About Hospital

• Martin Luther Hospital has been firmly established as an acute care and trauma hospital in Berlin since 1931. It is centrally situated on the city’s world-famous Kurfürstendamm.
• The hospital has a long and successful tradition of providing medical care. 
• It is one of the largest hospitals in the city, with over 1,000 beds and offers excellent healthcare services to patients of all ages. The hospital has a wide range of facilities, including a well-equipped neonatal intensive care unit and a coronary care unit. The hospital also offers a complete range of medical treatments, including surgery, oncology, and cardiology.
• Highly committed and caring staff, innovative medicine, specialized centres, interdisciplinary cooperation between the various specialist departments and the highest standards of nursing care guarantee that patients and their families always feel themselves to be in the very best hands.
• Martin Luther Hospital also enjoys an excellent international reputation, with increasing numbers of patients from around the world placing their trust in the hospital’s expertise.
• It is one of the busiest hospitals in Germany and the European Union with more than 630,000 patients treated annually.

Clinics and departments

Martin Luther Hospital Berlin provides a wide range of facilities including a 24-hour emergency department, intensive care unit and psychiatric ward. The major departments are:

• Diabetology
• General, vascular and visceral surgery
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• Oncology
• Plastic and aesthetic surgery
• Prevention and diagnostics

Awards and Recognition

• Martin Luther Hospital Berlin is one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. The hospital has won numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1987 and the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Prize in 2005.
• The hospital's physicians and staff are highly respected for their expertise in medical care and research.
• This Klinikum Award-winning hospital attaches particular importance to patient satisfaction.
• The hospital has won a number of awards for its outstanding work, including the European Hospital Association Award for Excellence in Patient Safety 2008 and 2009.
• It has been awarded numerous times for its excellence in medical care. In the latest of these awards, it was recognised as one of the best hospitals in Europe for heart surgery.

Accreditation and Certification

• Martin Luther Hospital Berlin (MLHB) is a tertiary care hospital in Berlin, Germany with national and international accreditation. MLHB has a role as an academic medical center of the Humboldt University of Berlin.
• MLHB is authorized by the German Accreditation Committee for Healthcare Organizations (GKV-OZ) to provide comprehensive healthcare services. The hospital has been accredited with five stars by the German Accreditation Committee since 2002. 
• It has been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO) since 1951, making it one of only a handful of healthcare organizations to hold this prestigious distinction.
• Martin Luther Hospital Berlin is also a member of the German Healthcare Association (DGHS), which oversees quality assurance for all types of healthcare institutions in Germany.
• The hospital has been recognized for its high quality standard by several international organizations such as the European Hospital Association and the World Health Organization.