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Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the most important medical centres in Germany and the Heidelberg University Medical Faculty in Heidelberg is one of Europe's internationally renowned biomedical research institutions. Their common goal is to develop innovative diagnostics and therapies and implement them rapidly for patients. The hospital and faculty employ around 13,700 people and are committed to training and qualification. In more than 50 clinical departments with almost 2,000 beds, approximately 80,000 patients are treated as inpatients and partial inpatients, and more than 1 million patients are treated on an outpatient basis every year.
Together with the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) and German Cancer Aid, Heidelberg University Hospital has established the National Centre for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, the leading oncological centre in Germany. In addition, Heidelberg University Hospital, together with DKFZ and Heidelberg University, operates the Hopp Children's Cancer Centre (KiTZ), a unique therapy and research centre for oncological and haematological diseases in childhood and adolescence in Germany. The Heidelberg Curriculum Medicinale (HeiCuMed) is at the forefront of medical education programmes in Germany. Currently, around 3,500 prospective doctors are studying and doing their doctorates at the Medical Faculty in Heidelberg.

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As one of seven centres for psychiatry in Baden-Württemberg, the PZN plays a key role in providing care for adult patients with mental and psychosomatic illnesses in the Rhein-Neckar, Neckar-Odenwald and northern Karlsruhe districts. Founded in 1905 and over the course of its eventful history, the institution has developed into a powerful public-law institution with a wide range of medical and social services. For needs-based patient care close to home, the psychiatric hospital offers a variety of inpatient, partial inpatient and outpatient services at its main location in Wiesloch and at four other locations. The five PZN clinics cover the specialisms of general psychiatry, psychosomatics, geriatric psychiatry, addiction therapy and forensic psychiatry. An outpatient centre and a psychiatric residential home complement the services. The PZN employs around 1,800 staff (1,250 full-time equivalents) from 55 professional groups, including around 750 in nursing.

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ZfP Südwürttemberg offers a comprehensive and differentiated support system in all areas of psychiatry and psychosomatics between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. In its specialist clinics, institute outpatient clinics and medical care centres, ZfP Südwürttemberg treats more than 18,000 inpatients and over 45,000 outpatients each year. In addition to general psychiatry, the main areas of care include child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction treatment, the SINOVA clinics for psychosomatics and psychotherapy, neurology, and epileptology.

With around 400 residential care places, more than 300 places in outpatient assisted living, an outpatient care service and over 400 sheltered workplaces in workshops for people with disabilities (WfbM), ZfP Südwürttemberg is also one of the largest providers of complementary care in the region. In addition, with more than 300 beds, it fulfils the state of Baden-Württemberg’s responsibilities in the field of psychiatric treatment.

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