University Miners' Hospital Bochum

University Knappschaftskrankenhaus (Miners' Hospital) Bochum is a regional trauma center in Germany located in the center of the Ruhr agglomeration. The hospital was founded in 1972, and since the signing of the university contract between the hospital owner Bundesknappschaft and North Rhine-Westphalia, the hospital has been owned by the RUB Faculty of Medicine as a university medical center. Today, the Ruhr University Hospital in Bochum has 485 beds and nine medical departments. Every year, 20,000 inpatients and 47,000 outpatients are treated in the medical center. In addition, 1,400 highly qualified and motivated employees provide a high level of patient care. Thanks to effective instrumental and technical equipment, modern and innovative methods of diagnosing and treating patients have been introduced. With about 140 organ transplants per year, of which about 25% of patients receive a combined operation, the University Hospital is one of the best places in Europe for combined kidney and pancreas transplants. Hospital surgeons pay great attention to clinical research in transplantation immunology, organ preservation, and molecular oncogenesis. The radiology department has the latest 64-slice CT scanner, which scans the entire body with a clear image in seconds. Doctors have exceptional experience in invasive vascular interventions such as balloon dilatation, stent implantation, intra-arterial lysis, and embolization.  Every year the hospital confirms its qualifications by receiving many awards from the prestigious FOCUS magazine. The departments of the hospital are certified by many German Societies. For example, the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Ruhr University Hospital in Bochum is a certified endoprosthesis center (EndoCert) for knee and hip arthroplasty in Germany and has extensive experience in this field. The hospital departments include ophthalmology, surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, radiology and nuclear medicine, oral plastic surgery, and maxillofacial surgery. Hospital staff make every effort to ensure that the expectations of patients come true. Specialist physicians from all disciplines are based on the latest medical and technical progress and collaborate to guarantee optimal patient care.