity

Large, 500 beds

Clinic type

Specialized

Type of care

Inpatient, Outpatient

Age group

Kids, Adults

4.4 on Google

The data collected based on 444 patient reviews on Google

Certificates

Features & Facts

Global Leader in Heart Transplantation

The HDZ NRW remains the highest-volume heart transplant center in Germany, having performed 2,700+ transplants since 1989. It continues to lead the nation, performing approximately 80-100 transplants annually with world-class survival rates.

World-Renowned Artificial Heart Program

Operating Germany’s largest program for mechanical circulatory support, the center manages 150+ new long-term assist device (LVAD) implantations yearly. It is a pioneer in total artificial heart technology, serving as a life-saving bridge to transplantation.

Elite Minimally Invasive Valve Center

Recognized as a certified heart valve unit, the facility performs 1,000+ TAVI annually. It specializes in keyhole mitral and tricuspid valve repairs, allowing for rapid recovery even in high-risk elderly patients.

National Diabetes Excellence

Certified by the German Diabetes Society, the center detects 2,000+ new cases annually and treats 10,000+ outpatients. It is a leader in implementing automated insulin delivery systems and cardio-protective SGLT2i/GLP-1RA therapy.

Pioneer in Clinical Research

The center manages 1,400+ active clinical trials in partnership with Ruhr University Bochum. Current research focuses on precision medicine, utilizing AI-guided imaging and molecular diagnostics to tailor therapies for heart failure and resistant hypertension.

State-of-the-Art Electrophysiology

A sealled atrial fibrillation center performing 1,700+ cardiac ablations per year. The unit utilizes pulse field ablation, a non-thermal technology that treats arrhythmias with significantly higher safety and sub-millimeter precision.

Gold-Standard Patient Blood Management

In 2026, the hospital was re-certified with Gold Status (93% implementation) for patient blood management. This ensures the highest safety standards by minimizing the need for external blood transfusions through advanced cell-salvage and iron-management protocols.

Interdisciplinary Wound & Vascular Center

Specializing in the diabetic foot syndrome, the center integrates vascular surgery and podiatry to achieve an 85% success rate in limb preservation for patients who were previously considered for amputation.

About the clinic

The Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia (HDZ NRW) in Bad Oeynhausen is a global titan of cardiovascular and metabolic medicine, operating as an elite high-volume university clinic for the Ruhr University Bochum. While many hospitals treat the heart, the HDZ NRW is a specialized factory of excellence where the most complex cardiac pathologies and advanced diabetic complications are managed at a scale found nowhere else in Europe. It is a destination of last resort for patients worldwide, defined by a staggering historical record of over 125,000 open-heart surgeries and nearly 300,000 catheter interventions. The clinical infrastructure is a masterclass in hyper-specialized engineering. The center operates seven dedicated cardiac catheterization labs—including a specialized unit exclusively for pediatric cases, and a futuristic hybrid operating suite that allows surgeons and cardiologists to work simultaneously on a single patient. This technical depth fuels a 24/7 high-velocity environment where over 6,400 heart surgeries are performed annually. The center is internationally renowned for its arterial hypertension program and its leading-edge work in rhythmology, performing over 800 electrophysiological studies every year to correct complex heart malfunctions. In the realm of diabetology, the HDZ NRW serves as a national benchmark, focusing on the critical heart-diabetes axis. Recognizing that diabetes is often a precursor to vascular collapse, the center provides an integrated treatment model where endocrinologists and cardiologists co-manage patients from childhood through old age. This holistic strategy is supported by an advanced telemedicine monitoring network and a specialized sleep laboratory, ensuring that chronic metabolic conditions are managed with the same intensity as an acute cardiac crisis. Beyond the numbers, the HDZ NRW is a primary hub for translational science. As a university hospital, it serves as a live classroom for the next generation of specialists, constantly feeding clinical data back into global research networks. The patient experience is balanced by a massive multidisciplinary support system, including specialized nutritionists, physiotherapists, and social workers, who ensure that the high-tech intervention is matched by a concept of care tailored to the individual. At the HDZ NRW, the fusion of industrial-scale efficiency with academic precision creates a survival and recovery rate that sets the gold standard for modern cardiology.

Primary focus

Departments & Doctors

Thoracic, cardiovascular surgery

Prof. Dr. med. Jan Gummert

cardiac surgery

Interventional cardiology, angiology

Prof. Dr. med. Volker Rudolph

internal medicine, interventional cardiology, and intensive care

Rhythmology, electrophysiology

Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Sommer

internal medicine, cardiology, electrophysiology, and heart rhythm implants

Child cardiac surgery

Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Schubert

child cardiac surgery

Diabetes center

Prof. Dr. med. h.c. Diethelm Tschope

internal medicine, endocrinology, and diabetology

Gallery

Marfan Special Outpatient Clinic HDZ NRW

HDZ doctoral students

Telehealth for people with heart failure

Deep learning: research for heart diagnostics

Respiratory therapy in intensive care

Artificial heart support at HDZ NRW, Bad Oeynhausen

Extra services

Visa Support

Telemedicine

Parking Space

24/7 medical assistance

Pastoral Care

Location

Georgstraße 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

FAQ

Should I choose the center to treat aortic valve stenosis and bypass surgery?

The clinic actively uses TAVI transcatheter aortic valve implantation through narrow access using a catheter. In addition, doctors perform most planned bypass operations thanks to the gentle OPCAB method with a stabilizer without a heart-lung machine, significantly minimizing complications.

Is modern therapy available to treat narrowed vessels?

With a constant search for new methods, the hospital offers treatment with the Shockwave device, which can deliver localized shock wave energy for balloon dilation of calcified, stenotic, newly formed coronary lesions. The technology can seriously extend the patient's life expectancy.

Does the Heart and Diabetes Center accept kids with heart failure?

One of the intermediate options while waiting for a heart transplant is using cardiac support systems. The EXCOR pediatric cardiac support system is the only system approved worldwide for newborns and infants. As a result, the number of complications is minimized even during long-term use.