St. Hedwig Hospital, Berlin

• The St. Hedwig Hospital (SHK), located on in Berlin was founded in 1846, making it one of the capital's oldest large hospitals in the country.
• The hospital has delivered core medical services to Berlin for over 150 years and is a part of the Alexianer Network.
• In 2017, it was ranked as one of Germany’s top 396 hospitals in the Focus news magazine.
• The hospital is a part of Charité University Medicine, Berlin, and acts as a teaching hospital for many aspiring German students.
• In 2008 the hospital was awarded the certificate of “Committed to Excellence EFCOM” and also recieved the seal of “Top Regional Hospital 2016” in Germany's largest hospital comparison.
• St. Hedwig Hospital is wheelchair-friendly access to all and patients without hearing or language skills can get support from the sign language interpreter available. 
• Moreover, interpreter services are available for all non-native speakers if required along with foreign-speaking staff.
• Several books have been written about the rich history of the hospital such as Eva Brinkschulte, Thomas Knuth (Ed.): The medical Berlin; Axel Hinrich Murken, Sylvia Thomas (ed.): Blessed the merciful. 150 years of St. Hedwig Hospital (in Berlin), etc.

• The hospital consists of 10 medical clinics and one psychiatric clinic
• The departments are namely anesthesia, intensive care medicine, internal medicine, urology, urogynecology, visceral & vascular surely - minimally invasive surgery, and the hospital also houses the German Pelvic Floor Center for psychaitry, psychotherapy, and psychomatics.
• Close to 100 hardworking and experienced physicians and nurses work at the prestigious hospital.
• The hospital has a pastoral care facility for patients who need psychological support and also has a prayer room for Christian patients.

• With a total of 427 beds, nearly 12,827 medical cases are treated in the specialized departments annually.
• The rooms are well-equipped with all the latest facilities such as Wi-fi, customizable beds, wardrobe space, etc.
• The hospital takes into account all needs pf patients and provide diet and nutritional advice.
• A jury of the architects for hospital construction and health care awarded the new building of the "Soteria Berlin" in the hospital the special recognition for outstanding health buildings in 2016.

St. Hedwig Hospital, Berlin

Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, Berlin

• The hospital is at a distance of 10.5 km from Berlin Airport. The drive takes about 26 minutes. Taxis or shuttles are easily available from the airport to the hospital.
• The closest subway stops are U Rosenthaler Platz and U Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and the closest bus stop is Hackescher Markt.
• Many multi-cuisine restaurants, ATMs, and pharmacies are available near the hospital.