Holder:

City of Ludwigshafen

Form of Organization:    

Nonprofit Limited Company (gGmbH)

Category in german
health care system:

Hospital of maximal health care

Capacity (beds):

950 beds, of these 12 surgical and
16 internistical intensive care beds
and 10 coronar-surgical intensive care beds

Employees, in total:

approx. 2.500

Medical Employees:

291 doctors (45% medical specialists)
and 974 nurses

Apprentices:

more than 200

Education:

Academical Education Hospital of the University of Mainz
School for Medical-technical Assistants
School for Nursing Care

Number of patients:  

approx. 35.000 inpatients per year

Surgery:  

approx. 30.000 interventions per year

Duration of stay: 

average 7,5 days

Performance:

Qualified medical teams in 15 Clinics, 7 Institutes and
12 Competence Centres offers almost the hole range of medical disciplines

Main Areas:

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Gastrointenstinal Disorders
Oncology
Surgery
Oral and Facial Surgery
Neurology with Stroke Unit
Dermatology
Urology
Gynaecology

Competence Centres:

Adiposity Centre
Blood Donation Centre
Breast Centre
Centre for Ambulant Surgery
Continence Centre
Diabetes Centre
Vascular Centre