Weiden Clinic

Klinikum Weiden (Weiden Clinic) is a second-tier general hospital located in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest and central facility within the Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG hospital group and serves as a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Regensburg. The hospital provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient medical services to the region, with approximately 575 beds and around 26,300 inpatient and 43,500 outpatient cases per year. The institution traces its origins to 1848, when the government of the Upper Palatinate ordered the construction of a district hospital for the Weiden-Parkstein area following cholera outbreaks and inadequate medical care. Over the following decades the hospital expanded and modernized in response to the growing population of Weiden. By 1911 it housed 54 beds for a city of 14,000 residents; during World War I the number of beds was doubled and a military hospital was established. After World War II, with the population swelling to 40,000 due to refugees, the hospital was expanded to 200 beds in 1954 and a nursing school was added. A separate children's clinic opened in 1961. Since 1980 the hospital has undergone continuous modernization, and in 2002 it became a teaching hospital of the University of Regensburg. As of July 2014, Klinikum Weiden operated 17 specialized clinics and seven specialized centers, covering fields such as gastroenterology, cardiology, oncology, surgery, anesthesiology, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, gynecology, ENT, pediatrics, neurology, nuclear medicine, physiotherapy, radiology, radiation therapy, trauma surgery, urology, and a central emergency department. The hospital also maintains a dialysis unit with 10 stations and a pain day clinic with 10 places. Klinikum Weiden cooperates with the Weiden campus of the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden, which offers a degree program in medical technology. In May 2014, the hospital signed a cooperation agreement with the technical university in Weiden, aiming to bridge practice and science for mutual benefit. The hospital is part of the Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, a regional hospital group, and remains a key healthcare provider in the Upper Palatinate.

The history of Klinikum Weiden begins in the mid-19th century. In 1848, following cholera outbreaks and inadequate medical care, the government of the Upper Palatinate demanded the construction of a district hospital for the Weiden-Parkstein region, and on 19 August a building plan was approved. Before this, sick residents of Weiden—then home to more than 2,000 people—were treated in a back room of the poorhouse, which contained only four beds. In 1862, the district hospital was divided by responsibility into a local hospital for the residents of Weiden and a district hospital for surrounding communities. Shortly thereafter, due to poor hygiene, a new building was erected on what is now Gabelsberger Strasse. In 1911, the hospital was replanned to accommodate Weiden's growing population; in October of that year it housed 54 beds for the city's 14,000 residents. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the number of beds was doubled and a military hospital was established within the facility. After the population rose to 40,000 in 1945 due to refugees, the overcrowded hospital was expanded to 200 beds in 1954, and a nursing school belonging to the hospital was established. In 1961, the children's clinic in Weiden opened on an adjacent site, described as the most modern in the Upper Palatinate. Since 1980, the hospital has been continuously expanded, although a complete new building was discussed and ultimately rejected in the 1980s; instead, Klinikum Weiden has undergone a constant modernization process. Since 2002, Klinikum Weiden has also been a teaching hospital of the University of Regensburg. As of July 2014, the hospital operated 17 specialized clinics and seven specialized centers. In May 2014, it signed a cooperation agreement with the Weiden campus of the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden, which offers a medical technology program, to bridge practice and science.

• 2014

  In May, cooperation agreement signed with OTH Amberg-Weiden; as of July, 17 specialized clinics and seven specialized centers.

• 2002

  Klinikum Weiden becomes a teaching hospital of the University of Regensburg.

• 1980

  Continuous expansion and modernization begins; complete new building discussed but rejected in the 1980s.

• 1961

  Children's clinic in Weiden opens on adjacent site, described as most modern in the Upper Palatinate.

• 1954

  Hospital expanded to 200 beds and a nursing school established.

• 1914

  At the start of World War I, bed count doubled and a military hospital established.

• 1911

  Hospital replanned; in October it houses 54 beds for 14,000 residents.

• 1862

  District hospital divided into a local hospital for Weiden residents and a district hospital for surrounding communities.

• 1848

  Government of the Upper Palatinate orders construction of a district hospital for Weiden-Parkstein; building plan approved on 19 August.

Second-tier general hospital and largest facility within Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG; teaching hospital of the University of Regensburg.

• Medical Clinic I

  Gastroenterology, hepatology, hematology & oncology, diabetology and endocrinology, rheumatology and clinical immunology, internal intensive care, infectiology.

• Medical Clinic II

  Cardiology, pneumology, nephrology, intensive care.

• General Surgery (now Clinic for General, Thoracic and Visceral Surgery)

  General, thoracic and visceral surgery services.

• Anesthesiology

  Anesthesia services.

• Ophthalmology

  Eye care services.

• Vascular Surgery

  Vascular surgical services.

• Gynecology

  Gynecological services.

• ENT (Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde)

  Ear, nose and throat services.

• Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

  Children's and adolescent medicine.

• Neurological Clinic

  Neurological services.

• Nuclear Medicine

  Nuclear medicine services.

• Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy

  Physiotherapy and physical therapy services.

• Radiology

  Radiological services.

• Radiation Therapy

  Radiation therapy services.

• Trauma Surgery

  Trauma surgical services.

• Urology

  Urological services.

• Central Emergency Department

  Emergency care services.

1. 1Klinikum Weiden - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Weiden Clinic - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG - Klinikum Weidenkliniken-nordoberpfalz.de