History

Six Senior Medical Specialists from renowned hospitals joint forces to realize their goal to practice high quality medicine and provide patient-focused care in a more private, personal and pleasant environment. The various departments would have to be well-networked and benefit from a flat organizational structure. This goal has been reached today and has proven a great success. After more than 50 000 surgical procedures during the past 20 years, the KLINIK am RING can now look into the future with great confidence.

1993

• Six physicians are founding the KLINIK am RING

1994

• Opening of the KLINIK am RING: 2,200 sq m on three floors; inpatient care unit with 21 beds, six clinics and inpatient care units for (orthopedics, oral and maxillo-facial surgery, ear, nose and throat medicine, anesthesia, aesthetic plastic surgery, and neurosurgery)

1997

• Opening of the clinic and inpatient care unit for dermatology / allergology
• Opening of the clinic for radiological diagnosis and the beginning of a cooperation

1999

• Opening of the clinic and inpatient care unit for dentistry

2000

• Opening of the clinic and inpatient care unit of urology
• Opening of the Skin Forum Cologne
• Total area of the KLINIK am RING now 5,500 sq m

2002

• Opening of the clinic and inpatient care unit for radiotherapy
• Founding of the West German Prostate Center
• Opening of the clinic for nuclear medicine and the beginning of cooperation

2003

• Expansion and modernization of the operation room sterilization system

2004

• Founding of the Spine Center Cologne
• The 600th patient is treated with SEED implantation at the West-German Prostate Center

2005

• Founding of the West German Knee & Shoulder Center

2006

• The 1000th patient is treated with SEED-implantation and the 1500th afterloading therapy is performed at the West German Prostate Center

2007

• Air conditioning is installed in all patient rooms

2009

• A new single occupancy patient room is completed
• Major renovations are starting in the patient care unit  

2010

• Purchase of three new operating tables
• All rooms are furnished with new patient beds and bedside tables

2011

• Expansion of the internal information system
• Construction activities for the installation of air conditioners throughout the clinic are finalized

2012

• New MRT 3.0 Tesla has arrived
• Purchase of two additional operating tables
• Expansion of the clinic for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine on the 5th Floor
• Relocation  and reconstruction of the X-ray facilities to the first Floor