Wehrawaldklinik
| Wehrawaldklinik | |
|---|---|
| Sponsorship | German pension insurance |
| place | Dead moss |
| state | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 '0 " N , 7 ° 59' 54" E |
| medical director | Hansjörg Schäfer |
| beds | 224 |
| Employee | approx. 102 |
| including doctors | approx. 9 |
| areas of expertise | Respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, lung tumor disease |
| founding | 1901 as a sanatorium Wehrawald |
| Website | Clinic homepage |
The Wehrawaldklinik is a health clinic of the German pension insurance and is located in the municipality of Todtmoos in the southern Black Forest ; about 50 kilometers south of Freiburg .
Indications
The Wehrawaldklinik has two main indications. Mainly breast cancer and tumor diseases of the lungs are treated. Furthermore, diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract are treated. Also sarcoid and obstructive sleep disorders .
History of the clinic
In 1901 the clinic was founded as the "Wehrawald Lung Sanatorium" by the St. Blasier Kurhaus owner Otto Hüglin . The clinic was considered a model of "building and facility hygiene". Wealthy patients from home and abroad sought a cure from tuberculosis in "Wehrawald" . After a short time Todtmoos enjoyed a high reputation as the "German Davos ". In 1928 the clinic came to the German Reich Insurance Company for employees . In 1954 ownership changed to the Federal Insurance Company for Salaried Employees . In 1961 a new building with a focus on thoracic surgery was built below the old clinic . In the sixties was the Swiss surgeon Hans Good the lung resection introduced as a routine procedure. The Wehrawald Clinic became world famous for this treatment of the lungs.
In 1979 the old clinic was demolished, in 1983 the last lung patient was discharged and the clinic was converted into a rehabilitation center. In 2002, the Federal Office for Employees planned a new four-storey building on the site of the old clinic and built it by 2005. The building from 1961 was blown up and the vacated space is used as a parking lot for the new clinic. The facility was initially headed by Ingomar-Werner Franz from the opening on December 20, 2005 . The clinic has been run by Hansjörg Schäfer since 2006 .
Furnishing
The clinic has 224 rooms and, in addition to an exercise pool , also has a sauna , a weight room and a creative department, library , cafeteria and music room.
Others
The Wehrawald Clinic is a member of the "German Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals"
The old Wehrawaldklinik from 1901
The clinic parking lot, former site of the 1961 construction
reception
The clinic from a great distance
