University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein / Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH)

The University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) with its locations in Kiel and Lübeck is one of the largest medical care centers in Europe. It serves to warrant maximum medical care in the northernmost federal state and guarantees medical-technical care at the highest level, especially for patients who require highly differentiated diagnosis and therapy. The unique feature of university medicine is the interaction of health care, research and teaching with the result that scientific findings flow directly into the health system. The UKSH maintains the entire spectrum of medicine and multidisciplinary centers, cares for patients with rare diseases and extreme medical costs, operates university outpatient clinics and provides emergency care. The UKSH is the only maximum provider in Schleswig-Holstein. With 14,000 employees in over 85 clinics and institutes, UKSH is the largest employer and training provider in Schleswig-Holstein. Strategic personnel development, corporate health management and the certified compatibility of work and family life are integral parts of the corporate culture.

Mission:
As one of the largest European centers for medical care, they cover the entire spectrum of medicine at our locations in Kiel and Lübeck. Un Our patients benefit from the link between research and health care: 1,900 doctors and scientists, together with 5,200 nursing staff in over 70 clinics and institutes, guarantee excellent, highly individualized and interdisciplinary diagnostics and therapies - under our motto: "Knowledge creates health".