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The '''Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH)''' is a [[Wikipedia:hospital|hospital]] in the city of [[Wikipedia:Herdecke|Herdecke]] in the district of Westende in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]. The GKH is a cooperating hospital of the [[Wikipedia:University of Witten-Herdecke|University of Witten-Herdecke]]. It is specialised in the field of [[integrative medicine]] and especially [[anthroposophic medicine]].

The '''Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH) [Herdecke Community Hospital]''' is a [[Wikipedia:hospital|hospital]] in the city of [[Wikipedia:Herdecke|Herdecke]] in the district of Westende in [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]. The GKH is a cooperating hospital of the [[Wikipedia:University of Witten-Herdecke|University of Witten-Herdecke]]. It is specialised in the field of [[integrative medicine]] and especially [[anthroposophic medicine]].

==History==

==History==

The hospital was inaugurated in 1969 and was the first anthroposophically oriented hospital in Germany. One of the main founders of the hospital was [[Gerhard Kienle]] (1923-1983).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal| issue = 49| pages = 100–103| title = KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick mit Trapez| journal = Der Spiegel| date = 1969|url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45317809.html|last=|first=|volume=|via=|trans-title=KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick with trapeze|language=de|access-date=2022-01-13}}</ref> A main motive in the social design of the founding period was flat hierarchies without chief physicians and head nurses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book| isbn = 978-3-00-065299-8| last1 = Gemeinschaftskrankenhäuser| first1 = Verein| last2 = Kleinrath| first2 = Ulli| last3 = Koch| first3 = Sonja| last4 = Rechenberg| first4 = Thomas| last5 = Berger| first5 = Bettina| title = 50 Jahre Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke - Ein Impuls schreibt Geschichte| date = 2019-12-16|trans-title=50 years of Herdecke Community Hospital - An impulse makes history|language=de}}</ref>

The hospital was inaugurated in 1969 and was the first anthroposophically oriented hospital in Germany. One of the main founders of the hospital was [[Gerhard Kienle]] (1923-1983).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal| issue = 49| pages = 100–103| title = KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick mit Trapez| journal = Der Spiegel| date = 1969|url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45317809.html|last=|first=|volume=|via=|trans-title=KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick with trapeze|language=de|access-date=2022-01-13}}</ref> A main motive in the social design of the founding period was flat hierarchies without chief physicians and head nurses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book| isbn = 978-3-00-065299-8| last1 = Gemeinschaftskrankenhäuser| first1 = Verein| last2 = Kleinrath| first2 = Ulli| last3 = Koch| first3 = Sonja| last4 = Rechenberg| first4 = Thomas| last5 = Berger| first5 = Bettina| title = 50 Jahre Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke - Ein Impuls schreibt Geschichte| date = 2019-12-16|trans-title=50 years of Herdecke Community Hospital - An impulse makes history|language=de}}</ref>

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[[Category:Anthroposophic medicine]]

[[Category:Anthroposophic medicine]]