Inselspital
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University hospital
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of Berne
Berne
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, Switzerland, and one of the country's leading hospitals.
The hospital is operated by a charitable foundation established in 1354 through the will of Anna Seiler, a wealthy Bernese. It acquired its current name in 1531 when it occupied the buildings of the "St. Michaels Insel" convent. From 1841 on, it has participated in the training of medical students.
The hospital moved to its present location in 1885. Many of the historic buildings were demolished from 1958 to 1978 and replaced by modern infrastructure, including a high-rise patient building.
Currently, the hospital employs a staff of 7,255 and provides care for 250,000 patients each year. It also provides practical training to 600 medical students and over 1,000 other healthcare professionals. The prominent physicians who have practiced in the Inselspital include Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician, medical researcher, and Nobel laureate for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid....
, the 1909 Nobel laureate.
Literature
- Fritz Leu (ed.): Das Inselspital: Geschichte des Universitätsspitals Bern, 1954–2004. Weber, Thun/Gwatt 2006, ISBN 3-909532-36-5