Illness	Number of cases
Single spontaneous delivery (O80)	51
Maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of pelvic organs (O34.2)	30
Excessive frequent and irregular menstruation - Excessive and frequent menstruation with irregular cycle (N92.1)	26
Labour and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications (O69.1)	26
Female genital prolapse - Incomplete uterovaginal prolapse (N81.2)	24
Leiomyoma of uterus - Intramural leiomyoma of uterus (D25.1)	18
Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress distress (O68.0)	15
Benign neoplasm of ovary (D27)	14
Noninflammatory disorders of ovary fallopian tube and broad ligament (N83.2)	14
Prolonged pregnancy (O48)	14

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Complete surgical removal of the uterus - hysterectomy (5-683.01)	83
Other caesarean section (5-749.10)	51
Other caesarean section (5-749.11)	34
Complete surgical removal of the uterus - hysterectomy (5-683.03)	22
Surgical destruction of the upper part of the lining of the womb (endometrium) - curettage (5-690.0)	16
Surgical removal or destruction of tissue in the ovary (5-651.92)	15
Surgical tightening of the vaginal wall or perineal floor, with access through the vagina (5-704.00)	11
Vaginal delivery by means of a vacuum extractor (5-728.0)	10
Operation to lift the neck of the bladder in cases of urinary incontinence, with access through the vagina (5-593.20)	9
Surgical removal of the ovary and the fallopian tube (5-653.32)	9

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 2400

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
19	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*
11	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
11	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”

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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Im Rahmen der Studierendenausbildung bieten die Fachabteilungen die Möglichkeit der Famulatur an.

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Möglichkeit zur Absolvierung der praktischen Einsätze im Rahmen der schulischen Ausbildung
HB19	Nursing professionals	Der theoretische Unterricht wird in Kooperation mit der Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegeschule St. Bernward in Hildesheim durchgeführt. Die praktische Ausbildung erfolgt vor Ort im St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus und wird von qualifizierten Praxisanleitenden begleitet.
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)	Möglichkeit zur Absolvierung der praktischen Einsätze in Zusammenarbeit mit der Feuerwehr Salzgitter sowie im Rahmen der schulischen Ausbildungsträger.
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.	Möglichkeit zur Absolvierung eines Bachelorstudienganges im Rahmen der Pflegefachausbildung in Zusammenarbeit mit der Ostfalia Hochschule Wolfsburg.