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| name = University Hospital of Bern | org_group = <!-- Org or group that owns/manages the hospital --> | image = Inselspital Berne September 2008 01.jpg | image_alt = | image_size = 225 | caption = The Inselspital patient ward (center) and polyclinic ward 2 (right) | pushpin_map = | pushpin_relief = <!-- any non-blank value (yes, 1, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available --> | pushpin_map_size = <!-- width of the map in pixels (do not include "px"); default is 225 --> | pushpin_map_alt = <!-- alternative text for map image, see WP:ALT for details --> | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Optional. Gives a small caption under the map such as "Shown in region, country" --> | logo = <!-- Please conform to copyright --> | logo_size = <!-- Use to limit the logo size --> | location = Bern | region = <!-- e.g. County or City - NB autolinked --> | state = <!-- optional UK: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. US: The US State - NB autolinked --> | country = Switzerland | coordinates = <!-- (alternative to latitude/longitude) use template {{coord}} with 'display=inline, title' --> | address = <!-- Address of main building --> | healthcare = <!-- UK:NHS. AU/CA: Medicare. ELSE freetext, e.g. Private --> | funding = <!-- Non-profit, For-profit, Government, Public - will generate linka --> | type = Teaching <!-- Community, District, General, District General, Teaching, Specialist --> | speciality = <!-- if devoted to a speciality (i.e. not a broad spectrum of specialities) and Type=Specialist/Teaching --> | standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | emergency = Yes <!-- UK/IR/HK/SG: Yes/No, CA/IL/US: I/II/III/IV/V for Trauma certification level --> | helipad = <!-- Yes, No, or use "Template:Airport codes" with p=n. Only list if verifiable, leave blank if unknown. --> | affiliation = University of Bern | patron = <!-- 'None' or the individual who acts as the hospital patron --> | network = <!-- Hospital network, non-owner --> | beds = <!-- Cite in article as well --> | founded = <!-- Cite in article as well --> | closed = <!-- Use if defunct, please also add to Category:Defunct hospitals --> | website = [http://www.insel.ch www.insel.ch] | other_links = <!-- Creates ""See also" field --> }} thumb|260x260px|Part of the hospital complex The '''Inselspital''', also named the '''University Hospital of Bern''' (German: ''Universitätsspital Bern''), located in Bern,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bern University Hospital (Inselspital)|url=http://www.university-directory.eu/Switzerland/Bern-University-Hospital-Inselspital.html|journal=University directory Worldwide|date=2016}}</ref> is one of the five university hospitals of Switzerland.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Basel University Hospital|url=http://4-tune.ch/en/company/references|journal=4tune|date=2016|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=19 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519045011/http://4-tune.ch/en/company/references|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is associated with the University of Bern.
The hospital is operated by a charitable foundation established in 1354 through the will of Anna Seiler, a wealthy Bernese.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bern hospital has long history|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bern-hospital-has-long-history/3752390|journal=Swissinfo|date = 9 June 2004}}</ref> It acquired its current name in 1531 when it occupied the buildings of the "St. Michaels Insel" convent.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Inselspital|url=http://gofinden.ch/015171/?updateinfo=yes|journal=Go Finden|date =2016}}</ref> From 1841 on, it has participated in the training of medical students.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Insespital Bern|url=http://address001.com/Address-of-Inselspital-Bern-027576|journal=Address001|date =2016}}</ref>
The hospital moved to its present location in 1885.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A day in the life of a junior doctor|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-junior-doctor/3575930|journal=Swiss Info|date =13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Hosoya Schaefer Architects|url=http://hosoyaschaefer.com/projects/inselspital-bern/|journal=Hosoyaschaefer|date =2016}}</ref> Many of the historic buildings were demolished from 1958 to 1978 and replaced by modern infrastructure, including a high-rise patient building.
As of 2016, the hospital employs a staff of 7,255 and provides care for 250,000 patients each year. It also provides practical training to 600 medical students and over 1,000 other healthcare professionals.<ref>{{cite journal |title=University Hospital Inselspital Bern|url=http://www.ebmt-swiss-ng.org/university-hospital-inselspital-bern.html|journal=EBMT|date =2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Drs. Carlo Largiader, Martin Fiedler & Jean-Francois Dufour Inselspital University Hospital|url=http://www.waters.com/waters/en_NO/Drs.-Carlo-Largiader,-Martin-Fiedler-%26-Jean-Francois-Dufour%3Cbr--%3EInselspital-University-Hospital/nav.htm?locale=en_NO&cid=134873984|journal=Waters|date =2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Inselspital - Highly available and secure image data from the internet|url=https://www.telekom-healthcare.com/blob/36378/581c62af83767291aaae94ff82fc482c/dl-referenz-inselspital-radiologie-ch-data.pdf|journal=Telekom Healthcare|date=2016|archive-date=8 May 2016|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508205239/https://www.telekom-healthcare.com/blob/36378/581c62af83767291aaae94ff82fc482c/dl-referenz-inselspital-radiologie-ch-data.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The prominent physicians who have practiced in the Inselspital include Emil Theodor Kocher, the 1909 Nobel laureate.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): Orthopaedic surgeon and the first surgeon Nobel Prize winner|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261136785_Emil_Theodor_Kocher_1841-1917_Orthopaedic_surgeon_and_the_first_surgeon_Nobel_Prize_winner|journal=ResearchGate|date = January 2013}}</ref>
== References== {{reflist|35em}}
== Bibliography == * Fritz Leu (ed.): ''Das Inselspital: Geschichte des Universitätsspitals Bern, 1954–2004''. Weber, Thun/Gwatt 2006, {{ISBN|3-909532-36-5}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [http://www.insel.ch Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201140323/https://www.insel.ch/ |date=1 December 2019 }}
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