University Hospital Giessen

University Hospital Giessen (UKGM) offers medical care, modern diagnostics, and complex therapy at the highest international level. As a maximum care clinic, it covers the entire spectrum of modern medicine - from ophthalmology and traumatology to dentistry. The university hospital, with the second location in Marburg, is the third-largest university hospital in the Federal Republic of Germany. In two locations in 80 clinics, about 436,000 patients have been treated annually: 342,000 outpatients and 94,000 inpatients. In addition, about 9,600 employees of various professions work here, among which there are many experienced doctors and nurses, laboratory assistants, physiotherapists, engineers, computer scientists, and cooks. The hospital broadly supports specific clinical research priorities of the Faculty of Medicine of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. In addition, there are successful collaborations with the industry to develop products and services that directly improve patient care. The Giessen University Hospital is the first privatized university hospital in the country. The hospital focuses on serving people with a minimally invasive approach with the best possible care.  Each year, a highly specialized team of surgeons performs more than 240 heart transplants, 559 kidney transplants, and 115 liver transplants. Also, hospital departments are certified by various associations for compliance with sanitary standards. Departments include pediatric surgery, neurology, ophthalmology, radiation medicine, gynecology, and obstetrics. In addition, the clinic has separate emergency departments for adults and children, where specialists provide emergency care and treat patients according to the needs of their bodies. The hospital also has its blood bank to ensure that patient care continues uninterrupted. The main task of the hospital's medical team is to restore the patient's former quality of life as soon as possible using innovative and effective treatment methods.