The Art of Helping and Healing Receiving excellent treatment in each of our three hospitals „Every piece of work is important, even the smallest“ Quoted from the speech of Robert Bosch held during the inaugural opening of the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus in 1940. Contents 04 10 18 20 22 25 Philosophy Medical Provisions Professional Nursing Interdisciplinary Education Other Provisions Innovative Research ··· Commitment to the Founder: ··· Medical profession is a calling: ··· With Knowledge ··· Open-minded and ··· In Every Situation of Life: ··· On the Cutting Edge Continous Improvements Experienced Doctors and Compassion ongoing: The Many Regaining Strength ··· People in the centre: ··· The holistic health care approach: Aspects of Education and Experiencing Help A Hospital of a Top-Class Medicine Different Kind ··· Combining Different Perspectives: ··· Model for the Future: Interdisciplinary Centres A Broad Spectrum Commitment to the Founder: Continous Improvements Tradition 1915 1936 What characterizes the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus (RBK) is and Progress the strong commitment to the tradition. During his whole life Milestones in the history of our three hospitals Robert Bosch (1861 – 1942), an entrepreneur from Stuttgart, engaged himself in the needs of his employees and their families with a high level of responsibility. Finally, he gave Entrepreneurial foundation initiative The Foundation of the Founding of the “Stuttgarter Homöo- Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus his remarkable welfare engagement a concrete shape and pathie Krankenhaus GmbH” by the Robert Bosch’s 75th birthday and industrial entrepreneur Robert Bosch. the 50th anniversary of his company, cristallisation: He founded a hospital. By doing so, the the Robert Bosch GmbH, presented the occasion for realising the plans industrialist attached the moral legacy demanding the to build a hospital as a foundation. responsible leadership and management of the hospital. The Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus owes a lot to the entrepre- neurial farsightedness of its founder. Combining modern 1940 1973 2004 medicine with an economically successful management, innovations with fair staff leadership, and further develop- ment with the right measure – also nowadays that is what the RBK stands for. Opening of the Robert-Bosch- Inauguration after relocation Foundation of the association Krankenhaus on April 10 The new Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus “Friends and Supporters of the Robert Bosch senior opens on Burgholzhof is inaugurated on Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus” the hospital named after him March 28. It is the academic teaching The association initiates new in Hahnemannstrasse near the hospital of the University of Tübingen. projects and research activities in Pragsattel junction. order to enhance the quality of health- care services beyond basic care provisions and even further. 2006 2008 2012 Acquisitions of Klinik Schillerhöhe Perspectives – Building for the future STEP 2020 – and Klinik Charlottenhaus The comprehensive modernisation Growing with vision Klinik Schillerhöhe in Gerlingen is a and extension of the hospital was Laying of the foundation stone for specialised healthcare centre for the completed after six years. the extension building which houses treatment of lung diseases. The Klinik the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Charlottenhaus in Stuttgart’s east the Irmgard-Bosch-Bildungszentrum districts is specialized in gynecology, (Education Centre) and the Depart- obstetrics and plastic surgery. ment of Psychosomatic Medicine. 04 · 05 People in the centre: A Hospital of a Different Kind Many people meet each other every day in the buildings of Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH: physicians, nurses and paramedics, scientists and administrators, patients and visitors: some heal and nurse, some are engaged in research and organisation, some are worried and seeking words of consolation. They are the people who assure that Robert Bosch’s vision becomes a reality every day. Accompany us on a tour through our three hospitals. The ideals of Hospital Founder Robert Bosch senior are nowadays more in place than ever: claiming highest demands on knowledge and competences, careful planning and acting, fairness and mutual trust. An innovative foundation hospital The Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus is a foundation owned hospital which dates from a private initiative of Robert Bosch senior in 1936. Two other hospitals belong to the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH, i.e. Klinik Charlottenhaus in Stuttgart‘s east districts and the Klinik Schillerhöhe in Gerlingen, a small city close to Stuttgart. Taking all three locations together, the Robert-Bosch- Krankenhaus has more than 1,000 beds and makes a significant contribution to the provision of healthcare services in the region. The Robert Bosch Foundation is the holding organisation of the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH. Both the foundation and the hospital’s chief administrative committee decide together on the principles for the care of patients – covering medical and nursing issues. The foundation enables medical research and model pro- jects, which are not covered by public sources. Together this are key success factors for the ongoing high performance of all institutions of the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus. 06 · 07 Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus (left) Klinik Charlottenhaus (centre) Klinik Schillerhöhe (right) Model for the Future: a Broad Spectrum The hospital of the future is complex and concomitantly close to patients’ needs. The patients have high expectations on the hospital of their choice. This is an incentive to extend the therapy spectrum for RBK patients and to enlarge the enterprise. The patients will thus always find a qualified expert for their healthcare concerns. And they can feel comfortable in the hands of such a consolidated and economically stable hospital business. The Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus (approx. 770 beds, Klinik Charlottenhaus (40 beds) Klinik Schillerhöhe (approx. 210 beds) 100 are in the Clinic of Geriatric Rehabilitation) Hospital of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Hospital of Pneumology, Chest Surgery and Respiratory Robert Bosch Foundation A hospital offering central care provisions, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Medicine. First certified lung center in southern Germany including functions of maximum care. The Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus is a private foundation A hospital with charm and individual atmosphere Pneumonology Hospital in the countryside hospital and academic teaching hospital of the University Klinik Charlottenhaus in Stuttgart’s eastern town district The hospital is located in Gerlingen, a small city close of Tübingen supported by the federal state. is a hospital with a familial and cordial atmosphere: a small to Stuttgart, surrounded by forest and nature, located Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH albeit highly specialised medical centre. The clinic is tradi- near Solitude Castle – an ideal place for people with lung A bright and functional spatial concept tionally run as a visiting consultants clinic. The patients can diseases. The hospital is one of only few centres specia- The Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus is located in the north choose the doctor they trust. He or she will also be able to lising in pneumonology and chest surgery in the region of Stuttgart, at Pragsattel near Burgholzhof. In recent years, attend to them before delivery or hospital treatment begins. of southern Germany and focuses on the therapy of the hospital was redesigned by a comprehensive refurbish- lung diseases. The hospital was the first lung centre in Robert-Bosch- Klinik Klinik ment of all wards and functional units and a new construction the region to be certified, a feature which is proof for Krankenhaus Charlottenhaus Schillerhöhe of the entire entrance area. The characteristic apperance the high level of its specific medical treatment concept. of the hospital nowaday is shaped and defined by modern architecture, the typical transparent walkways, more space, comfort and illuminated rooms. 08 · 09 Medical profession is a calling: Experienced Doctors A good doctor is more than just a trained physician. Because hardly any other occupation has so much to do with the fate of human beings – and is fraught with so much responsibility. Together with and for their patients, the doctors of our hospital fight, give encouragement and engage in research. Seeking one goal: to help and to heal. Medical competences at the RBK and its affiliated hospitals The great advantage of these interdisciplinary centres is The medical competence spectrum of Robert-Bosch-Kran- that all specialists, which are needed and engaged with the kenhaus GmbH is subdivided in 19 specialised departments patient’s disease are working together under the auspices which have built networks and interdisciplinary centres – of one department (see below). also crossing the boundaries of their respective locations. Overview of all Departments and Locations Interdisciplinary Centres General Internal Medicine and Nephrology Cardiology Heart Centre General and Visceral Surgery with Hospital for Geriatric Rehabilitation with Lung Centre 1, 2 Specialisation in Tumour Surgery and Department of Geriatrics Minimal-Invasive Surgery Comprehensive Cancer Centre 1 Laboratory Medicine with Oncological Centre 1, 2 Anaesthesiology Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery Colon Centre 1 Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Pathology Gynaecological Cancer Centre 1 Pharmacy Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Breast Centre 1, 2, 3 Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Pneumonology Molecular Biology Centre and Lung Surgery Gynaecology and Obstetrics