Bariatric Surgery HOSPITALS

Clinic Review

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CITY HOSPITAL SOLINGEN

The academic hospital Solingen employs 1,900 employees. All the doctors of the clinic are acknowledged in Germany and abroad. The best doctors Solingen are regularly placed in one of the most respected ratings of doctors - the rating of the magazine Forbes. In 2017, the chief doctor of the Department of Nephrology and Internal Medicine of Solingen Hospital, Prof. Dr. Peter Hering, was included in the list of the Top specialists. He entered the top 80 professionals in the treatment of hypertension, as well as in a general rating of 3,000 top-doctors of the world. The Solingen clinic is chosen for diagnosis and treatment by more than 28,000 stationary patients and more than 37,000 outpatients each year. Hospital Solingen is large enough, designed for 716 beds. The Solingen Clinic is a regular participant in the projects of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU). As an academic hospital, Solingen is always open to pioneering developments in the field of medicine. This includes active promotion of education and training, as well as integrated quality management. Solingen is continuously working with a committee on clinical ethics, which supports patients and their families in ethical issues of caring for the sick. Also, special attention is paid to hospital hygiene, for the control of which a separate team of professionals is created.

Features of the Clinic

GENERAL SURGERY IN SOLINGEN

Solingen performs surgical treatment in diseases of the abdominal organs, ranging from benign and malignant neoplasms, inflammatory processes to congenital malformations and injuries. The main principle of treatment - safety, minimum intervention during an operation with maximum result. The best specialists in minimal invasive surgery work here. As a result of such operations, patients recover quickly, feel less pain and all GIT functions are preserved. Surgical treatment of cancer is always combined with modern radiation and /or chemo therapy. The main aim of specialists is to help the patient and save the organ. In the treatment of Cancer, decisions are made by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a therapist, a gastroenterologist, an oncologist (chemotherapist) and a specialist in radiation therapy. Decision regarding surgical intervention is always taken together by surgeons and therapists. Particular attention is paid to the postoperative stage. In this phase, the latest scientific advances are being used to minimize the patient's stay in the hospital. Many surgical traditions, such as the use of drains, stomach probes or urinary catheters, are minimized. Recovery programs are designed in such ways to avoid use of special diets or complete withdrawal from certain products. To alleviate the patient's condition, optimal anesthesia is given. Patients, relatives, nurses and doctors together make a team the goal of which is to make the preoperative period, operative and postoperative period as comfortable as possible.

NEUROSURGERY IN THE SOLINGEN CLINIC

The clinic Solingen provide high quality care in the surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the spinal cord and brain. Each year 8 doctors of the Neurosurgery Department perform more than 1,000 operations. The hospital has made significant progress in the surgical treatment of brain tumors. Annually about 80 patients are operated  in the neurosurgery department with such diagnosis. Many famous people refer to the Specialists of the Neurosurgery Department in Solingen clinic such as: the well-known actor George Clooney who was treated there. The key to a successful operation is not only the experience of doctors, but also the availability of high-tech equipment. In addition to the surgical microscope, in Solingen clinic, devices that allow high-quality neuronavigation during the operation are also available. Significant advantage for Solingen patients is that the hospital conducts regular professional exchange with neurosurgical specialists of US clinics in Cleveland and Boston.

ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY IN SOLINGEN HOSPITAL

The Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Solingen Hospital is a certified nationwide center of trauma at the highest level of medical care. In the center of endoprosthetics, hundreds of operations are performed every year to replace the hip joint and knee joint. The Center is regularly certified in endoprosthetics, which guarantees high medical standards. In the treatment of injuries and diseases of the knee, ankle, shoulder and wrist there is use of minimally invasive arthroscopic methods.

CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY IN SOLINGEN

Annually more than 3,500 successful heart operations are performed in Solingen. In cardiac diagnostics, invasive and non-invasive methods are used. To conduct invasive examinations, modern means of cardiac catheterization are used. Diagnosis of coronary heart disease is performed with high-tech new generation devices. When the disease is detected, stenting of the coronary arteries is performed. Laboratory rooms for cardiac catheterization are also used for the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, cardiac diagnostics and rhythm treatment.