Klinikum Aachen

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The Klinikum Aachen, full German name "Universitätsklinikum Aachen"

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(University Hospital Aachen), abbreviated UKA, formerly known as "Neues

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Klinikum", is a very large hospital in Aachen (Germany). It is part of

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Aachen - Germany

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the RWTH Aachen and contains its whole medical faculty.

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Seen from far away, for many visitors the Klinikum Aachen looks like an oil

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refinery rather than a hospital. Due to problems during construction, the 25

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lift and supply towers are much higher than the highest storeys. Ubiquitous

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huge striped ventilation pipes are attached to the outer walls.

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The Klinikum Aachen contains many specialised clinics, theoretical and clinical

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institutes and other research facilities, lecture halls, schools for jobs in

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the medical field, and all facilities necessary for a hospital like a laundry

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and central sterilisation.

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It is the biggest single-building hospital in Europe.

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