Kaiserswerther Diakonie: More diverse than most of us think

Kaiserswerther Diakonie is one of Germany’s most renowned organizsations in the field of social work, welfare and health care. It comprises a very distinct part of the northernmost borough of Düsseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, and is widely known well beyond it’s place of origin.

Kaiserswerther Diakonie was founded in 1836 by Protestant pastor Theodor Fliedner and his wife Friederike Fliedner and established a vocational religious sisterhood reaching out to the desperate social and economic conditions of early industrilization. Their dedicated Christian commitment to the service of the needs and wellbeing of their fellow humans from all walks of life still forms the guiding principle of Kaiserswerther Diakonie today. The growth of this tradition and the flowering of its’ progress have ensured that over time Kaiserswerther Diakonie has developed and adapted continually to meet the challenges of the present.

Today, the company consists of the Florence Nightingale Hospital and three other business units:

Social Services provide support for those challenged with disability or mental health issues while further catering to various special juvenile and family needs.
Services for the elderly include housing, recreational and cultural activities and all aspects of home and nursing care.
Education and Training offers a wide range of educational schemes for families, children and students. These include a Family Academy, the Fliedner University of Applied Sciences, a Center for Learning and Support, a bilingual day care center for children, vocational colleges for professionals, further training and education programs offered by Kaiserswerther Seminare and, for trainees, more than 2,000 internships in various vocational schools.

With twelve specialist clinics, Florence Nightingale Hospital is the second largest hospital in Düsseldorf, with an absolutely outstanding reputation extending far and wide. The materinty unit, for example, ensures the very best of attentive care for expectant parents, to which over 3000 annual births at Florence Nightingale are an unmistakable tribute.

to the Website of Florence Nightingale Hospital