With 600 years history, Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the leading medical centers in Europe. Their world-renowned 1,700 Professors and Doctors treat 1.8 million patients using the most modern technical equipments yearly and committed nursing staff strive to fulfill in providing the quality of care.
It is the first combined Proton/Heavy ion therapy facility in a European hospital. With the research focus on oncology, the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg provide a unique clinical and scientific environment and implement the latest research results in their treatment standards rapidly.
Besides, Heidelberg also specializes in Cardiovascular diseases, Neurological diseases, Musculoskeletal diseases, Transplantations, and childhood diseases.
Every year, thousands of international patients visit the hospital to receive the guaranteed highest standards of medical care. Physicians and most nurses of the Hospital are also able to directly communicate in English. Heidelberg University Hospital is constantly developing new methods of diagnosis and treatment at the forefront of biomedical science for the benefit of all patients.