Illness	Number of cases
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia (K56.4)	555
Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.00)	168
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	127
Malignant neoplasm of rectum (C20)	123
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	109
Erysipelas (A46)	96
Other nontoxic goitre - Nontoxic multinodular goiter (E04.2)	69
Diaphragmatic hernia - Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene (K44.9)	68
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis without perforation or gangrene (K35.30)	67
Other functional intestinal disorders - Slow transit constipation (K59.01)	65

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Operation using a surgical robot (5-987.0)	461
(5-98c.1)	343
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	320
(9-984.7)	246
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.20)	214
(9-984.8)	203
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins (8-810.x)	199
(9-984.b)	194
Operation with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) (5-986.2)	191
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation with measurement of the pressure in the superior vena cava (central venous pressure) (8-931.0)	160

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 1500

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

Bezeichnung
Teilnahme externe Qualitätssicherung	0

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
CQ01
CQ05
CQ25
CQ31

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

Number	Group
291	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*
176	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
63	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
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an.
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an. Seit 01.10.2023 eigene OTA-Schule.
HB10	Midwife (m/f)	Das Westpfalz-Klinikum bietet Plätze für die praktische Ausbildung an.
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	Berufsbezeichnung seit 2019 Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegehelfer/-in.
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	Seit 01.10.2023 eigene ATA-Schule.