German Haemapheresis Centre

and

German Apheresis Research Centre


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The German Haemapheresis Centre (GHC) was established in 1987 as a non-profit institution with scientific character. At present two different branches exist at Cologne. At Köln - Sülz mainly special blood transfusions are performed, at Köln - Braunsfeld mainly out patients treatments. A mobile haemapheresis provides for hospital services.

Tasks

Research and development are performed to
  • improve established treatment procedures

  • increase the safety of apheresis treatments

  • introduce new treatment procedures

  • find new indications for therapies

  • develop new donation and treatment technologies

  • introduce innovations, improvements or technical simplifications established elsewhere

Furthermore improvement or introduction of innovative blood transfusion techniques and quality standards for both, apheresis related transfusion and apheresis therapy.

Contact information

German Haemapheresis Centre
(DHZ Hämapherese gemeinnützige GmbH)
Medical Director:
Prof. Dr. med. M. Tauchert		 Scientific and managing director:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. H. Borberg

Branch Maarweg

phone: 0221-954235-0 fax: 0221-954235-95
mailing adress:
Maarweg 165, 50825 Köln
   
e-mail
medical information:
med@dhzcologne.de 		general information:
webadmin@dhzcologne.de