Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil

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.

Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil
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Bergmannsheil University Hospitals (building 3)
Bergmannsheil University Hospitals (building 3)
Geography
LocationBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE
Coordinates51°28′03″N 07°12′41″E
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching
Specialist
Affiliated universityUniversity Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum
Services
Emergency departmentYes , Level I Trauma Center
Beds707
HelipadYes
History
Opened1888
Links
Websitehttp://www.bergmannsheil.de/
Other linksList of university hospitals

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
    Exterior view ca. 1898
  • The Bergmannsheil ca. 1907
    The Bergmannsheil ca. 1907
  • Ward ca. 1910
    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
    Main entry area as of 2005
  • Building 8
    Building 8
  • Relief in the foyer of 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
    Building 3 of Bergmannsheil University Hospitals
  • Eastern view of Building 3
    Eastern view of Building 3
  • Building 3, gallery in the third floor
    Building 3, gallery in the third floor
  • Buildings 6 and 2
    Buildings 6 and 2
  • Buildings 2, 6 and 10
    Buildings 2, 6 and 10
  • Buildings 8, 9, 2 and 3
    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
    Burning building 1 on September 30, 2016
  • firefighting operations on the night of the fire
    firefighting operations on the night of the fire
  • firefighting operations
    firefighting operations
  • Damaged building 1 after the conflagration
    Damaged building 1 after the conflagration

Facts and figures
annual inpatients 60,000
staff 2000
clinics and institutes 21

Departments, centers and programs (overview)

References
  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. notfallinfo-bochum.de: Rauchentwicklung Bergmannsheil, 2. Oktober 2016
  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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