University Hospital Erlangen is recognized as one of the best medical institutions in Germany according to FOCUS Magazine. The hospital is a pioneer in Bavaria and it provides medical care of top-notch quality where the clinical approaches, research activities and student training are all intertwined. The hospital is internationally known for its great reputation and rich history of achievements ever since it was established in 1815. The hospital is composed of 25 departments, 41 centers, and 7 institutions with 1394 beds where nearly 65,000 inpatients are treated by specialists and qualified nursing staff every year. It also offers its service on an outpatient basis where over 526,800 outpatients receive medical care annually.
One of the main focuses of the hospital is oncology. Due to the department's achievements and efforts in the field, it has been presented as one of the 13 centers of excellence which are certified by the German Cancer Society, the Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen. The hospital also specialized in the field of Transplantology where high medical care is offered for the transplantation of heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow and cornea. The hospital is fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics as well as equipment of minimally invasive procedures. Surgical technologies such as the da Vinci surgical system is used by the specialized surgeons of each department in University Hospital Erlangen to provide patients with the best possible treatment.