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Video message from Michael Sen
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Michael Sen

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Video message from Michael Sen

Our new CEO outlines what will be essential for #FutureFresenius.

Doubling up on a second chance
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Doubling up on a second chance

Twin brothers Kilian and Jamie both suffered from a heart weakness. Just three days apart, they each received a transplanted heart at Fresenius Helios.

Midwife, a dream job
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Midwife, a dream job

After her son was born, Lea Zerbe decided to become a midwife and enrolled in a training program at Helios Mariahilf Hospital in Hamburg

In battle against the coronavirus
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In battle against the coronavirus

Fresenius is taking comprehensive measures to ensure healthcare is available for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paul, the four-legged therapist
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Paul, the four-legged therapist

Loyal and sympathetic eyes, soft fur and a wet nose: Paul the therapy dog is the first animal employee of the Fresenius Helios hospital in the northern German city of Hildesheim.

Using protons to take on cancer
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Using protons to take on cancer

Fresenius Helios to open Spain’s first proton beam therapy center.

Ready to help the littlest ones
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Ready to help the littlest ones

Some children have to fight for life, right from birth: A day on the Neonatology ward of HELIOS Hospital Schwerin, Germany.

A little heart at the center of a complex surgery
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A little heart at the center of a complex surgery

For more than 20 years, Fresenius Helios’ Leipzig Heart Center has been providing highest quality cardiac care – sometimes to very young patients.

’Remain true to your ideals’
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’Remain true to your ideals’

On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the Supervisory Board Chairman of Fresenius, Dr. Gerd Krick, agreed to sit down and take some questions from two young colleagues.

Making mistakes to avoid them
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Making mistakes to avoid them

Simulating the symptoms of patients in crisis, life-like mannequins help create a high-pressure but highly valuable training opportunity for doctors and nurses at Fresenius Helios.

Crucial lessons learned
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Crucial lessons learned

Faced with one of the ‘superbugs’ that pose a huge health threat worldwide, Fresenius Helios turned to advanced hygiene management.

Dialysis patient succeeds in giving birth
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Dialysis patient succeeds in giving birth

It is extremely rare for a dialysis patient to give birth, but Jaqueline Sinicyn refused to be deterred by the long odds. Now, she has a beautiful baby.

Returning a hospital to health in Germany
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Returning a hospital to health in Germany

Once municipally owned and deeply in debt, the facility is now thriving as part of Fresenius Helios.

24 hours on the Intensive Care Unit
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24 hours on the Intensive Care Unit

Round the clock dedication of ICU doctors and nurses can be seen at HELIOS hospital near Berlin.

From the Philippines to Germany was only the start
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From the Philippines to Germany was only the start

1972, with Germany beset by a serious shortage of nurses, Florence de Peralta reported to what is now HELIOS Hospital Hünfeld.

Surgeons save woman’s hand after accident on farm
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Surgeons save woman’s hand after accident on farm

Extreme precision under intense time pressure was essential, and is precisely what surgeons at a HELIOS hospital achieved for the benefit of a woman in serious danger of losing her hand.

“The barriers in people’s minds are the worst”
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“The barriers in people’s minds are the worst”

Cinderella Glücklich has been handicapped since birth. In an interview, the Fresenius intern talked about the challenges she faces in daily life and in finding a job.