Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil

Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil
Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil
BG Kliniken [de]
	Bergmannsheil University Hospitals (building 3)
Geography
Location	Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE
Coordinates	51°28′03″N 07°12′41″E / 51.46750°N 7.21139°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching; Specialist
Affiliated university	University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
Services
Emergency department	Yes , Level I Trauma Center
Beds	707
Helipad	Yes
History
Opened	1888
Links
Website	http://www.bergmannsheil.de/
Other links	List of university hospitals

The Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil (Bergmannsheil University Hospitals), full German name "Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH", also referred to as "Bergmannsheil", formerly known as "Bergbau-Berufsgenossenschaftliche Krankenanstalten Bergmannsheil", is a tertiary teaching hospital in Bochum (NRW, Germany). It is a hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum and part of the University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum.

The Bergmannsheil is the world's oldest and also the largest emergency hospital.

History

The first buildings of the Bergmannsheil were erected in 1888 in order to provide medical care for injured miners.

Exterior view ca. 1898
The Bergmannsheil ca. 1907
Ward ca. 1910

Over the decades additional departments and clinics were added, before the Bergmannsheil became a university hospital of the Ruhr University in 1977.

Main entry area as of 2005
Building 8
Relief in the foyer of building 8

In 2007, the Bergmannsheil was privatized in form of a GmbH.

Building 3 of Bergmannsheil University Hospitals
Eastern view of Building 3
Building 3, gallery in the third floor
Buildings 6 and 2
Buildings 2, 6 and 10
Buildings 8, 9, 2 and 3

Fire disaster on September 30, 2016

In the night from September 29 to September 30, 2016, a fire broke out in a room on the sixth floor of building 1. The fire spread quickly over the entire ward and two adjacent storeys and continued to burn for several hours. The roof was completely destroyed by the fire. At least two persons were killed, 16 more were injured, three of which severely.^[1] The hospital declared stage 3 MCI, and subsequently several hundred staff members joined up. They were supported by 565 members of fire brigade and police from the whole Ruhr region, as well as Technisches Hilfswerk and emergency management forces of the state North Rhine-Westphalia.^[2]^[3] 126 persons could be rescued from building 1 and taken care of within the hospital. Subsequently, several functional areas and six wards with a total of 204 beds had to be put out of operation. Even after several days the fire brigades had to extinguish remaining fire pockets.^[4]

The fire resulted from arson committed by a patient, who was subsequently killed by the fire.^[5]

Burning building 1 on September 30, 2016
firefighting operations on the night of the fire
firefighting operations
Damaged building 1 after the conflagration

Facts and figures

annual inpatients	60,000
staff	2000
clinics and institutes	21

Departments, centers and programs (overview)

Surgical hospital and clinic
- Surgical core hospital and trauma surgery
- Visceral surgery
- Cell biological and immunological research
- Department for spinal cord injuries
- Department for neurosurgery and neurotraumatology
Hospital for plastic surgery and burn traumatology
Hospital for cardiac and thoracic surgery
Hospital for anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy
Neurological hospital and clinic
Center for internal medicine
- Medical hospital I
  - Hospital for general internal medicine
  - Department for endocrinology, metabolism, diabetes and intensive care
  - Department for gastroenterology and hepatology
- Medical hospital II (cardiology and angiology)
- Medical hospital III (pneumology, allergology and sleep medicine)
- Company medical office
- Chest pain unit
Institute for radiology, diagnostics and nuclear medicine
Institute for clinical chemistry, transfusion and laboratory medicine
Institute for pathology / mesothelioma register
Rehabilitation center
Pharmacy
Library
Ethics committee
Research institute for prevention and occupational medicine (IPA)
Hepatologic center
Interdisciplinary departments
- Accident and emergency unit (zNFA)
- Hospitalisation ward
- Intermediate care unit (IMC)
Heart and circulation center of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
Competence center for mental disorders after occupational injuries
Lung center
Muscle center Ruhrgebiet
Disseminated sclerosis center
Stroke unit
Surgical reference center for limb tumors
Center for outpatient and inpatient treatment of diabetic foot syndrome
Bildungszentrum Bergmannsheil, a specialized institution for training and continued education of nurses

References

^ Bochum - Brand in Uniklinik: Zwei Tote und 16 Verletzte - SPIEGEL ONLINE. Accessed 30 September 2016, from http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/bochum-mehrere-tote-bei-feuer-in-krankenhaus-a-1114653.html.
^ Newsportal der Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Brand in der Uniklinik Bergmannsheil. October 2nd, 2016
^ WAZ.de: Pressekonferenz nach Brand im Bergmannsheil Bochum (Video). September 30th 2016
^ notfallinfo-bochum.de: Rauchentwicklung Bergmannsheil, 2. Oktober 2016
^ Burger, Reiner; Düsseldorf (2016-10-04). "Patientin legte Brand in Bochumer Uniklinik Bergmannsheil". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

External links

[1] Bochum - Brand in Uniklinik: Zwei Tote und 16 Verletzte - SPIEGEL ONLINE. Accessed 30 September 2016, from http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/bochum-mehrere-tote-bei-feuer-in-krankenhaus-a-1114653.html.

[2] Newsportal der Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Brand in der Uniklinik Bergmannsheil. October 2nd, 2016

[3] WAZ.de: Pressekonferenz nach Brand im Bergmannsheil Bochum (Video). September 30th 2016

[4] tfallinfo-bochum.de: Rauchentwicklung Bergmannsheil, 2. Oktober 2016

[FAZ-5] Burger, Reiner; Düsseldorf (2016-10-04). "Patientin legte Brand in Bochumer Uniklinik Bergmannsheil". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

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