Illness	Number of cases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	36
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	33
Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of lung (R91)	27
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22)	22
Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified (J90)	21
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	20
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.12)	17
Other interstitial pulmonary diseases (J84.0)	17
Other interstitial pulmonary diseases (J84.1)	17
Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of trachea bronchus and lung (D38.1)	16

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	353
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	332
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	234
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium (3-202)	209
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	206
Six-minute walk test (as described by Guyatt) (1-715)	175
Investigation of the activity of the heart and lungs during sleep (1-791)	153
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy (1-430.30)	149
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract (3-05f)	143
Insertion of a tube into the trachea for ventilation - intubation (8-701)	124

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0800

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

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External quality assurance according to the DMP

Koronare Herzkrankheit (KHK)

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)

No.	Explanation
CQ25

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

Number	Group
38	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*
32	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
26	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 universities of applied sciences
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Als Praktikum für einzelne Fachschulen.
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)	In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Klinikum Bad Hersfeld und Asklepios Bildungszentrum Bad Wildungen. Eingeschlossen sind Fachweiterbildungen zur Fachkrankenpflegekraft für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin.
HB16	Dietician (m/f)	In Zusammenarbeit u. a. mit dem Klinikum Bad Hersfeld
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Kooperationsverträge mit der Fachhochschule Fulda und der Fresenius Schule Bad Hersfeld.
HB09	Speech therapist (m/f)	Als Praktikum für einzelne Fachschulen.