Our Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension treats inpatients in several areas. Wards 28A, 28B and 32 are areas in which patients from all areas of nephrology and hypertensiology are diagnosed and treated. Ward 85 is a ward operated jointly by surgeons and internists for acute care after kidney transplantation. Wards 13B (intermediate care ward) and 14 (internal intensive care ward) treat patients with special monitoring and support needs. On ward 10 (acute dialysis), patients treated as normal inpatients are treated with dialysis procedures or other extracorporeal procedures.
Nursing information on our wards can be found here
Ward 10 cares for all MHH patients who require dialysis therapy due to renal insufficiency. Hemodialysis and other extracorporeal blood purification procedures are used for this purpose. In particular, ward 10 serves the hospital's nine intensive care units. All dialysis procedures are offered on this ward:
Peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration as well as continuous dialysis procedures such as the Genius system, CVVH or CVVHD.
The Department also focuses on plasmapheresis and immunoadsorption procedures.
Dialysis physician on duty
On weekdays, the dialysis physician is available until 9:30 p.m. via cell phone 0176-1532 1104, on Saturdays until 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.. The rest of the time via the dialysis cell phone 0176-1532 1107
Senior physicians
- Prof. Dr. med. Bernhard Schmidt
contact
Phone 0511-532 2101
Location
Building K06 Node A Level S
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 10
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover
Senior physician
- Dr. med. René Abu Isneineh (GAS)
Ward 13B introduces itself
The internal medicine IMC ward 13b has 12 beds and is assigned to the Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Pneumology Clinical Departments of the Internal Medicine Center.
The task of ward 13b is to monitor and treat seriously ill internal medicine patients from the entire field of internal medicine. In addition to the possibility of continuous and invasive monitoring of vital parameters, various organ support and replacement procedures (including intermittent hemodialysis) are available on the ward.
High-quality, interdisciplinary medical and nursing care on the ward is guaranteed around the clock in cooperation with the internal intensive care unit. There is also close cooperation and active collaboration with colleagues from other specialist disciplines at MHH, such as interventional radiology and colleagues from HTTG and visceral surgery.
In addition to the treatment of common severe internal diseases (sepsis, pancreatitis, pneumonia, etc.), the care of patients with acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure is a particular focus of the ward. As a supra-regional Transplant Centre, all modern therapeutic procedures (including TIPS implantation, therapeutic plasmapheresis) up to and including liver transplantation are available here in addition to guideline-based conservative therapy. We also take part in a large number of national and international studies on acute-on-chronic liver failure. The treatment of endocrinological emergencies (including Addisonian crisis, thyrotoxicosis and ketoacidosis) is also a core aspect of our work.
A further focus of the ward is the interdisciplinary care of critically ill patients with nephrological/rheumatological and pneumological/infectiological multisystem diseases. These include, in particular, thrombotic microangiopathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis with multi-organ involvement and the clarification of unclear serious infectious diseases, especially in immunosuppressed and organ transplant patients.
All this is only possible thanks to the great commitment of a highly motivated and closely cooperating team of nurses, therapists and physicians together with state-of-the-art technical equipment. We are therefore always happy to welcome interested nursing graduates and motivated medical students who would like to spend their Practical Year (PJ) or clinical traineeships on our ward.
For medical inquiries about patient transfers or transfers from external Clinical Departments, please call 0511-532-2136. You can also contact us by fax on 0511-532-161140 or via the internal intensive care unit on 0511-532-7623.
Contact
Telephone 0511-532 2131
Fax 0511-532 161140
E-mail zim.imc@mh-hannover.de
Location
Building K06 Level 03
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 13B
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover
Nursing management
- Kerstin Kleinau
- Anke Elmenhorst
Interdisciplinary senior physicians
- PD Dr. med. Benjamin Seeliger (PNE)
- Dr. med. Olaf Wiesner (PNE)
- PD Dr. med. Heiko Schenk (NPH)
- Dr. med. Andrea Schneider (GAS)
Please contact
Telephone 0511-532 2143 or -7623
Inquiries from medical colleagues regarding transfer (incl. ECMO team): 0511 532 7623
The Internal Intensive Care Unit (Ward 14) at Hannover Medical School consists of 15 highly equipped ventilation beds including a shock room for stabilizing critical emergency patients. The ward was put into operation in 2006 after a 15-month renovation phase. In addition to the Central Emergency Department, our team is also responsible for the care of all internal medicine inpatients and often takes on patients with complex illnesses from other regions. The intensive cooperation of many medical disciplines under one roof - in the sense of living interdisciplinarity - is the basis and recipe for success for the comprehensive patient care of our ward. Multidisciplinary treatment concepts are only possible through this active cooperation with colleagues from the surgical disciplines and interventional radiology, for example. We have an excellently trained team of physicians from all internal medicine specialties and specialist nurses available around the clock and have state-of-the-art equipment at our disposal, which we always use after carefully weighing up technical feasibility against medical and ethical considerations. This is the foundation of our treatment philosophy!
Specifically, the ward is supervised by 5 senior physicians with additional qualifications in intensive care medicine from our central areas of pneumology, gastroenterology and nephrology. There is authorization for further training in internal intensive care medicine. Nine physicians rotate on our ward for 6-12 months as part of their specialist training, depending on their interests, and work in a 2-shift system. There are usually 1 to 2 internal medicine specialists undergoing further training in intensive care medicine. Three senior physicians alternate every two weeks and are always present on the ward for 12 hours during the day. At night, a fourth senior physician takes over responsibility for the ward in the background.
This model primarily takes account of the increasingly complex, sometimes highly technical treatment strategies. Accordingly, the training of our junior physicians and nursing staff is a core task of the senior physicians present on the ward. New rotation assistants are given a very practical introduction to the facets of intensive care medicine in a 2-week afternoon course; in addition, a comprehensive course book has been established for preparatory reading and as a reference work for important SOPs. We also organize and host the North German ICU Refresher Course of the German Society for Internal Intensive Care Medicine (DGIIN)(www.dgiin.de).
In addition to the common internal intensive care illnesses (including sepsis, pancreatitis, ARDS), our ward has carried out pioneering work in a number of special areas in recent years. Due to the MHH's location as a large Transplant Centre, we successfully use therapeutic plasmapheresis for acute liver failure and septic shock in addition to our established concept of awake ECMO as "bridge-to-transplantation".
A further focus is on the differentiated intensive therapy of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure. The MHH performs a total of around 270 ECMO therapies per year, of which around 20% are implanted on site by our mobile ECMO team and then transported to our ward. In individual cases of patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation, we have already been able to carry out such transports as awake ECMO.
To prevent critical emergency situations and support younger colleagues on the normal wards and in the emergency department, we have also had a Medical Emergency Team (MET) available around the clock for around 15 years to screen and triage patients with acute problems outside the intensive care unit. In some cases, this enables therapy optimization on site or prompt ICU transfers to be coordinated.
Our team is also interested in continuously improving patient care with translationally relevant research and innovative concepts. We regularly take part in multicenter studies in areas such as ARDS and conduct a number of self-initiated clinical studies, e.g. plasma exchange in septic shock (EXCHANGE), cytokine adsorption in CAR-T associated cytokine release syndrome (CYTORELEASE-Ex) or local prostaglandin infusion in non-occlusive intestinal ischemia (REPERFUSE).
We believe that the basis of successful intensive care is above all the team! Respectful, appreciative interaction between all professional groups (physicians, nurses, logistics staff, physiotherapists and respiratory therapists) is of paramount importance to us. Due to the often very complex nature of our patients' illnesses, we have been strictly adhering to the recently introduced staffing limits for years and have consistently implemented bed closures where unavoidable.
Despite the complexity of the patient clientele, we also welcome young, motivated graduates of nursing training and dynamically adapt our induction concept with specialist nurses according to the individual level of knowledge and the assessment of the responsible mentors. In concrete terms, this can also mean that the "protected" period is extended.
In summary , the entire intensive care spectrum of internal medicine is treated at the highest level by a motivated team of nurses, therapists and physicians on ward 14 at the MHH.
Location
Building K06 Node A Level 04
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 14
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover
On ward 28A, the private patients of the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension are cared for by Prof. Dr. med. Kai Schmidt-Ott (Clinic Director), Dr. med. Marcus Hiß (Senior Physician) and Dr. med. Susan Hellweg (Senior Physician). The spectrum of treatment covers the entire field of nephrology and hypertensiology.
Patients from the entire spectrum of nephrology and hypertensiology are cared for on ward 28B of the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension. Prof. Dr. med. W. Gwinner is responsible for the care of our patients on ward 28B as senior physician.
The Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension focuses on the highly specialized diagnosis and treatment of kidney and systemic diseases, complex forms of hypertension and rare diseases, as well as the preparation and aftercare of kidney transplant patients.
Clinic Director and Chief Physician
- Prof. Dr. med. Kai Schmidt-Ott
Senior physicians
- Dr. med. Susan Hellweg
- Dr. med. Marcus Hiß
- Prof. Dr. med. Wilfried Gwinner
Ward management
-
Ms. Sylvia Niemann
contact
Telephone 0511-532 2281 and -3239
Location
Building K06 Node B Level 8
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 28
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover
Patients from the entire spectrum of nephrology and hypertension are cared for on Ward 32 of the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension. The Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension focuses on the highly specialized diagnosis and treatment of kidney and systemic diseases, complex forms of hypertension and rare diseases, as well as the preparation and aftercare of kidney transplant patients.
On the medical side, the dedicated ward team comprises Prof. Dr. med. Bernhard Schmidt, senior physician, and two junior physicians. The team is supplemented by students in their practical year and clinical traineeships.
The interprofessional cooperation between physicians, nursing staff, physiotherapists and social services, as well as the staff of the diagnostic departments, complements the treatment processes of our patients. Close cooperation with the acute dialysis unit (ward 10) and the specialist outpatient clinics optimizes inpatient care.
Daily visiting hours are from 09:00 to 21:00.
Ward 32 is integrated into the practical training of healthcare, nursing and pediatric nursing and guarantees its quality through a practical instructor.
The nursing team currently consists of 18 full-time and part-time registered nurses and is headed by Mr. Michael Frese.
Senior physicians
- Prof. Dr. med. Bernhard Schmidt
Ward management
-
Mrs. Sylvia Niemann
contact
Telephone 0511-532 2321
Location
Building K06 Node C Level 02
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 32
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover
Ward 85 is an interdisciplinary transplant ward operated by the Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension together with the Clinical Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery and the Clinical Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Endocrinology. On this ward, patients are treated acutely after transplantation on an interdisciplinary basis. The close interdisciplinary cooperation between internal medicine and surgical experts enables particularly specialized care. Not only can surgical problems be recognized more quickly in the early phase after transplantation, but immunosuppression problems and internal problems can also be adequately diagnosed and treated. Joint diagnostic and therapeutic studies in transplantation medicine are also carried out on the interdisciplinary transplantation ward, and aftercare is provided by the transplant outpatient clinic. Ward 85 is an important pillar of the Transplant Centre at Hannover Medical School.
Senior physicians
- Prof. Dr. med. Wilfried Gwinner
- PD Dr. med. Christian Hinze
contact
Telephone 0511-532 6954
Location
Building K11
Address
Hannover Medical School
Ward 85
Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1
30625 Hanover