The Hannover Medical School (MHH) was founded in 1965 and ranked amongst the best 25 hospitals in Germany in 2016 as their research and patient care has set national and international standards. The hospital has a bed count of 1520 where they provide care for more than 60,000 patients every year. The hospital also provides outpatient care for more than 45,000 patients and performs surgeries on more than 7,000 patients.

The Hannover Medical School has 8 clinics and 12 institutes with more than 1,000 doctors and around 3,000 staff members assisting them in providing quality care for the patients.

The hospital is known for its huge contribution to organ transplantations and the treatment of cancer. Its history in the transplantation field shows a great success. Surgeons of MMH perform nearly 400 organ transplantations every year. It also has the largest certified Cancer Centre in the Federal State of Lower Saxony where they provide care for cancer patients following standardized protocols.