Issue 03 | 2017
Dear Sir or Madam,Hamburg is Germany’s most international city: for centuries, local merchants have established business links all over the world. This has shaped our city and its inhabitants – Hamburg’s openness to the world is something that visitors, businesspeople and patients from abroad will sense immediately. Our major international port is our gateway to the world, and water is also a central element in Hamburg’s cityscape: the Alster Lake with its sailing boats in the heart of the city, the River Elbe with its huge container ships, and the new HafenCity all lend Hamburg a fascinating maritime flair. Hamburg combines tourist highlights with internationally renowned medical care. The top-class medical research carried out here gives rise to innovative and non-invasive treatment methods, particularly for young patients. One of Germany’s most modern centres of paediatric medicine, the recently-completed paediatric clinic at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf will provide special care for children and young adults suffering from serious and rare conditions. The "Herzbrücke" project at Hamburg’s Albertinen-Krankenhaus underlines Hamburg’s commitment to international children’s health. Whether you travel to Hamburg as a visitor or a patient, and whether you come with or without your family – we will give you a very warm welcome!
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Yours,
Corinna Nienstedt
General manager and director of the International department,
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
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Prof. Dr. F.-C. Riess, Chief heart surgeon at Albertinen Krankenhaus Hamburg © Albertinen Krankenhaus Hamburg
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Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich-Christian Riess
Professor Riess is the chief heart surgeon at Albertinen Krankenhaus Hamburg and medical director of the “Herzbrücke” project. For more than ten years, he has been bringing children from Afghanistan to Hamburg for heart surgery. Being from poor families, the children would have no chance of survival in their own country.
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New Cardiac MRI at Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg, © Jost Fink
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New Cardiac MRI
How healthy is your heart? Find out by undergoing an innovative cardiac check-up at Katholisches Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg. A magnetic resonance imaging scan, or cardiac MRI, can detect early warning signs of cardiac insufficiency.
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The new Pediatric Clinic of The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf © UKE
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University Pediatric Clinic in Hamburg completed
The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) completed the construction of a new Pediatric Clinic in September 2017. The new clinic creates optimal conditions for state-of-the-art pediatric treatment.
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Prof. Dr. T. Gehrke, Medical director at Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg © Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg
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Fast-track rehabilitation for a speedier recovery
Fast-track rehabilitation is a new treatment concept designed to ensure that patients recover more quickly after joint replacement surgery. HELIOS-Endo Klinik Hamburg recently introduced the concept to get patients mobile again quickly.
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Winter Dom Hamburg © Frank Scymanska
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The Hamburg Winter DOM – a funfair with special atmosphere
Three fireworks will mark the start of the Hamburg Winter DOM on 3 November. For 31 days, the funfair will be drawing the crowds with tasty food stalls and numerous rides for young and old alike.
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St. Pauli Landungsbrücken at Miniaturwunderland © Miniaturwunderland Hamburg
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Miniatur Wunderland – a superlative model landscape
The world’s largest model railway is to be found in Hamburg’s historic Speicherstadt at Miniatur Wunderland. Germany’s most popular attraction, it enchants over a million visitors every year.
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