University of Leipzig Medical Center

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University of Leipzig Medical Center
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University of Leipzig Medical Center
Geography
Location Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Coordinates 51°20′20″N12°21′40″E / 51.3389004°N 12.3609777°E / 51.3389004; 12.3609777
Services
Beds1,450
History
Opened1415
Links
Website www.uniklinikum-leipzig.de
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The University of Leipzig Medical Center is one of the oldest university hospitals in Germany. Tracing back its origins to 1415, [1] the medical center currently has more than 6,200 employees and approximately 1,450 beds. [2]

Controversies

In January 2013 it was revealed that there had been several irreguralities concerning the allocation of donated organs at the Medical Center. An investigation conducted by the German Medical Association revealed that out of 54 patients needing a liver transplant, 37 of them had had their medical records manipulated in such a way as to speed up the process of obtaining a donor organ. [3] In July 2015, two doctors involved in the scandal were charged with attempted manslaughter. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "600 Jahre Universitätsmedizin". University of Leipzig Medical Center. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Universitätsmedizin Leipzig in Zahlen". University of Leipzig Medical Center. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Berndt, Christina. "Stunde der Lüge". Süddeutsche Zeitung . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Staatsanwaltschaft klagt ehemalige Oberärzte wegen versuchten Totschlags an". Süddeutsche Zeitung . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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