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St. Augusta Hospital

Düsseldorf, Germany

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St. Augusta Hospital

The St. Augusta Hospital in Düsseldorf is a multidisciplinary hospital that has been providing high-quality medical care for more than 114 years.

The hospital is located in the Oberrat district on the slopes of the Aaper Wald. Every year, the hospital treats about 30,000 patients, including foreign nationals. The medical facility has 163 beds for inpatient care. The St. Augusta Hospital is one of the most powerful health care providers in Düsseldorf.

The hospital employs more than 3,000 people. The continual development of the hospital is promoted by its funding from the Catholic Church.

The St. Augusta Hospital is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University, which gives it the right to be called a university hospital. This status opens up a wide range of opportunities for research into new diagnostic and therapeutic methods, the training of physicians, and collaboration with other academic institutions. Interdisciplinary cooperation is one of the major advantages. St. Augusta Hospital collaborates with five leading clinics and rehabilitation centres in Germany.

The Augusta Hospital follows the traditional German approach to medical care. They carry out diagnostics and treatment exclusively according to international protocols and standards. The Augusta Hospital Düsseldorf has an excellent reputation in Germany and covers a wide spectrum of treatments. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art ultrasound and CT scanners.

Features of the Clinic

Surgery at St. Augusta Clinic

St. Augusta Hospital uses minimally invasive surgical techniques. Specialists at the clinic have been particularly successful in the field of vascular and abdominal surgery. To carry out such interventions, St. Augusta Hospital is equipped with modern endoscopic equipment and video navigation tools. In addition, the hospital is equipped to perform emergency surgical interventions.

The clinic’s specialists have many years of experience in abdominal, thoracic, general and endocrine surgery. The hospital also focuses on operations on the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Each surgery is preceded by a detailed discussion with the patient about the conditions, steps of the treatment and the best possible anaesthesia. The clinic’s specialists are also responsible for postoperative pain therapy. Different methods of safe pain relief are individually selected for each patient.

The Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery at the St. Augusta Hospital is headed by Prof. Karl-Heinz Schultheis.

St. Augusta Hospital

The Augusta Clinic treats malignant diseases together with colleagues from the Interdisciplinary Cancer Center at Düsseldorf Seaside Hospital.

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
Consultation with a surgeon
Pre-op diagnostics
Robotic interventions
Rehabilitation

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Basic Check-up
10 laboratory tests
Consultation with a mammologist/proctologist
Hormone analysis
Echocardiogram, diabetes test

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Cardiology and vascular surgery at St. Augusta Clinic

St. Augusta Hospital

All special procedures necessary for the treatment of vascular diseases are available at St. Augusta Hospital. In addition, they offer interventional radiology and endovascular therapy. Catheter techniques (e.g., left-sided cardiac catheterization) and stents are used in the treatment of vascular and cardiac diseases, often avoiding the need for a full-fledged surgical procedure. Almost 90% of patients with aortic aneurysms at the clinic are treated with minimally invasive techniques. One of the best vascular surgeons at the St. Augusta Clinic is Prof. Ralf Kolvenbach.

The Augusta Hospital also treats varicose veins. Over 700 patients a year undergo surgical removal as well as laser treatment of varicose veins here.

The scientific focus of the St. Augusta Clinic, on which hospital specialists are now actively working, is the treatment of vascular diseases with stem cells derived from blood or bone marrow. The clinic was one of the first to publish positive results of clinical trials of this therapy.

The hospital has all modern non-invasive and invasive methods of diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases. The range of non-invasive cardiology procedures includes cardiac ultrasound, ECG (24 hours, 7 days), stress echocardiography, CT, and multislice cardiac MRI. For invasive cardiology procedures, the new facilities include two new cardiac catheterization labs that can treat all acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions. St. Augusta Hospital also performs balloon dilatation (PTCA).

Coronary bypass surgery
Consultation with a specialist
Complex examination
Setting a shunt on a working heart
Inpatient rehabilitation

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TAVI heart valve replacement
Consultation with a specialist
Complex examination
Minimally invasive valve replacement surgery through a femoral artery puncture
Rehabilitation

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Internal Medicine at St. Augusta Clinic

The Department of Internal Medicine at St. Augusta Hospital is one the oldest of the hospital and has been in existence since 1904. The hospital has a reputation as a leader in internal medicine due to its excellent physicians.

St. Augusta Hospital successfully treats diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, hormonal disorders, diabetes and metabolic disorders, infectious diseases and lung diseases.

High-resolution visual diagnostic equipment, including special endoscopes (ultra-thin, with multiple magnifications), is available to detect complex diseases. Modern endoscopy can reliably diagnose most diseases, ensuring their safe and effective treatment.

The clinic has a whole range of diagnostic equipment and methods available to detect liver abnormalities: high-quality Siemens ultrasound (Antares), duplex sonography of the liver, contrast-enhanced sonography of the liver, FibroScan examination, etc.

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Testimonials (1)

Average clinic rating
  • 5
Andy

Nice little hospital. All doctors and nurses were very competent and helpful. The room standards and food are normal for a hospital. The surroundings are also nice. Due to the great medical care, definitely TOP in the region.

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Doctors

Chief Physician of the Department of Vascular Surgery at St. Augusta Hospitals. In 1982 he received his PhD in Cardiac Surgery. Trained in general surgery, traumatology, urology and orthopedic surgery at the Mörsenbroich Rath GmbH Hospital in Düsseldorf. Had a research visit to the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Columbia Hospital and Medical School in New York. He did his residency in the Department of Cardiothoracic, Vascular Surgery and Heart Transplantation at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, as well as the Department of Heart Surgery at the University of Dusseldorf. He trained in vascular surgery at the Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Heinrich Heine University. Worked as a senior physician in the Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation. Senior vascular surgeon at the Bürgerhospital in Stuttgart. He researched at Laval University in Quebec, Canada. In 2000, he was promoted to a professor. Later, he was appointed a professor at Peking University in conjunction with a faculty appointment at the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital in Beijing. There are also teaching assignments at Carmel Medical Center (Haifa) and teaching duties at the University of Strasbourg (IRCAD).
Doctor's speciality: surgery, vascular surgery and phlebology.
Проф. Ральф Колвенбах
Ralph Kolvenbach
Experience: over 36 years
Phlebology (vascular surgery)
Chief Physician of the Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery, St. Augusta Clinics. He received his specialization in surgery in 1985. In 1990, he was awarded the Karl-Heinz-Bauer Prize for his research in the field of tumour surgery. The same year he was appointed Professor of Surgery and Trauma Surgery at the University of Giessen. In 1992, he received a grant from the German Society for Surgery to study hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the Memorial Cancer Center in New York, and the National Cancer Institute in Washington. He went on to study vascular, visceral and thoracic surgery. In 2005, he received a Minimally Invasive Surgery from the German Society for Visceral Surgery. Before joining St. Augusta Hospital, he served as Chief Physician in the Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery at the Florence Nightingale Kaiserswerther Diakoni Clinic.Membership in professional organizations:
  • German Society for Surgery;
  • Surgical Oncological Association (CAO);
  • Working Group on the Liver-Gland Ductus Pancreaticus of the German Society of Surgery (founding member);
  • Association for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the German Society of Surgery (founding member);
  • German Society for Visceral Surgery (founding member);
  • German Society for Thoracic Surgery (board member 2010/2011);
  • German Cancer Society (board member-secretary);
  • Association for Oncological Thoracic Surgery (AOT, 2011-2013);
  • German Hernia Society.

Doctor's speciality: visceral, thoracic and endocrine surgery.
Проф. Карл-Хайнц Шультес
Karl-Heinz Schultheis
Experience: over 33 years
Surgery
Chief Physician of the Cardiology Department of St. Augusta Hospital. Studied abroad at the University of Nantes in France, a partner university of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. He continued his studies at the Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg. In 1988 he received his medical license. He then worked in the Department of Internal Medicine and Radiology of the Deaconry Krankenhaus. Later, he served as Assistant at the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology at the Heinrich Heine University. In 1999, he was appointed Senior Physician at the Helios Wuppertal Hospital Heart Center. In addition, he studied echocardiography in internal medicine, bronchoscopy, intensive care, radiation protection, healthcare management and business administration (MBA). He received the title of professor in 2004.
Doctor's specialization: conservative medicine, rhythmology, intensive care.
Проф. Рольф Майкл Кляйн
Rolf Michael Klein
Experience: over 30 years
Cardiology

Location of the Clinic

Amalienstraße 9, 40472 Düsseldorf, Germany
The clinic is located in the Oberrat district on the slopes of the Aaper Wald. It takes no more than 15 minutes to get from Düsseldorf Airport. The hospital is located in a quiet area with good transport links. There are several cafes, a pharmacy and a couple of stores near the clinic.
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