Inselspital

The Inselspital, also named the University Hospital of Bern (German: Universitätsspital Bern), located in Bern,[1] is one of the five university hospitals of Switzerland.[2] It is associated with the University of Bern.

University Hospital of Bern
The Inselspital patient ward (center) and polyclinic ward 2 (right)
Geography
LocationBern, Switzerland
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Bern
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Links
Websitewww.insel.ch

The hospital is operated by a charitable foundation established in 1354 through the will of Anna Seiler, a wealthy Bernese.[3] It acquired its current name in 1531 when it occupied the buildings of the "St. Michaels Insel" convent.[4] From 1841 on, it has participated in the training of medical students.[5]

The hospital moved to its present location in 1885.[6][7] Many of the historic buildings were demolished from 1958 to 1978 and replaced by modern infrastructure, including a high-rise patient building.

As of 2016, the hospital employs a staff of 7,255 and provides care for 250,000 patients each year. It also provides practical training to 600 medical students and over 1,000 other healthcare professionals.[8][9][10]

The prominent physicians who have practiced in the Inselspital include Emil Theodor Kocher, the 1909 Nobel laureate.[11]

References
  1. "Bern University Hospital (Inselspital)". University directory Worldwide. 2016.
  2. "Basel University Hospital". 4tune. 2016.
  3. "Bern hospital has long history". Swissinfo. 9 June 2004.
  4. "Inselspital". Go Finden. 2016.
  5. "Insespital Bern". Address001. 2016.
  6. "A day in the life of a junior doctor". Swiss Info. 13 January 2014.
  7. "Hosoya Schaefer Architects". Hosoyaschaefer. 2016.
  8. "University Hospital Inselspital Bern". EBMT. 2016.
  9. "Drs. Carlo Largiader, Martin Fiedler & Jean-Francois Dufour Inselspital University Hospital". Waters. 2016.
  10. "Inselspital - Highly available and secure image data from the internet" (PDF). Telekom Healthcare. 2016.
  11. "Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): Orthopaedic surgeon and the first surgeon Nobel Prize winner". ResearchGate. January 2013.

Bibliography
  • Fritz Leu (ed.): Das Inselspital: Geschichte des Universitätsspitals Bern, 1954–2004. Weber, Thun/Gwatt 2006, ISBN 3-909532-36-5


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