University Hospital Stuttgart is one of the largest and most efficient medical facilities in Germany. It offers its care at three locations, Catherine Hospital, Bad Cannstatt Hospital, and Olga Hospital. The highest level of medical service, including patient care, research, and teaching, is provided for patients, scientists, and doctors in the catchment area of Stuttgart and the Middle Neckar region. The patient care is on both an inpatient and outpatient basis as the University Hospital Stuttgart has over 50 clinics with a bed capacity of almost 2,200 beds where the medical staff treats about 50,000 inpatients and 500,000 outpatients every year. The hospital is a large employer of Stuttgart as it has over 7,000 employees for patient care wards, operating theaters, and functional areas of each department.
Many centers and institutes of the University Hospital Stuttgart have received many prestigious certifications in Germany. For example, the German Stroke Society and the German Stroke Aid Foundation has recognized the stroke unit of the neurological clinic for its efforts and success.