Illness	Number of cases
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2)	170
Chronic sinusitis - Other chronic sinusitis (J32.8)	82
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)	81
Malignant neoplasm of larynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of larynx (C32.8)	76
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35.0)	54
Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of hypopharynx (C13.8)	53
Haemorrhage from respiratory passages - Epistaxis (R04.0)	50
Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue (C01)	48
Other hearing loss (H91.2)	48
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx (C10.8)	43

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of hearing - audiometry (1-242)	593
Treatment of a nose bleed by packing with absorbent material (tamponade) (8-500)	428
Exchange or removal of the absorbent pack used to stop bleeding (tamponade) (8-506)	401
Measurement of smell and taste (1-247)	348
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	283
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.1)	274
Measurement of nasal patency (1-245)	265
Surgical removal of the (enlarged) adenoids (without removal of the tonsils) (5-285.0)	200
Surgical removal or reconstruction of the nasal septum (5-214.70)	170
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.4)	164

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 2600

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law

Bezeichnung
Teilnahme externe Qualitätssicherung	0

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Koronare Herzkrankheit (KHK)

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)

No.	Explanation
CQ01
CQ05
CQ25
CQ31

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
291	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
176	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
63	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an.
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an. Seit 01.10.2023 eigene OTA-Schule.
HB10	Midwife (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an.
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	Berufsbezeichnung seit 2019 Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegehelfer/-in.
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	Seit 01.10.2023 eigene ATA-Schule.