Hospital Gummersbach Oberberg - Departments

The Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, Thoracic Surgery and Bowel Cancer covers all types of surgery, incl. surgical procedures on the abdomen, endocrine glands, vessels and thoracic surgery. There are performed about 2,200 operations a year. The department is especially focused on the treatment of bowel cancer. 

The Department of Ophthalmology has been working since 1994. The range of medical services of the department includes surgical treatment of glaucoma, strabismus, cornea, refractive surgery, corneal transplantation and others. Also, there are performed cosmetic surgical interventions and operations on the lacrimal passages. 

The Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mammology provides both conservative and surgical comprehensive treatment of women. The treatment of malignancies involves not only surgery, but also radiation and chemotherapy, hormone therapy and antibody therapy. The department offers all gynecological operations, incl. surgery to correct proplapses and urinary incontinence, sparing techniques of removing the uterus, etc.

The Department of Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer offers medical care meeting the latest medical achievements and with the use of all diagnostic and surgical capabilities available this field. The department annually provides about 3,000 operations both on an outpatient and inpatient basis.

The Department of Internal Medicine I provides treatment of diseases in the fields of gastroenterology (diseases of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas), nephrology and dialysis (kidney diseases) and conservative cardiology (heart diseases), diabetology, infectious diseases and pulmonology.

The Department of Internal Medicine II specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of oncological and hematological diseases. The most common oncological diseases treated here are colorectal and lung cancer, which corresponds to their high incidence among oncological diseases. In addition, the department regularly treats patients suffering from esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, breast, prostate, urothelial, kidney and testicular cancer, primary peritoneal carcinoma, ovarian and other genital cancers, as well as patients with cancer of unknown primary localization.

The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine provides treatment of all somatic diseases in children from premature infants and up to adolescents. The department specializes in neonatology and epileptology. The team of the department consists of three senior doctors, eight assistants and a competent medical staff.

The Department of Neurology provides both diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. The department specializes in the treatment of the following diseases: strokes, tumors of the brain and spinal cord, acute inflammation of the nervous system and brain meninges (e.g., meningitis), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, polyneuropathies and other diseases of the peripheral nervous system, Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal motor disorders, acute and chronic headaches, other chronic pain, weakness and atrophy of the muscles, mental disorders related to the changes in the brain.

The Department of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine deals with the treatment of patients with oncological diseases. A team of experienced physicians, medical technical assistants and qualified nursing staff provides top-class medical care both on an outpatient and inpatient basis. In addition to cancer treatment, the main focus is placed on the treatment of inflammatory degenerative joint diseases.

The Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Reconstructive Surgery, Hand and Foot Surgery is a regional trauma center of the German Trauma Society within the framework of medical care for the victims of accidents in Oberberg region. There is provided both surgical and conservative treatment of all injuries, incl. spine and pelvis injuries, as well as numerous multiple injuries.