University Hospital Essen is considered one of the leading centers for high-quality care for patients with complex medical conditions and has been rewarded as one of the best hospitals in Germany according to Focus Magazine. The hospital has 27 clinics and 24 institutes where more than 150,000 patients are treated every year. The reason why so many patients choose this hospital is because of its impressive staff, consisting of nearly 6,000 qualified and experienced doctors, and a bed capacity of 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. The hospital offers care for patients in all medical fields.
Essen university hospital has a center called the West German Cancer Center (WTZ) that was built on the basis of the standard American model of Comprehensive Cancer Centers. In 2009, the WTZ was identified as the best medical facility for cancer in Germany. The center offers the most advanced diagnostics and therapeutics for each patient to ensure accurate fast diagnosis and the most suitable management plan for the best outcome.
The hospital also has an organ transplant center called the West German Organ Transplant Centre (WZO) and it’s also perceived as the best among the few centers of its kind in Germany. The number of transplantations of organs performed, especially liver and kidney transplantations, increases every year.