University Hospital Otto-von-Guericke Magdeburg

University Hospital Magdeburg is one of the top hospitals in Germany that offers maximum care for the full range of medical services, education, and research. The hospital and the Medical Faculty of the Otto von Guericke University form the University Medical Center Magdeburg. It was founded in 1891. As the largest medical center in northern Saxony, it consists of over 25 specialized departments with a bed capacity of 1,100 beds. The medical team, consisting of more than 4,100 employees, treats over 47,000 inpatients and 247,000 outpatients annually. Furthermore, the hospital collaborates closely with neighboring hospitals and specialists and educates many medical students. In addition, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Magdeburg trains about 1,000 future doctors at the university hospital. The Faculty of Medicine maintains two main lines of research. These are the specialties of neurology and immunology, including the molecular medicine of inflammation.  Magdeburg has developed into a leading center for neuroscience research in close collaboration with the Otto von Guericke University and the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology.  University Hospital opened a unique Europe scientific center for applied research on the brain and medical technologies in June 1998.  The first in Europe magnetic resonance tomograph with a magnetic field of 7 Tesla was installed in the clinic.  The medical team pays special attention to the area of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular dementia. In 2007, Magdeburg Hospital was named one of the four German Centers for Systems Biology for excellence in immunological and cell biology research. The medical team has exceptional experience diagnosing and treating various diseases in adults and children. When choosing therapy, doctors always consider individual indications and, first of all, prefer conservative treatment methods. If surgical intervention is necessary, specialists use sparing minimally invasive techniques. The specialized units and fields of primary activity include general, abdominal, vascular, and transplant surgery; orthopedics; cardiology and cardiac surgery, gynecology and obstetrics; ophthalmology, otolaryngology; plastic and aesthetic surgery.