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The Ruhrlandklinik – West German Lung Center at the University Hospital Essen is a renowned medical institution with over a hundred years of specialization in the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of lung diseases and diseases of the respiratory tract. Around 20,000 patients from a wide catchment area, which extends beyond North Rhine-Westphalia, are treated annually. As a university hospital, the Ruhrlandklinik is also an important training center for young medical professionals and is intensively involved in clinical research, including participation in national and international Phase I and II studies.
The clinic is divided into five specialist departments:
In addition, the Institute for Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the University Hospital Essen are represented with branches at the Ruhrlandklinik. The comprehensive, interdisciplinary care is ensured by state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
An important focus of the Ruhrlandklinik is on quality and patient safety: The clinic is certified according to the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 standard, which guarantees structured processes and high standards of care. In addition, the documentation and work process is supported by electronic systems, which further increases the efficiency and safety of the treatment.
Sustainability and innovation are reflected in the continuous further development of quality management and in the active participation in research and teaching. The clinic promotes resource-saving processes and relies on sustainable structures in order to guarantee excellent patient care in the long term.
The Ruhrlandklinik combines tradition and progress by relying on a well-founded, scientifically based basis and at the same time using modern therapy concepts to treat lung diseases with the highest level of competence and to improve the quality of life of its patients. In this way, it fulfills its mission to set innovative treatment standards as a leading center for respiratory diseases and to promote the health of the population in a sustainable manner.
