Faculty of Medicine

West German Heart and Vascular Centre Essen (WHGZ) opens

Together with representatives of Essen University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe and North Rhine-Westphalia’s Research Minister Svenja Schulze opened the West German Heart and Vascular Centre Essen (WHGZ) in 2015. The new centre acts as an umbrella that spans all facilities dealing with the research, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the heart and the blood-carrying vessels. Its aim is to further promote interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of heart and vascular diseases and establish an appropriate framework for the future.