Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus

Care approach and quality assurance

• As a teaching hospital of RWTH Aachen, the HJK combines clinical care with academic teaching and training - a focus is on qualified nursing training and interdisciplinary cooperation.[2][5]
• Quality and risk management as well as various certifications underpin patient safety and continuous improvement of internal processes.[8][2]

Sustainability and Operation / Initiatives

• Technical and infrastructural departments (construction, operation, medical technology) are organizationally anchored and responsible for an efficient, sustainable hospital operation; this results in a focus on operational stability and resource-saving operational management.[6]
• Concrete sustainability programs are not listed in detail on the website; however, the existing structure (central technology, quality management, certifications) suggests that energy, waste and process optimizations as well as medical technology modernization may be components of a long-term strategy (conclusion based on published organizational areas).[6][8]

Patient experience and accessibility

• The Central Office functions 24/7 as the first point of contact for orientation, emergency coordination, telephone switchboard and services such as WLAN activation; this ensures a smooth patient and visitor flow.[4]
• Accompanying services such as pastoral care, social services and complaint management support holistic care.[9][3]

Short profile for publication (compact version)
Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz is a regional acute and teaching hospital that combines a broad range of specialist clinics, specialized competence centers and a modern central laboratory under a patient-centered, quality-oriented care approach. As a training and teaching center, the HJK places particular emphasis on professional care, interdisciplinary treatment teams and continuous quality and risk management, thereby making a significant contribution to healthcare in the region.[2][5][8]

Note: Information is based on information from the HJK website and imprint information; specific sustainability programs were not described in detail there, which is why corresponding statements were carefully derived (see sources).[2][3][6]

• 1 - https://www.wer-zu-wem.de/firma/kh-hermann-josef.html
• 2 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de
• 3 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/impressum
• 4 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/unternehmen/zentrale
• 5 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/pflege-therapie/pflege
• 6 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/Haus-und-Unternehmen/Einrichtung/Technik
• 7 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/unternehmen/verwaltung
• 8 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/Haus-und-Unternehmen/Qualitaet/Qualitaetsmanagement
• 9 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/Informationen-fuer-Patienten/Waehrend-Ihres-Aufenthaltes/Seelsorge
• 10 - https://hjk-erkelenz.de/Kliniken-Kompetenzzentren/Kompetenzzentren/Labor