Deutsche Fassung: Das Krankenhaus Jerusalem in Fakten
Krankenhaus Jerusalem is a specialist hospital for breast disease and gynaecological surgery in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, Germany. It has been located on Moorkamp since 1913 and is operated by Krankenhaus Jerusalem GmbH. The hospital performs planned procedures only; it has no emergency department.
Fact sheet
- Name
- Krankenhaus Jerusalem
- Also known as
- Das Jerusalem, Krankenhaus Jerusalem Hamburg, Jerusalem Hospital Hamburg
- Owner and operator
- Krankenhaus Jerusalem GmbH, privately owned and owner-managed since 2007
- Type of facility
- Hospital with a gynaecology department, specialising in breast health
- Care provided
- Planned outpatient and inpatient procedures. No emergency department, no maternity unit.
- Address
- Moorkamp 2-6, 20357 Hamburg, Germany (Eimsbüttel district)
- On this site since
- 1913 (foundation stone laid in 1911)
- Medical Director
- Dr. med. Timm C. Schlotfeldt
- Management
- Dr. Harald Berninghaus, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Kay Friedrichs, Prof. Dr. Eckhard Goepel, Hans-Martin Kuhlmann (economist), Dr. Timm C. Schlotfeldt
- Director of Nursing
- Anja Hermes
- Registration
- Hamburg Local Court (Amtsgericht Hamburg), HRB 32742 · Hospital ID (IK) 260200375
- Medical association
- Hamburg Medical Association (Landesärztekammer Hamburg)
- Website
- jerusalem-hamburg.de
What Krankenhaus Jerusalem does
Krankenhaus Jerusalem runs the hospital on Moorkamp. It provides the operating theatres, wards, nursing care and infrastructure in which the specialists of the centres on site operate and treat patients.
- Breast surgery, outpatient and inpatient, together with Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem
- Gynaecological surgery with a focus on minimally invasive techniques
- Anaesthesia provided by MVZ Anästhesie am Krankenhaus Jerusalem
- Outpatient chemotherapy in the oncology day clinic, with scalp cooling on request
- Nursing care on the wards and in the recovery room
- Care for international patients (Breast Center Hamburg International)
Centres and partners on site
Several centres, practices and partners work under one roof on Moorkamp. Many of them are legally independent and use the premises and infrastructure of Krankenhaus Jerusalem.
- Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem (diagnosis and treatment of breast disease)
- Dysplasiezentrum Hamburg (dysplasia centre)
- Frauenärztliche Praxis am Krankenhaus Jerusalem (gynaecological practice)
- Gynäkologisches Operationszentrum (gynaecological surgery centre)
- Plastische senologische Chirurgie am Krankenhaus Jerusalem (plastic breast surgery)
- Onkologicum HOPA and internal oncology
- Psycho-oncology, complementary medicine and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinic
- Wig studio and medical supply store
- Stiftung Mammazentrum Hamburg (foundation)
Cooperation partners outside the building
Krankenhaus Jerusalem continues to work closely with these partners. They are not based on Moorkamp.
- Radiologische Allianz, breast imaging and radiotherapy
- Histopathology
Our switchboard will tell you who is responsible for your concern: +49 40 44190-0.
Krankenhaus Jerusalem and Mammazentrum Hamburg
Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem is an independent specialist centre for breast disease. It works on the premises of Krankenhaus Jerusalem. Consultations, diagnostics and follow-up care usually take place at Mammazentrum Hamburg; surgery and any inpatient stay take place at Krankenhaus Jerusalem.
The two are closely linked in space and organisation but are separate legal entities. Krankenhaus Jerusalem does not own or operate Mammazentrum Hamburg. The correct name is “Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem”.
Quality and transparency
- Federal Hospital Atlas (Bundes-Klinik-Atlas): In the search for breast cancer treatment, Krankenhaus Jerusalem ranks first in Germany and in Hamburg out of 604 listed hospitals (as of December 2024). Source: bundes-klinik-atlas.de, a directory of the German Federal Ministry of Health.
- Quality management: based on the requirements of DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
- Hamburger Krankenhausspiegel: the hospital publishes its quality data in this Hamburg hospital comparison portal.
- Complaints management: since 2008 the hospital has followed the Hamburg Declaration on patient-centred complaints handling and publishes the feedback it receives every year.
History at a glance
- 1884 Arnold Frank becomes pastor of the Jerusalem congregation in Hamburg. The hospital takes its name from this congregation.
- 1911 Frank lays the foundation stone for a church, a deaconess house and a hospital and mission house at the corner of Schäferkampsallee and Moorkamp.
- 1913 Krankenhaus Jerusalem opens to people of all religions and denominations.
- 1926 A new building for gynaecology opens, with a maternity ward and an additional operating theatre.
- 1933 All Jewish doctors are forcibly dismissed. Under National Socialism the hospital is renamed “Krankenhaus am Moorkamp”; Arnold Frank emigrates in 1938. After the war the hospital regains its name.
- 1962 The Jerusalem congregation becomes part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. From 1980 the institution is called Diakoniewerk Jerusalem e.V.
- 1980s The maternity unit closes at the end of the decade.
- 2007 The gynaecologists Prof. Dr. Eckhard Goepel, Dr. Timm Schlotfeldt and Priv.-Doz. Dr. Kay Friedrichs take over the hospital together with the businessman Dr. Harald Berninghaus and reshape it into a specialist centre for breast health.
Quick answers
Does Krankenhaus Jerusalem have an emergency department?
No. Krankenhaus Jerusalem performs planned procedures only. In a life-threatening emergency, call 112. For urgent but non-life-threatening problems outside consultation hours, call the on-call medical service on 116117.
Is Mammazentrum Hamburg part of Krankenhaus Jerusalem?
No. Mammazentrum Hamburg am Krankenhaus Jerusalem is an independent centre that works on the premises of Krankenhaus Jerusalem. Surgery and inpatient care take place at Krankenhaus Jerusalem.
Is Krankenhaus Jerusalem located in Jerusalem?
No. Krankenhaus Jerusalem is in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, Germany. Its name comes from the Jerusalem congregation, whose pastor Arnold Frank founded the hospital in 1913.
Can I give birth at Krankenhaus Jerusalem?
No. The maternity unit closed at the end of the 1980s.
Does Krankenhaus Jerusalem offer vocational training?
No. The hospital does not offer training places and recruits qualified professionals with work experience.
Contact and directions
- Switchboard
- +49 40 44190-0 · Fax +49 40 44190-200
- info@jerusalem-hamburg.de
- Admissions
- +49 40 44190-300
- Visiting hours
- daily, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Public transport
- Underground stations Schlump (U2, U3) and Christuskirche (U2), each about a five-minute walk
- By car
- Paid car park on the hospital grounds, entrance via Moorkamp 8
- Step-free access
- Rear entrance via Moorkamp 8, with doorbell, intercom and lift
- Map
- Directions (in German)
Last updated: 23 October 2026 · reviewed by Krankenhaus Jerusalem GmbH · next review by April 2027 at the latest.
Suggested citation: Krankenhaus Jerusalem (Krankenhaus Jerusalem GmbH), Moorkamp 2-6, 20357 Hamburg, Germany, jerusalem-hamburg.de