Helios St. Elisabeth Clinic again awarded the top trauma center!

Helios St. Elisabeth Clinic again awarded the top trauma center!

The Helios St. Elisabeth Klinik Oberhausen received recognition as a local trauma center by the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) on April 7, 2025. This is already the fifth certification and underlines the excellent quality in the care of seriously injured. The clinic is part of the Ruhr area dream network, which ensures optimal treatment of trauma patients.

As a local trauma center, the Helios Clinic fulfills strict criteria that are important for the adequate care of seriously injured. In the shock room of the clinic, an interdisciplinary team is available that is trained to immediately stabilize seriously injured and to treat them medically. This not only requires specially trained medical staff, but also the latest equipment.

comprehensive examination and infrastructure

The recent certification not only checked the infrastructure, but also the personnel requirements in the shock room, in the operating room and in the intensive care unit. This includes a review of the safe and quick access for seriously injured. An essential element is close cooperation with the emergency services and other medical institutions, such as Dr. David Lange, the senior doctor of the trauma center, highlights.

The DGU has been pursuing the goal of optimizing process and structural quality in the care and structural quality of seriously injured since 2008. The treatment processes are to be further improved by integrating various actors such as emergency services, doctors and specialized institutions. Future integrations into the DGU® dream network should also include rehabilitation and outpatient treatment facilities.

criteria of serious care

The DGU has defined clear criteria according to which seriously injured in clinics are assigned. The safest way stipulates that patients arrive in the appropriate trauma center within about 30 minutes after their first aid. An essential measure is the treatment of all seriously injured according to evidence-based guidelines, in particular the S3 guideline for polytrauma and serious injury.

The Helios St. Elisabeth Klinik Oberhausen guarantees the 24/7 availability for the inclusion of seriously injured. Here, structural and supply-relevant standards must be observed that are regularly checked as part of internal and external quality-assurance measures. The doctors and nurses benefit from internships, exchange programs as well as further and further education programs to continuously expand their qualifications.