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“Despite major challenges—not only in the healthcare sector—Heidelberg University Hospital has managed to stay on track and develop dynamically. 2023 was a remarkably successful year for Heidelberg University Hospital ...”

“Almost 14,000 employees from 130 nations provide the highest level of care to seriously ill patients around the clock at UKHD. They have mastered this outstandingly well, even under the special challenges of the coronavirus pandemic ...”

“Heidelberg University‘s Faculty of Medicine can look back on a very successful year in 2023. With the extension of three Collaborative Research Centers of the German Research Foundation, the recruitment of nationally and internationally outstanding scientists and Germany-wide leading results in teaching, the Faculty is well positioned for the coming years ...”

“Interprofessional collaboration, flat hierarchies and a wealth of ideas developed and implemented by the nursing staff – for me, this describes the Heidelberg spirit that I encountered in this excellently positioned hospital when I took office in April 2024. I would like to take this opportunity to express my special thanks to the nursing service managers and managers of the nursing and functional services under the leadership of my predecessor Edgar Reisch ...”

“The medicine curriculum was also continuously developed in 2023. Significant structural progress was made in the digitalization of teaching, which has become much more important during the pandemic ...”

“Based on our high quality in research, teaching and patient care, which has been confirmed in many places, it is particularly important to take a critical look at the current situation and to develop and implement new concepts for the formation of specializations, but also for the discovery of new areas ...”

“The Faculty of Medicine in Heidelberg continues to be a leader in its key research areas of infectious diseases, cardiovascular sciences, neurosciences and oncology. This is accompanied by outstanding successes in Collaborative Research Centers and other research networks at national, EU and international level as well as highly endowed ERC grants and prizes ...”

“In 2023, dentistry was in the middle of the transition phase from the old to the new Zahn­ärztlichen Approbations­ordnung (ZApprO), which brought with it organizational and logistical challenges, but also opportunities for innovation and improvement ...”

“At UKHD, the best possible medical care for our patients is always at the center of all our actions. In the highly complex environment of a supra-maximum care provider, our interdisciplinary and interprofessional teams work continuously to improve patient safety ...”