Porz am Rhein Hospital at the University of Cologne is a diagnostic and treatment facility providing medical services in 60 clinical areas. In addition to specialized departments, the hospital’s structure includes laboratories, hybrid operating rooms, intensive care units, rehabilitation departments, a palliative care unit, and scientific institutes. The high quality of medical services provided at the clinic is confirmed by accreditations from authoritative organizations such as DKG, EUSOMA (oncology associations), ISO, KTQ, and JCI.

The hospital campus covers an area of 220,000 square meters. The inpatient facility has 1,500 beds. Each year, the hospital treats more than 370,000 patients, including international patients. One-third of patients receive inpatient care. The professional staff consists of 6,800 employees, including Doctors of Medical Sciences, associate professors, and university professors.

Among the most popular procedures requested by international patients are:

  • Joint replacement surgery (including bilateral procedures)

  • Microsurgical vertebroplasty, intervertebral disc replacement, and other spinal procedures

  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

  • Implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator, pacemaker, or artificial heart (e.g., Jarvik 2000)

  • Myocardial revascularization

  • Nissen fundoplication

  • Robot-assisted tumor resection surgeries

  • Radiation therapy using linear accelerators

  • Selective brachytherapy

  • Local and systemic chemotherapy

  • Chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation of tumors

In each case, the hospital’s physicians develop an individualized treatment program. It may include minimally invasive surgery, pharmacotherapy, physiotherapy, and work with psychotherapists and speech therapists. Treatment is completed with a rehabilitation program designed to consolidate therapeutic results and prevent disease recurrence.