Private company

Israelitisches Krankenhaus

Logo: ik-h.de4

Hospital in Hamburg, Germany

The Jewish Hospital in Hamburg (German: Israelitisches Krankenhaus Hamburg) is a Jewish medical institution in Hamburg, Germany. It is particularly renowned for its treatment of gastric and bowel cancer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 17, 1843Founded1
  • Industryhospitals and rehabilitation1
  • HeadquartersHamburg, Germany1
  • Websitewww.ik-h.de
  • Legal formprivate foundation1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI39120005B1SYHPB8MI673
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressOrchideenstieg 14, 22297 Hamburg, Germany3
  • Registered withHamburg Service Portal3
Außenansicht Israelitisches Krankenhaus in Hamburg
Photo: Israelitisches-krankenhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Jewish Hospital in Hamburg (German: Israelitisches Krankenhaus Hamburg) is a Jewish medical institution in Hamburg, Germany. It is particularly renowned for its treatment of gastric and bowel cancer.2

The story

The Israelite Hospital of Hamburg opened in 1843. The city council donated land in the St. Pauli suburb, and building costs were entirely funded by Salomon Heine, a local Jewish banker. He made two stipulations regarding his 80,000 Mark donation: The hospital was to be named for his late wife Betty, who died in 1837; and a Personal lectern should be designated for him in the in-house synagogue.

A poem by Heinrich Heine, the nephew of Salomon Heine, was dedicated to the Hospital following Salomon Heine's death, whose first verse is:

From Wikipedia’s article on Jewish Hospital in Hamburg, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jun 17, 1843Founded Founded1