180 years of medicine: Witzenhausen celebrates with a big open house

180 years of medicine: Witzenhausen celebrates with a big open house

Witzenhausen, Deutschland - On June 25, 2025, the Werra-Meißner Clinic opened its doors to a special “open house” in Witzenhausen. 180 years of hospital history in Witzenhausen were duly celebrated. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors experienced a lively meeting place for medicine, care and technology. Clinic spokesman Florian Künemund emphasized that this event was the first major event of this kind after the Corona pandemic. There was great interest: families and seniors flocked to the premises to learn more about the numerous offers of the clinic.

The clinic presented itself particularly innovatively with the "BEMO bed bike system", which enables active or passive training while lying down. The participants were also able to try the "gummy bear surgery", where they could work with real surgical instruments. An exhibition of real pacemakers and a live demonstration on a pig's army offered exciting insights into medical procedures.

insight into the departments

The emergency room was also opened as part of the event, which offered training courses on first aid measures and resuscitation techniques. These practical insights arrived well, because the visitors had the opportunity to actively participate and gain valuable knowledge. For the smaller guests there was a "cuddly animal clinic" in which they could "treat" their soft toys, as well as activities of the youth fire brigade that provided a lot of fun.

The anatomical shade that explained the human body made low -threshold access to medical topics and met with great interest. This shows how important it is to include and clarify the population in medical questions. In addition, the association "Friends of Jewish Life" recalled the history of the synagogue at the clinic location and the victims of National Socialism, which also caused thoughtfulness.

Another location in focus

The Werra-Meißner Clinic also offered an open house at the Eschwege site. Hundreds of visitors were welcomed here by Managing Director Christoph R. Maier, who presented the program. Here, too, guests were able to participate in tours through normally inaccessible areas, including the operating room and the cardiac catheter laboratory. Private lecturer Dr. Peter Schott and the team explained the most modern procedures to interested visitors minimally invasive interventions.

The demonstration of keyhole surgery aroused special interest. In addition, the current construction measures for the accommodation of radiology were discussed, which indicates the ongoing investments in modern medical technology and infrastructure. In order to underline the importance of medical care, offers from the in -house nursing school IFGK were also available, which offered young professionals and career changers.

The open house also conveyed an extensive picture of the medical competence of the clinic and the importance of public funds for its continued existence in Eschwege. Despite economic concerns, managing director Christoph R. Maier expressed an optimistic view of the future of the clinic.

Overall, both events illustrate how important it is to educate the population about medical topics and to strengthen trust in the health facilities. If you want to learn more about the events, you can do this here: HNA , Werra Rundschau , mhh .

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