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Frankfurt University Hospital is the among the leading clinic of Germany, where the therapeutic, rehabilitation and research areas are perfectly combined. It was founded in 1914. For more than 100 years of existence, it has become a world famous and popular medical institution.
Frankfurt University Hospital consists of 32 departments, 10 specialized centers and 25 institutes. It can accommodate about1360 patients.
Employs more than 4,500 health workers: 800 specialists of the highest qualification level (doctors) and 1,400 secondary (nurses).
All departments of the clinic are equipped with the latest generation equipment. Each patient room is equipped with the most comfortable conditions for the stay of patients. There is a shower, toilet, mini-bar, refrigerator, safe, TV, DVD-player, telephone, etc.
Each year, the University Hospital Frankfurt serves about 50,000 inpatients and 200,000 outpatients. More than 3,000 citizens of other countries apply for medical care here.
The following institutions function on the basis of the medical center:
- Rhine-Main Tumor Center;
- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine;
- Surgical Center;
- Center for Eye Diseases;
- Center for Gynecology and Childbirth;
- Center for Dermatology and Venereology;
- Orthopedic Center;
- Center for Internal Diseases;
- Center of Urology;
- Center for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT
Based on the fact that this clinic is one of the best, in terms of technical equipment in the world, the latest developments and techniques for the treatment of various diseases are applied here.
Among the main technical equipment of this University Hospital are: gamma scalpel and the Da Vinci robot system.
Gamma scalpel is an ultramodern radiosurgical unit, which can successfully treat oncological, vascular and functional brain pathologies without craniotomy. Trauma due to such operations is reduced to a minimum and the patient’s rehabilitation period is shortened.
Da Vinci is a new generation surgical system. This device is suitable for conducting the most complex surgical interventions through 3-5 small incisions up to a couple of centimeters long. At the same time, healthy tissues are not damaged and the volume of blood loss is significantly reduced.
The recovery period of the body is reduced to half. It is important that to work with such a surgical system, a high qualification of the doctor is needed, therefore the da Vinci robot is used only in some clinics of the world.
Features of the Clinic
FRANKFURT UNIVERSITY CLINIC FOR CANCEROUS DISEASES
The Rhine-Main Tumor Diseases Center is one of the largest and most sought-after medical facilities in the country that treats cancer. Leading highly specialized areas of the clinic include:
- Oncology of the skin;
- Gynecological oncology;
- Cancers of the internal organs;
- Pediatric oncology;
- Surgical oncology;
- Neurosurgical oncology;
- Radiooncology.
This center is equipped with a spiral tomography, gamma knife, da Vinci robot, positron emission tomography and other medical equipment of the latest generation. The head of this institution is Professor P. Mitrow, under his leadership hundreds of successful operations to treat the most complex oncological diseases were carried out. The approximate cost of diagnostic procedures and cancer therapy at the Cancer Disease Center in Frankfurt is:
- Consultation for oncological diseases - from $ 700;
- “Second Opinion” service - from $ 690;
- Lymph node biopsy - from $ 1,000 to $ 3,000;
- Radiation therapy - from $ 7,500 to $ 10,000;
- Gastroscopy and biopsy - from $ 300 to $ 2,500;
- CyberKnife (CyberKnife) - from $ 7,000 to $ 10,000;
- RapidArc - from $ 500 to $ 1,400;
- TrueBeam - from $ 3,100 to $ 7,000.
GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE CENTER
The Center for Gynecology and Childbirth at the Frankfurt University Hospital is considered one of the best high-tech medical institutions in the country. More than 180 nurses, 30 doctors and 16 researchers work here.
Clinic treats breast cancer and various types of female reproductive system cancers.
This hospital, also perform complex hormonal examination of a woman, artificial insemination procedures and a modern “soft” obstetric aid are carried out.
The Center for Gynecology and Childbirth, effectively fight infertility. For the treatment of this pathology, minimally invasive surgeries are used, which reduce the risk of adhesive processes, and drug therapy.
Prices for the following services of the Center for Gynecology and Childbirth is:
- Check-up diagnostics - from $ 350 to $ 5,000;
- Procedure of in vitro fertilization (IVF) - from $ 4,600 to $ 6,000;
- Natural childbirth - from $ 3,000 to $ 9,800;
- Cesarean section - from $ 3,100 to $ 10,000;
- Cervical biopsy - from $ 900 to $ 3,200;
- Myomectomy (removal of a benign tumor from the uterine target walls) - from $ 5,500;
- Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) - from $ 3,800 to $ 7,400.
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Frankfurt University Hospital is located on the bank of the River Maine. Convenient transportation is a fat plus of this institution. Not far from the clinic is one of the largest airports in Germany - Rhine-Main Airport. South city railway station and S-bahn train station is in couple of minutes walk from the hospital.
Near the medical center there are two covered parking lots, the Sushi Bagan sushi bar, the Dorade am Main seafood restaurant and the Rocco Forte Villa Kennedy hotel.
