Bad Doberan Hospital
● Hohenfelde
University Teaching Hospital of the University of Rostock. For 20 years now, the hospital in Bad Doberan has ensured that visitors to our beautiful region feel well cared for should the need arise. However, many vacationers especially appreciate the peace of mind that comes from knowing they can safely rely on the hospital’s rapid assistance in an emergency.
During the vacation and holiday season, patient numbers at the Bad Doberan Hospital’s emergency department rise sharply every year. The team at the 24-hour emergency department is well prepared for this. Last year, a total of 1,500 vacationers and holidaymakers visited the emergency department at the Bad Doberan Hospital; half of them subsequently had to be admitted as inpatients.
The scope of responsibilities for the team, which works closely with the physicians in the respective specialty departments, is wide-ranging. This includes, among other things, the collection and compilation of all results—for example, from blood tests, ECGs, ultrasounds, video-assisted endoscopy, X-rays, or computed tomography (CT). The examination of patients is performed by a physician from the respective specialty department.
The hospital features a Department of Internal Medicine with an affiliated acute geriatric ward, a Department of General Surgery, Orthopedics, and Trauma Surgery and Urology, and a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Once a diagnosis has been made, the treatment plan is determined, and initial therapeutic measures may already be initiated. A decision is made as to whether inpatient treatment is necessary or not.
If there are many patients in the emergency department, priority is naturally given to treating severe injuries and any emergencies reported by the emergency medical services. The dispatch of ambulances and emergency physicians is already coordinated by the emergency dispatch center. The hospital maintains a so-called trauma room for the care of severely injured patients. With the participation of doctors and nurses from various specialties, the primary focus here is on maintaining or restoring the patient’s vital functions. To this end, the patient is monitored by equipment, ventilated if necessary, and their circulation is stabilized with infusions and transfusions as part of shock management. Furthermore, life-saving emergency procedures can be performed. Additional diagnostic steps, such as CT scans or X-rays, are conducted on-site. Additionally, to better handle emergencies, the hospital grounds feature a dedicated helipad.
The emergency department at Bad Doberan Hospital is thus, within the Doberan Network for Health Tourism, literally the safety net that provides medical care to all guests in our vacation region in the event of an emergency.