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Our visiting clowns in action: how Pippa-Jolie and Ina Schnusel bring a smile to people's faces
The two visiting clowns Pippa-Jolie and Ina Schnusel offer a fascinating insight into their work at Zollikerberg Hospital. With music, magic and humour, they visit patients on various wards every month to create moments of lightness and joy. They talk about people's touching reactions and share moving stories of encounters that have left lasting impressions.
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Milestone reached in development planning
Since the establishment of our Diakoniewerk Neumünster foundation in 1858, we have played a key role in shaping the regional healthcare system with our Zollikerberg hospital, the Magnolia nursing home, our retirement homes and our numerous healthcare services.
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Recognition award for our volunteer work
Our volunteer work has been recognised! The "Group on call" at Gesundheitswelt Zollikerberg has received the recognition award at the end of 2024 from the foundation Hilfe für betagte Menschen in Bedrängnis. We are delighted to receive this honour.
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The invisible heroine: pharmacist in everyday hospital life
Tina Tabel, Team Leader Pharmaceutical Assistance at Zollikerberg Hospital, offers in-depth insights behind the scenes of the hospital pharmacy, where around 1500 medicines are currently stored. In the interview, Tina describes how these are stored, the ordering processes and the associated challenges, as well as her personal motivation for this exciting job.
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The first steps in life: Insight into the work at our maternity centre
Meenu Thattil, team leader of the maternity department at Zollikerberg Hospital, describes her fulfilling work, in which she supports and accompanies parents and newborns in emotional and challenging moments. She also talks about a very special encounter that shaped her.
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With heart and dedication: volunteer work at Zollikerberg Hospital
Being there for others with heart and dedication - this describes the volunteer work at Gesundheitswelt Zollikerberg and Zollikerberg Hospital, which Sandra Kirschke has been passionate about for two years. Whether during conversations, walks or in quiet moments - here she meets people at the deepest level, even in the challenging phases of their lives.
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Why corporate culture is so important and how we make a difference with "kultour"
The heart of every organisation is its culture. It consists of the shared beliefs, values and behaviours that shape the daily actions and thoughts of all employees. Put simply, our culture is what we do and how we think. Culture influences every decision, behaviour and interaction within companies, associations, authorities and all other organisations.
Patient history
Today is World Premature Baby Day
Over 13 million babies are born prematurely every year and they all deserve access to high quality care, regardless of where they are born. In our new video, a premature mum talks about her experience and the care she received in our neonatal unit and emphasises the importance of always holding on to the positives, focusing on her child's daily progress and trusting the medical and nursing team.
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Endometriosis: diagnostics and treatment options
At the recent public event at Zollikerberg Hospital on the topic of endometriosis, Dr Dimitrios Chronas, Chief Physician and Head of the Women's Clinic, and PD Dr Daniela Paepke, Senior Physician mb Women's Clinic, ZIMT, BreastCentre Zurich, Bethanien & Zollikerberg, provided insights into the diagnostics and treatment options of medicine and integrative medicine. Our experts summarise the most important findings of the event here.