Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke
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The Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH) [Herdecke Community Hospital] is a hospital in the city of Herdecke in the district of Westende in Germany. The GKH is a cooperating hospital of the University of Witten-Herdecke. It is specialised in the field of integrative medicine with a focus on anthroposophic medicine.
Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke | |
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Geography | |
Location | Herdecke-Westende, Germany |
Coordinates | 51.411389,7.399722 |
Organisation | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Affiliated university | University of Witten/Herdecke |
Services | |
Beds | 471 |
History | |
Opened | 1969 |
Links | |
Website | www.gemeinschaftskrankenhaus.de |
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).[1] A main motive in the social design of the founding period was flat hierarchies without chief physicians and head nurses.[1][2] Kienle intended to create a university in relation to the hospital. This led to the University of Witten/Herdecke.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick mit Trapez" [KRANKENHÄUSER / HERDECKE: Trick with trapeze]. Der Spiegel (in Deutsch) (49): 100–103. 1969. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ Gemeinschaftskrankenhäuser, Verein; Kleinrath, Ulli; Koch, Sonja; Rechenberg, Thomas; Berger, Bettina (2019-12-16). 50 Jahre Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke - Ein Impuls schreibt Geschichte [50 years of Herdecke Community Hospital - An impulse makes history] (in Deutsch). ISBN 978-3-00-065299-8.