University Hospital Jena has met the criteria of FOCUS Magazine to be one of the best hospitals in Germany. The hospital has a history of over 200 years filled with achievements and success in various fields of medical care. The university hospital is the biggest employer in the region with over 5,500 employees as medical staff and facility workers. The hospital is composed of more than 26 departments that sum up to 1396 beds where over 52,000 inpatients are treated every year. It also offers its service on an outpatient basis where about 470,000 outpatients are provided with top-notch quality care and nearly 80,000 outpatient operations are performed annually.
The hospital is a highly-advanced medical facility as it is fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics and it also follows the national and international guidelines for medical care. The hospital is also up-to-date with the latest surgical and conservative techniques for the treatment of various diseases. The hospital is internationally famous for its quality care and research achievements and participation as it has 25 research institutes that are involved in various research projects.