Vivantes Wenckebach-Clinic

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9.20

Berlin, Germany

User Score	Total Reviews	Rating	Price Range	Media Files	Certificates	Founded In	Beds	Patients	Departments	Ownership	Clinical trials	Age Group	Clinic Type	Type of Care	Size	Online Consultations
75%	283	9.2/10	$$$	8	8	1878	308	5981	6 medical units	Private hospital	Conduct clinical trials	Kids, Adults	General	Inpatient, Outpatient	Medium	Yes

Overview

Size & Capacity

Medium, 308 beds

Clinic type

General

Type of care

Inpatient, Outpatient

Age group

Kids, Adults

2.8 on Google

The data collected based on 283 patient reviews on Google

Certificates

Features & Facts

Strategic Focus on Mental Health & Aging

Following the successful relocation of its surgical departments to the nearby Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum, the Wenckebach campus has been transformed into a highly specialized center for psychiatry and geriatric medicine.

Berlin Educational Campus for Health

The site is now home to Germany’s largest educational campus for health professions. Spanning 30,000 $m2, the campus provides 3,600+ training slots, fostering a direct link between academic research and clinical practice.

Elite Geriatric Care & Traumatology

As a recognized "Center for Geriatric Medicine," the clinic treats 10,000+ elderly patients annually. It uses innovative Galileo therapy (vibration training) to significantly improve muscle function and reduce the risk of falls among high-risk seniors.

Advanced Interventional Radiology

The onsite Institute for Radiology and Interventional Therapy remains a core pillar, providing 15,000+ patients with minimally invasive diagnostics and image-guided therapies that serve as the foundation for the region’s southern tumor network.

Award-Winning Psychiatry Programs

Ranked by Tagesspiegel and FOCUS, the psychiatry department excels in treating chronic depression (CBASP), schizophrenia, and addiction. It features specialized "Safewards" protocols to ensure a respectful and secure healing environment.

Digital Health in Mental Care

Starting in 2025, the clinic integrated DiGA (digital health applications) into its psychiatric treatment plans, allowing patients to manage anxiety and depression via app-supported cognitive behavioral therapy between sessions.

Animal-Assisted Therapy Pioneers

The clinic is one of the few in Berlin to offer structured animal-assisted therapy. These interventions are used in gerontopsychiatry to reduce patient isolation and improve emotional stability during long-term inpatient stays.

Specialized Pain Medicine

The facility operates a dedicated day clinic for pain medicine, where an interdisciplinary team utilizes multimodal therapy to help chronic pain patients regain functional mobility and reduce dependency on opioids.

Cooperative Southern Tumor Center

Through a tight-knit data partnership with the Vivantes oncology center, Wenckebach provides the high-resolution imaging necessary for complex cancer consultations, ensuring seamless transitions between diagnosis and surgical intervention.

Historic Park-Like Healing Environment

Located in a landmark-protected park designed by Gropius and Schmieden, the campus offers a unique therapeutic atmosphere that combines 19th-century architecture with medical infrastructure.

About the clinic

Steeped in architectural grandeur and medical history, the Vivantes Wenckebach Clinic occupies a unique position in the Berlin-Tempelhof healthcare landscape. Originally constructed in the late 19th century as a royal garrison hospital, designed by the famed architect Martin Gropius, the facility now serves as an idyllic park clinic. Named after the pioneering Dutch cardiologist Karel Frederik Wenckebach, the institution honors its namesake’s legacy by maintaining a high-performance cardiovascular profile while operating as a vital academic teaching pillar for Charité University of Medicine, Berlin. The clinical engine of the Wenckebach location is its interventional efficiency. This is most prominent in the specialized cardiology and gastroenterology departments, where the one-step diagnostic and therapeutic model is the standard of care. By housing a high-tech cardiac catheterization laboratory with advanced rhythmology alongside a full-service interventional endoscopy suite, the medical team can move from identifying a pathology to treating it, such as stabilizing a heart rhythm or performing complex internal imaging, within a single clinical session. This rapid-response capability is bolstered by the hospital’s status as a 24/7 emergency facility, with a robust intensive care unit prepared to handle acute medical crises every day of the year. Beyond its technical departments, the clinic is a center for comprehensive life-cycle care. This includes a highly specialized focus on geriatrics and psychiatry, addressing the complex needs of Berlin’s aging population through an interdisciplinary lens. A deeply significant part of the campus is the Vivantes Hospice, which provides a sanctuary for terminally ill individuals. Here, the focus shifts to palliative dignity, ensuring that patients receive compassionate, expert care in a setting that feels far removed from the sterile environment of a traditional hospital ward. Innovation at the Wenckebach Clinic is perpetually fueled by the onsite Vivantes Institute of Further Education and Training. This integration ensures that the hundreds of doctors and nurses stationed here are not just practitioners, but continuous learners at the forefront of modern medical protocols. Whether in general surgery, traumatology, or orthopedics, the staff operates with a blend of "Gropius-era" tradition and Charité-level innovation, making the clinic a trusted destination for patients seeking both high-precision intervention and a respectful, human-centered healing environment.

Primary focus

Departments & Doctors

General surgery

Dr. med. Gullu Cataldegirmen

general and abdominal surgery

Gastroenterology

Prof. Dr. med. Mario Anders

gastroenterology

Cardiology, geriatrics

Prof. Dr. med. Dietlind Zohlnhofer-Momm

geriatrics, internal medicine, cardiology

Psychiatry, psychotherapy

Dr. med. phil. Bruno Steinacher, MBA

psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychosomatics

Interventional radiology

PD. Dr. med. Andreas Koops

radiology and interventional radiology

Gallery

Vivantes clarifies questions about the rescue center

Vivantes honored 2021: Vivantes Wenckebach Clinic Clinic for Psychiatry Jury Prize

Wenckebach-Klinikum-Berlin rescue center relocation

Extra services

Visa Support

Telemedicine

Parking Space

24/7 medical assistance

Pastoral Care

Location

Wenckebachstraße 23, 12099 Berlin, Germany

FAQ

What services are available at Vivantes Wenckebach-Clinic?

The clinic provides various medical services, including treatment in gastroenterology, endocrinology, and pulmonology; orthopedic and traumatological medicine; and surgery (open and minimally invasive laparoscopic interventions), with high-precision diagnostics of the most common diseases.

Is the clinic advanced in cardiac surgical treatment?

The rapid development of minimally invasive procedures in the hospital has made treatment more delicate, which is critical for elderly patients. For example, non-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVI) or mitral valve treatment with the MitraClip significantly reduced the risk of complications.

Can I treat a complex case of osteochondrosis in the clinic?

The medical center treats cartilage defects, such as dissecting osteochondrosis (dying of small surface parts of cartilage and bones). For this, a cell-free system of cartilage regeneration is used: the defective area is filled with a unique material that supports the formation of new cartilage-like tissue.