For our patients
Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) is one of the largest and most modern medical centers in Europe. With over 50 specialist departments, it offers medical care at the highest international level in all specialist areas. The UKHD is a group with 14 subsidiaries.
Our mission
We see ourselves as a link between excellent science, pioneering care and outstanding teaching – for the benefit of our patients, who need the special skills and new findings of university medicine in order to find relief or a cure.
Our aim
We are preparing our campus today for the medicine of tomorrow. Currently important topics are digitalization, personalized medicine and translation between research and application. We are constantly developing our infrastructure for this. Located in the immediate vicinity of Neuenheimer Feld, the proximity of the institutes to each other enables lively collaboration and science at an international level.
Through institutions such as the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg or the Hopp Children's Tumor Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) as well as numerous collaborations, the UKHD and MFHD are regionally, nationally and internationally networked and active in providing decisive impulses for the further development of healthcare and science.
Our common path
UKHD and MFHD are the largest employers and training providers in the city of Heidelberg. Around 15,000 employees in over 100 professions with their great commitment are the heartbeat that keeps this state-of-the-art campus in constant motion and development.
Key figures University Hospital and Medical Faculty for 2023
Patient care
| UKHD (hospital) | UKHD (Group) | |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 2,009 | 2,599 |
| Full-time inpatients | 64,181 | 88,557 |
| Outpatient visits | 1,178,381 | 1,244,103 |
| Patients from abroad | 1,005 | 1,100 |
| Case Mix Index | 1.45 | 1.280 |
| Average length of stay (days) | 7.6 | 7.0 |
Personnel
| MFHD and UKHD (hospital) | MFHD and UKHD (Group) | |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 10,944.00 | 14,056.75 |
| Physicians | 1,862 | 2,099 |
| Nursing and functional services | 3,583 | 4,471 |
| Occupations | more than 100 | more than 100 |
| Nations | 124 | 133 |
Education and Training
Research
Main research topics
Cancer Research | Neurosciences | Infection and Immunology | Cardiovascular Research
Profile areas
Digital Health | Artificial Intelligence | Robotics | Global Health | Prevention