University Medical Center Groningen
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The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG,
The medical centre is affiliated with the University of Groningen and offers supraregional tertiary care to the northern part of the Netherlands. It employs almost 17,000 people and numbers almost 1400 beds. It is located in the centre of Groningen. It is also one of the largest centres for transplant surgery in the world. Organ transplant operations of all possible kinds are carried out at the UMCG, including combined transplants of multiple organs in one operation.
The main building was opened in 1997. Its design theme is based on light and air, and its 32 elevators each have a different theme. Art plays an important role in the hospital, with several exhibitions, statues, and a big fountain in the centre of the hospital. The UMCG contains several shops, including two coffee shops, a restaurant, a
Special units include:
- Cardiothoracicsurgery (including transplants)
- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing
- Level I trauma center(including trauma helicopter)
- Liver, kidney and bowel transplant surgery
- pediatricsurgery and intensive care
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric oncology
Buildings
The buildings of the UMCG are designed with the idea that the buildings and the surroundings that patients stay in can help with the healing process. The buildings are also built a 'City within the city' concept: by bringing the outside in, patients are able to continue to participate in society. This is why the hospital has brought the outside world into its walls, including a bookshop, a hairdresser, a chemist, a pharmacy, cafés, and a travel agency.
References
- ^ "University Medical Center Groningen". University Medical Center Groningen.
External links
- Media related to Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (English version)
- UMCG Architecture (English version)