They often go to Germany to treat serious illnesses, medical tourism in this area is very developed, since there are much more advanced methods and equipment than in Russia. There are statistics that say that somewhere around 18 thousand Russians annually undergo examination or treatment there.
But which clinics are the best and what factors determine this? In many ways, what kind of specialists and equipment they have. Not the last factors are a high level of hygiene and work discipline.
Global Market Place
Germany is deservedly famous for its excellent medicine, not only in Russia, but throughout the world. The Germans are known for their pedantry. Everyone who came across them, especially at work, knows that everything should be perfectly and strictly measured for them. If in bureaucratic affairs this can even be annoying, then in medicine such a quality is very useful. Perhaps that is why German clinics are among the top 5 best clinics in the world, according to the international portal Healthcare Global.
Internal rating
Among clinics located within the country, there is also a gradation. Similar ratings are compiled based on several factors:
- interrogation of patients;
- verification results;
- the number of eminent specialists with professorships;
- versatility.
One of the latest ratings looks like this:
- Charite (Berlin).
- Ludwig-Maximilian (Munich).
- Karl Gustav Carus (Dresden).
- University Hospital Freiburg (Freiburg).
- Asklepios Barmbek (Hamburg).
- Heidelberg (Munich).
- University Hospital Aachen (Aachen).
- "Sean Clinics" (entire network).
- University Hospital Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf).
- University Hospital Tübingen (Tübingen).
It is quite possible to trust such ratings, since since 2004 each of the German clinics has to report on the quality of the services provided.
University Clinics
They work at the research base of a particular university. They have several advantages over the others:
- Wide profile, which is achieved due to the huge staff.
- A rich research base compiled by scientists of the university on which the clinic is based.
- Mandatory presence of a high-tech laboratory.
You can see that there are a lot of university clinics in the top ten of the internal ranking, and there are 34 of them in Germany.
"Rummage"
The first place in the internal ranking of Germany is occupied by the clinic of the Charite complex at the Wilhelm von Humboldt University of Berlin. A truly legendary and versatile clinic, founded in the XVIII century, even Nobel laureates worked in its walls.
It is designed for 3.5 thousand beds. At least 3.8 thousand scientists are constantly researching and developing new methods of diagnosis and treatment. They adhere to traditional views on treatment.
The complex is divided into 17 directions or, as they are also called, centers. They undergo surgical operations, including organ transplantation, and cancer treatment. In its walls more than 5 thousand babies are born every year. And also deal with the problems of allergology, immunology, sleep, treat obesity. For operations at Charit, a unique Da Vinci robot surgeon is used.
Ludwig-Maximilian Clinic
It is tacitly believed that the capital of clinics in Germany is Munich, where their largest concentration is. This city is located in southern Germany, the Bavarian district.
There is a clinic at the University named after Ludwig-Maximilian. It takes the second place in the internal rating and includes 28 multidisciplinary institutes working in 45 specializations, designed for 2.4 thousand beds. Patients are offered wards of various comforts, designed for two or one person.
He has rich experience in organ-preserving and transplant operations. In its arsenal, it has a rich set of modern equipment for diagnosis and even the robot surgeon Da Vinci mentioned above.
Clinic Karl Gustav Carus
Relatively small compared to university clinics, it is designed to admit inpatiently 1.3 thousand patients simultaneously. Over a year, about 50 thousand patients pass through it inpatiently and about 120 thousand outpatients.
The total staff is 5 thousand people, 400 of which are doctors and scientists. Divided into 26 different branches. She specializes in the following areas of medicine:
- traumatology;
- oncology (leukemia);
- genetics;
- surgery;
- treatment of childhood neurological diseases;
- gynecology and obstetrics.
The largest of the 4 institutes working on its basis is the center of internal diseases. They conduct high-tech diagnosis and treatment of diseases of all vital internal organs, including oncology therapy.
Asklepios
This is a huge concern, consisting of at least 100 hospitals located throughout Germany, mostly in the city of Hamburg and its environs. More than 36 thousand people work in the walls of the hospitals of this network.
But the most famous of them is the Barmbek Clinic in Hamburg, which takes 2nd place in the world rating and 5th place in the domestic. It is equipped with the most advanced equipment for treatment and diagnosis. More than 1.3 thousand highly qualified medical workers work within its walls. That is why she is able to accept patients with the most serious diseases in various combinations.
Heidelberg Clinic
Another university hospital in Munich. It was founded in the XIV century. It is one of the oldest as well as the largest in Germany. The Heidelberg Clinic has 43 diverse departments and a staff of 10 thousand employees, and 1.6 thousand of them are eminent scientists and doctors. Over a year, about 1 million patients pass through it on an outpatient basis.
The highlight of this clinic is research and practice in the following areas:
- neurobiology;
- transplantology;
- genetics;
- infectious diseases.
Thanks to modern equipment, the clinic performs complex operations on the brain and spine.
Private clinics
Their main disadvantage is that for the most part they are small, as they can not always afford the same large staff and research base as municipal hospitals at universities. Typically, the staff of private clinics in Germany does not exceed 5 thousand people. For this reason, for the most part they are narrow-profile. But they also offer a decent level of service.
Once in the top ten of the domestic ranking of clinics in Germany is the largest private network of Sean Clinics. It has 9 complexes, each of which works in a certain direction: neurology, orthopedics, diseases of internal organs, psychotherapy and others.
But the Vogtaroyt clinic’s top priority is the treatment of epilepsy and movement disorders in adolescents and children.
Dental clinics in Germany
To treat teeth in Germany, especially when it comes to prosthetics and aesthetic dentistry, is a great idea. After all, pedantic Germans are obsessed with a perfect smile. Here is a list of the five most famous and respected dental clinics in Germany:
- Kaiser (Frankfurt).
- The Musenhof (Deidesheim).
- The Red Cross (Kassel).
- "Villa vital" (Bad Salzungen).
- Private clinic of Dr. Markus Glazel (Munich).
German dental clinics undertake prosthetics of teeth of any complexity, restoring the tooth with a minimum of its remainder. The procedure for safe whitening is also on their shoulders, they can even whiten a pulp tooth to whiten. Much for which Russian dentists do not undertake, calling it impossible, in Germany it is an ordinary procedure.
How to choose reviews
Firstly, it is worth finding out which clinics specialize in diseases and methods of interest. After all, if it came to a trip to another country, then the patient himself, most likely, is already familiar with the treatment methods that are most suitable for his case. But in the diagnosis can help more advanced diagnostic methods.
Secondly, get acquainted with the reviews of customers and preferably real patients of this clinic with a similar medical history. When reading them, you need to pay attention to what the review is focused on, the quality of service, nutrition or the quality of treatment. Some people during an illness can be overly capricious and pay attention not at all to what is needed.
Often, negative reviews about German clinics are based on the opinion that patients are treated like money bags and don’t put their soul into every case. Yes, for Germany this is a great business, but is this the main thing if they do their job well? And almost all the reviews say that they are doing their job for five plus. Yes, and that for the Russian coldness, for the German may be the usual subordination. Of course, the situation of a five-star hotel and affectionate attitude can also affect the speed of recovery, but if in this case the quality of treatment suffers, then this option should be discarded immediately.
And thirdly, it is worth starting the choice of a treating doctor, for this, read the summary of all the clinic’s doctors. And, perhaps, this is the main choice. You may have to shovel over a dozen pages on forums to make sure that there are no adequate negative reviews about it.
The main thing is not to hang on to excess tinsel and various promotions, as the primary goal is still the result.