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The Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD) is one of the leading medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia and the largest hospital in the state capital Düsseldorf. With over 9,300 employees, including around 975 doctors and 1,300 nurses, the UKD offers comprehensive medical care at the highest level. Every year, around 50,000 patients are treated as inpatients and around 300,000 as outpatients[1][2][9].
The hospital comprises 29 clinics, 30 institutes and several specialized centers that cover a broad spectrum of specialist areas, including pediatrics, surgery, oncology, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology and many more. The close integration of clinic and research results in innovative diagnostic and treatment methods that ensure patients receive state-of-the-art medicine of international standing[1][2][3][8].
The main mission of the UKD is first-class patient care, combined with excellent medical research and teaching. Together with the Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, the hospital forms the Universitätsmedizin Düsseldorf, which unites research, study and patient care in an institutional unit[2][4]. The UKD stands for innovative, safe diagnostics, therapy and prevention, based on the latest scientific findings.
Sustainability and social responsibility are further central values of the UKD. It actively pursues the goal of improving working conditions, especially in nursing, for example through collectively agreed nursing staff standards and relief concepts. The hospital also promotes diversity and an international working environment with employees from around 90 countries. In the area of self-help groups, the UKD supports patient-related public relations by providing rooms and information opportunities[2][7][10].
The UKD is located on a medical campus of around 40 hectares in Düsseldorf-Bilk, which offers a state-of-the-art infrastructure for patients and employees and is close to the Heinrich-Heine-Universität[5][6].
In summary, the Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf stands for an outstanding bundling of clinical expertise, scientific innovation and patient-oriented care in one of the most important medical institutions in Germany. Through interdisciplinary cooperation, sustainability initiatives and excellent working conditions, it helps shape the medicine of tomorrow every day[1][2][4].
