Special clinic orthopaedics

Specialist clinic donates balls and Frisbees

German Initiative for Competence and Quality certifies specialist clinic for employee-oriented employer culture

Heinrich Böckelühr learns about the specialist clinic /
North Rhine-Westphalia's Olympic bid also a topic of discussion

Cooperation with Dr. Henning Albrecht strengthens local orthopedic expertise

Clear recommendation for the specialist areas of spinal surgery and cruciate ligament and meniscus treatments

F.A.Z. Institute recognizes outstanding quality of the specialist clinic

Dr. Stefan Schmidl joins the team at Sportklinik Hellersen and takes over as Head of Endoprosthetics Hellersen and the Robotics Center

Lüdenscheid/Abu Dhabi, January 16, 2025 - In a significant international partnership, Sportklinik Hellersen and its local branch took over the management and operation of the orthopaedic surgery department at Emirates International Hospital in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, on January 6, 2025.

On November 8, 2024, Karl-Josef Laumann, North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, visited Sportklinik Hellersen. The visit was marked by innovations and the ongoing hospital reform, which focuses on increasing specialization of clinics. Laumann emphasized how important…

To mark European Headache and Migraine Day on September 12, the Center for Special Pain Medicine at Sportklinik Hellersen is focusing on the challenges of migraines and headaches. After all, migraine is the most common neurological disorder in Germany. According to the German Migraine and Headache…

Patient from Qatar seeks help from Dr. Oliver Meier at the Sportklinik Hellersen
At 18, Mohamed still has his whole life ahead of him. He is bursting with joie de vivre and a zest for action. However, his life could have been very different. He had a fractured cervical vertebra and without the…

Adifferent kind of family business: The Hagenah family is the sports clinic family
When Dr. Joachim Hagenah thinks of the Sportklinik Hellersen, he thinks of family. Of the sports clinic family, to which he has belonged for over 18 years, but also of his own, his wife and his three sons.

First dual student successfully completes training at special clinic
Katharina Krömer associates a very special journey with the Sportklinik Hellersen. After she had to give up her original profession as a qualified physiotherapist due to an accident at work, she made a new start at the…

Better patient care through fast and efficient appointment management
In order to optimize the service for patients in the long term and relieve the medical staff permanently, the Sportklinik Hellersen and the Medical Care Center of the Sportklinik Hellersen, cooperate with the e-health service…

CDU Member of Parliament Dr. Georg Kippels in an exchange with the management of the Sportklinik Hellersen
The future challenges in the hospital landscape, such as the upcoming hospital reform and increasing outpatientization, were the predominant topics in an exchange between Dr. Georg Kippels and…

Stern magazine includes Dr. Ulrich Schneider and Dr. Oliver Meier in its list of physicians at
Stern magazine once again recommends the physicians at the Sportklinik Hellersen as excellent specialists for the year 2023. Dr. Ulrich Schneider receives the award in the field of sports medicine and Dr.…

Members look back on successful years
For 30 years, the company sports group of the Sportklinik Hellersen (then known as the company sports group of the Sports Hospital) was active. After the group disbanded in 2008, the former members met again to play soccer in the gym of the…

Employees and patients: Together for a good cause
A total of 1,072 euros was raised during a joint fundraising campaign by employees and patients of the Sportklinik Hellersen . The specialist clinic for orthopedics, trauma surgery and sports medicine recently donated this amount to the Balthasar…

5 Facts about the Spine for Back Health Day
The back muscles and spine are like a ship's mast and the shrouds that support it - good musculature gives the spine the support it needs as stability declines with age.

Evaluation platform kununu awards Top Company seal to the specialist clinic for orthopedics, trauma surgery and sports medicine in Lüdenscheid
A good working environment and satisfied employees - that's what the Top Company seal stands for. Since 2015, the kununu rating platform has awarded a seal…

After 33 years, farewell to #TeamHellersen
New year, new mission! For many people, the turn of the year marks a time to start something new. For Andreas Rabe, this was also the case. He took up his new position as head of nursing at the Sportklinik Hellersen.

Insight into the orthopedic specialist clinic / "We work hand in hand"
Get a taste of everyday hospital life for a year and get an up-close look at the operating room. This opportunity is offered by the Sportklinik Hellersen . The orthopedic specialty clinic is looking for young people who would…

Special clinic invests in the future to actively counteract the shortage of skilled workers
Three nursing students began their training as nursing specialists at the Sportklinik Hellersen on December 1. They are the first nursing students to begin their careers at the Sportklinik Hellersen.

FOCUS Health awards Lüdenscheid specialty clinic in no less than four categories
A particularly high level of expertise has distinguished the Sportklinik Hellersen at national level for more than 75 years. This has now been proven once again by the award from FOCUS Gesundheit: in no less than four…

Stern magazine honors specialty clinic in spine surgery
When it comes to health, it's also about trust. The large list of the Stern magazine "Germany's excellent hospitals" shows how many people trust in the expertise of the Sportklinik Hellersen, in which the Lüdenscheid special clinic is also…

The website relaunch of the Sportklinik Hellersen has been online for a few weeks now. With this, the specialist clinic for orthopedics, trauma surgery and sports medicine is consistently continuing its newly developed brand and corporate communication and digitally transforming the redesign of the…

Interdisciplinary collaboration enriches Sportklinik Hellersen
Dr. Wolfgang Welke has a lot of experience in the field of pain treatment. Now the head physician of the Center for Special Pain Medicine at the Sportklinik Hellersen trained the first pain therapist.

Investment in the future of the orthopedic specialty clinic
Top-level medicine and all-round care for patients are the aspirations of the Sportklinik Hellersen . The ISO 9001 certificate that the orthopedic specialty clinic recently received shows that this is being met.

Two dedicated employees complete further training in practical guidance
Actively counteracting the shortage of skilled workers. The best way to do this is to train staff in-house. The Sportklinik Hellersen already made a start last year with a cooperation as a partner for practical assignments with…

Cooperation with Lüdenscheid-based company
The clock is ticking. Climate change continues to advance. This makes the issue of sustainability all the more important. However, sustainability is usually difficult to implement, especially for a hospital and in the operating room, where the top priority…

The Sportklinik Hellersen supports children and young people in sports with 2,170 euros. Yesterday, Monday, October 18, Clinic Director Dirk Burghaus presented a donation of 1,085 euros each to the Stadtsportverband Lüdenscheid e. V. (SSV) and to the Kreissportbund Märkischer Kreis e. V. (KSB).

Thefirst athletes were treated in 1946 / Main focus is on specialization
A lot has changed in healthcare in 75 years. This also applies to the Sportklinik Hellersen. The orthopedic specialty clinic is celebrating its anniversary this year.

Thanks to a hand operation, Markus Lenze is able to pursue his hobby again. And to his great surprise, much faster than he originally thought. As a member of Clowns and Company e.V., Markus Lenze is a familiar face in the Märkischer Kreis.

Sportklinik Hellersen collects donations for employees
10,000 euros were collected during a fundraising campaign at the Sportklinik Hellersen. They will benefit an employee who was hit hard by the flood disaster.

What to watch out for when returning to sports after a corona illness
Normal life is returning bit by bit and corona is moving into the background due to the current easing. However, anyone who has had a corona illness should not take it lightly, advises Dr. Ulrich Schneider, internist and head…

24 trainees of the district fire department for performance testing at the Sportklinik Hellersen
24 trainees of the district fire department underwent performance diagnostics at the Sports Medicine Department of the Sportklinik Hellersen last week. The performance diagnostics are part of a study in…

More and more people have the opportunity to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This is good and important. Regardless of the possible long-term consequences of the coronavirus, infectious diseases in general can lead to long training absences or even jeopardize athletic careers.

Award in hand hygiene / Few wound infections thanks to good concept
Hygiene is the be-all and end-all in hospitals. The Sportklinik Hellersen not only puts this into practice with an excellent safety and hygiene concept regarding prevention of the coronavirus. The orthopedic specialty clinic can…

Patients report what it's like to live with lipedema
Disparaging looks and insulting comments about her figure are part of Brigitte Brühl's everyday life. What many people don't know is that Brigitte Brühl is not simply fat, she has a disease - lipedema. This is a painful disease of the fatty tissue…

Cooperation with the Liebeskind Care Academy GmbH nursing school in Werdohl / Trainees start on April 20
For the first time since its opening, the Sportklinik Hellersen will become a training center for prospective nursing specialists today, Tuesday, April 20. This is made possible by a cooperation…

Dr. Ulrich Schneider and Dr. Oliver Meier listed in best list by Focus magazine
Doctors from the Sportklinik Hellersen are again listed in the Focus-Gesundheit magazine's best list for 2021. Dr. Ulrich Schneider receives the award for the top physician in the category of sports medicine as well as…

Keep an eye on the time frame even for elective surgery
An emergency is urgent and usually requires immediate surgery. Postponement is not possible. With an elective - i.e., plannable - procedure, it's a different story.

Dr. Joachim Hagenah, head physician of the endoprosthetics department at the Sportklinik Hellersen, explains why experience minimizes risks
Hip surgery is a major operation that should be well planned. For Dr. Joachim Hagenah, however, it is routine. He has been working at the Sportklinik Hellersen,…

Successful first year for special pain medicine at the sports clinic
Dr. Wolfang Welke can still remember the fight to keep the Marienhospital in Letmathe open. And also of the call from Sportklinik CEO Dirk Burghaus, who offered to take over the entire pain clinic team from Letmathe in order to…

Department of Shoulder, Elbow and Knee Surgery becomes Center for Special Joint and Trauma Surgery
With immediate effect, the department of private lecturer Dr. Sascha Beck at the Sportklinik Hellersen is no longer called "Shoulder, Elbow and Knee Surgery/Sports Traumatology", but "Center for…

For children, the anticipation of Christmas is often the best joy and this is usually increased with an Advent calendar. In order to give children with whom fate has not been kind a very special joy before Christmas, the Sportklinik Hellersen is donating 50 Advent calendars to the Balthasar…

Dual studies possible again next year
July 20, 2016 changed everything in Katharina Krömer's life. Due to an accident at work, the now 28-year-old was suddenly no longer able to work in her learned profession as a physiotherapist.

Dr. Petra Scheffer replaces Dr. Jürgen Hagenah after five and a half years
Since 2015, Dr. Jürgen Hagenah has been Medical Director at the Sportklinik Hellersen. After five and a half years, he will now be replaced on November 1 by Dr. Petra Scheffer, chief physician for plastic, reconstructive and…

New specialist area from October 1 at the Sports Clinic
Dr. Oliver Meier's specialty is the spine. Whether deformations, curvatures or age-related changes due to wear and tear - the head physician for special spine surgery comes into play when higher-grade instabilities are present and there is no…