Illness	Number of cases
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Lobar pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.1)	95
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids - Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit (J69.0)	43
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified (J96.19)	25
Pulmonary embolism (I26.9)	22
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Other pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.8)	22
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	20
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.9)	20
Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified - Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae (J15.7)	18
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	18
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	18

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	515
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	450
Measurement of the air remaining in the lungs after normal expiration, using the helium dilution method (1-713)	301
Measurement of the reaction of the respiratory tract to a stimulus (1-714)	288
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	118
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	110
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	98
(9-984.8)	98
(9-984.7)	75
Examination of the space between the lungs and ribs by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-844)	62

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0108

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

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

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

No.	Explanation
CQ28

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

Number	Group
63	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*
51	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
43	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”

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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Chefarzt der Klinik für Urologie Prof. Dr. Gerald Haupt: Universität zu Köln, Lehrangebote Urologie
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Kooperation mit der Universität Neumarkt am Mieresch, Campus Hamburg für die praktische Arztausbildung
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulatur

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB19	Nursing professionals	eigene Schule, staatlich anerkannt, Grundlage: Pflegeberufegesetz. Die Ausbildung zur Pflegefachfrau / zum Pflegefachmann ist zugelassen nach der "Akkreditierungs- und Zulassungsverordnung Arbeitsförderung" (AZAV, SGB III).
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	In Kooperation mit der ATA/OTA Schule am Klinikum Ludwigshafen
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	In Kooperation mit den Schulen für Gesundheits- und Pflegeberufe des Klinikums Ludwigshafen; Träger der praktischen Ausbildung
HB05	Medical technical radiology assistant (MTRA) (m/f)	In Kooperation mit der MT-Schule am Klinikum Ludwigshafen
HB12	Medical technical laboratory assistant (MTLA) (m/f)	In Kooperation mit der MT-Schule am Klinikum Ludwigshafen
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	eigene Schule staatlich anerkannt, Grundlage: Ergotherapeutengesetz
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Kooperation mit dem Bildungszentrum am Marienhaus Klinikum Hetzelstift in Neustadt/ Weinstraße, Gesamtverantwortung: Pflegedirektion
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	eigene Schule staatlich anerkannt, Grundlage: Physiotherapeuten- und Masseurgesetz. Begleitendes Studium mgl. Abschluss: Bachelor of Science Physiotherapie (B.Sc.)