The '''Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH)''' is a hospital in the city of [[Wikipedia:Herdecke|Herdecke]] in the district of Westende in 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]].
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The '''Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (GKH)''' is a [[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]].
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== History ==
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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).