Illness	Number of cases
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2)	152
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)	121
Other hearing loss (H91.2)	87
Chronic sinusitis - Other chronic sinusitis (J32.8)	76
Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue (C01)	55
Malignant neoplasm of tonsil - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of tonsil (C09.8)	54
Disorders of vestibular function (H81.2)	51
Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of hypopharynx (C13.8)	50
Malignant neoplasm of larynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of larynx (C32.8)	50
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx (C10.8)	44

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy (1-610.0)	2.057
(1-611.00)	1.429
Measurement of hearing - audiometry (1-242)	755
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	556
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy (1-610.2)	532
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	378
Treatment of a nose bleed by packing with absorbent material (tamponade) (8-500)	375
Measurement of smell and taste (1-247)	363
Exchange or removal of the absorbent pack used to stop bleeding (tamponade) (8-506)	361
Measurement of nasal patency (1-245)	275

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

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

Number	Group
235	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*
172	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
59	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
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB02	Health and paediatric nurse (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung. Seit 01.10.2023 eigene ATA- OTA- Schule
HB09	Speech therapist (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung
HB10	Midwife (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals	Löst ab 2020 den Ausbildungsberuf zum/zur Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger/in ab.
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	seit 01.10.2023 eigene ATA und OTA Schule