KTQ (German hospital cert.)
JCI (multiple programs)
ISO 9001:2015
HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7
Magnet Recognition (nursing)
24/7 ER · Trauma I (highest)
Charité Berlin Mitte
📍 Berlin · Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
University teaching hospital · founded 1710 · public (joint Humboldt-Universität + Freie Universität)
About
One of the largest university hospitals in Europe. Research-active, 17 specialty centres, full transplant programme, and pediatric trauma centre.
- Legal name
- Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (AöR)
- Governance
- Vorstand: Prof. Dr. med. Heyo K. Kroemer (CEO) · medical director rotates
- University affiliation
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Freie Universität Berlin
- Employees
- 21,000
Capacity
- 3,001 Total beds
- 240 ICU
- 50 NICU
- 36 PICU
- 38 OR theatres
- 12 Delivery rooms
- 22 ED bays
- 6 Cath labs
Annual volume
- 145,000 Admissions / year
- 750,000 Outpatient visits
- 110,000 ED visits
- 3,800 Births
- 47,000 Surgeries
- 280 Solid-organ transplants
Emergency capabilities
- ✓ 24/7 emergency department
- 🚨 Trauma centre — Level I (highest)
- 🧠 Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
- ❤️ Chest-pain centre certified
- ⏱ Door-to-balloon: 52 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- ⏱ Door-to-needle (stroke): 27 min
Subspecialty centres
🎗 Cancer centre: Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC)
Transplant programmes
- Heart
- Lung
- Kidney
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Bone marrow
- Cornea
Robotic + advanced surgery
- da Vinci Xi (×4)
- Mako (orthopaedic)
- CyberKnife M6
- Gamma Knife Icon
All departments
- Cardiology + Cardiothoracic surgery
- Neurology + Neurosurgery
- Oncology + Haematology
- Transplantation
- Pediatrics + Pediatric trauma
- Obstetrics + Neonatology
- Psychiatry
- Rheumatology
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- ENT
- Ophthalmology
- Dermatology
- Radiology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Anaesthesiology
- ICU
- Emergency Medicine
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality (cardiac surgery) | 1.8% | DE 2.6% |
| CLABSI rate (per 1000 line-days, ICU) | 0.4 | DE 0.7 |
| SSI rate (clean surgery) | 0.6% | EU 1.3% |
| 30d readmission (heart failure) | 14% | DE 18% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | 87% | DE 79% |
Accreditations & certifications
- 🏅 KTQ (German hospital cert.) · 2024 · gold
- 🏅 JCI (multiple programs) · 2023
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
- 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 · 2023 · highest
- 🏅 Magnet Recognition (nursing) · 2022
Research & teaching
- 43 Residency programs
- 28 Fellowships
- 612 Active trials
- 4,800 Publications / yr
- €350M Research funding
University: Humboldt-Universität · Freie Universität
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Patient experience
- Room categories
- ward · semi-private · private · suite (Bismarck suite)
- Meals
- Standard German · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · lactose-free · pediatric
- Chaplaincy
- Christian (Catholic + Protestant) · Muslim imam · Jewish rabbi · Buddhist chaplain
- Private bathroom
- all rooms category-private and above
- Wi-Fi
- Free in all rooms
International patients
- Office
- Charité International (24/7)
- Languages
- EN · DE · RU · AR · FA · TR · ZH · ES · FR · IT
- Partner hotels
- Hotel Adlon Kempinski · Westin Grand Berlin
- Religious accommodations
- kosher meals · prayer rooms · halal-certified kitchen wing
Awards & rankings
- 🏆 #7 worldwide · #1 Germany · Newsweek World's Best Hospitals · 2024
- 🏆 #1 Germany (4th consecutive year) · Focus Klinikliste · 2024
- 🏆 Centre of Excellence — Heart Failure · European Heart Network · 2023
Services
| Service | From |
|---|---|
| Emergency consult | 120.00 EUR |
| Specialist consult | 180.00 EUR |
| Cardiac transplant workup | 5,800.00 EUR |