Illness	Number of cases
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	260
Left ventricular failure unspecified (I50.14)	86
Volume depletion (E86)	70
Essential primary hypertension (I10.01)	69
Other diseases of digestive system - Gastrointestinal hemorrhage unspecified (K92.2)	67
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.19)	60
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Bronchopneumonia unspecified organism (J18.0)	57
Abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.1)	56
Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis - Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis unspecified (K52.9)	47
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10.0)	46

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	1.027
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	513
(9-984.7)	467
(9-984.8)	389
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	342
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.2)	314
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.a)	284
(9-984.b)	252
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.0)	248
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.1)	196

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0100 , 0103 , 0104 , 0105 , 0107 , 0108 , 0151

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
No participation

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 participation

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

Number	Group
68	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*
55	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
28	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”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Unter anderem kooperierendes Krankenhaus für die Hochschule für Gesundheit in Bochum
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)	In Kooperation mit der HSG (Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum); Studenten der HSG für die Krankenpflegeausbildung
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Ausbildung im Ausbildungsverbund mit der Augusta-Krankenanstalt Bochum
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	Ausbildung im Ausbildungsverbund mit der Augusta-Krankenanstalt Bochum
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	In Kooperation mit dem Kirchlichen Gesundheitszentrum f. Gesundheitsberufe in Gelsenkirchen
HB19	Nursing professionals