Two new institutions are being established within the Clinical Center, the managers are already in place

In the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen, the Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic, which was established on May 1st, and the Internal Medicine Immunology Center serve to provide even higher quality care for immunology patients. Thanks to the close cooperation of the two institutions, the organization of patient trips can be more efficient, and patients can receive the appropriate treatment more quickly. The appointment of the heads of the organizational units was handed over by Professor Zoltán Szabó, the president of the Clinical Center, it can be read at hirek.unideb.hu.

Tens of thousands of patients are received each year

The Rheumatology Clinic became an independent clinic in 2021. In the institution, the basic rheumatology departments treat degenerative locomotor diseases that can be considered folk diseases (for example: arthrosis, spondylosis, osteoporosis), as well as II-III. at the progressive level, approximately four thousand patients with inflammatory or autoimmune rheumatic diseases are cared for (for example: rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus).

The clinic will continue to operate under the name Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic from May 1st.

– The name change covers the patient care activities we have been carrying out for years, thereby facilitating the orientation and work of patients and fellow professionals. We are diagnosing more and more diseases related to inflammatory rheumatological and systemic autoimmune diseases. In order to be able to continue to provide patients with a high level of care, the close cooperation of the Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic and the new Internal Medicine Immunology Center is absolutely necessary, since we work with a similar patient profile and the full performance of the tasks requires a joint commitment. As a result of the newly established care structure, patients can receive quality care in more specialized appointments, within a shorter time than before. We want to make use of the joint work in the field of education and research as well – said Gabriella Szűcs, professor and director of the Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic, to the university portal.

Continuous information

The immunology department operating in building C of the Internal Medicine Clinic will be transformed into the Internal Medicine Immunology Center on May 1st, where all means are available for the treatment of immune system diseases, including systemic autoimmune and immunodeficiency diseases, from outpatient care to immunotherapy-like immunotherapy care to inpatient and intensive care unit placement. for international standard patient care.

– The Immunology Center implemented within the framework of the Internal Medicine Clinic provides an excellent opportunity to provide high-quality treatment of internal medicine co-morbidities in addition to the investigation and treatment of immune diseases. The newly established organizational units dealing with immunological diseases will provide patients with information on their electronic websites, as well as on the news portals of the university and the Clinical Center, about which specialist clinics should be visited with specific complaints and symptoms, as well as diseases – pointed out University Associate Professor Tünde Tarr, Department of Internal Medicine Head of Immunology Center.

Clinic director Gabriella Szűcs, university professor, and center manager Tünde Tarr, associate professor, took over the appointment from professor Zoltán Szabó, president of the Clinical Center.

In connection with the handing over of the orders, the professor emphasized: with the establishment of the Rheumatology and Immunology Clinic and the Internal Medicine Immunology Center, the management of the university and the Clinical Center acknowledges the successful activities carried out in the field of rheumatology and immunology so far.