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==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> Kienle intended to create a university in relation to the hospital. This led to the [[Wikipedia:University of Witten/Herdecke|University of Witten/Herdecke]].

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> Kienle intended to create a university in relation to the hospital. This led to the [[Wikipedia:Witten/Herdecke University|University of Witten/Herdecke]].

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