Organization and management
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the highest governing body of the University Hospital Basel. It is elected by the Basel-Stadt cantonal government (current term of office: 2020 to 2023). The Board of Directors elects the hospital director and the hospital management.
The members of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors
The hospital management
The hospital management is responsible for operational management. It comprises the Medical Director, the Director of Nursing/MTT, the Director of Finance and the Director of Human Resources under the leadership of the Hospital Director. The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine has a permanent seat on the Hospital Management Board.
The members of the hospital management
Hospital director and management
Dr. med. Werner Kübler, MBA, is Hospital Director and Chairman of the Hospital Management. He is responsible for the operational management of the University Hospital Basel.
Together with his staff, the Hospital Director is committed to providing medical treatment that focuses on the interests and well-being of patients. His management principles include ensuring that the University Hospital Basel acts sustainably, economically and in accordance with ethical principles, as described in his vision.
The management staff
The management team supports the hospital director and hospital management with strategic issues and projects. The Corporate Development department is responsible for the fundamentals of strategic corporate management and looks after strategic partners and collaborations. The Marketing & Communication department is responsible for all marketing, internal and external communication tasks. It is also happy to receive media inquiries.
Contact:
The Head of the Management Staff
Corporate development
Marketing & Communication
Marketing & Communication
Marketing & Communication
Marketing & Communication
Lars Liechti
Qualitätsmanager / Direktionsassistent
Qualitätsmanagement & VBHC / Direktionssekretariat
The General Secretariat
The General Secretariat supports the top management bodies (Board of Directors, Hospital Management, Director) in the performance of their management duties and maintains relationships with the most important partners in the healthcare sector.
Contact:
The Secretary General
Legal service
This specialist unit supports, represents and advises all employees and organizational units of the University Hospital Basel on legal issues. For patients, the legal service is the point of contact for all patient law issues, in particular in potential liability cases.
Dr. iur. Thomas Gruberski
Advokat / Juristischer Mitarbeiter
Direktion / Generalsekretariat
Elisa Steiger MLaw
Advokatin / Juristische Mitarbeiterin
Direktion / Generalsekretariat
Compliance
Compliance provides advice and support on issues relating to internal and external regulations, directives and laws. It is your point of contact for confidential reports on grievances and breaches of internal or external regulations.
External Affairs
External Affairs supports the Directorate in organizing and maintaining networks with the University Hospital's external stakeholder groups. It analyzes the interests of the various stakeholder groups at the interface between society, politics and business and derives recommendations for action.
Sustainability department
The Sustainability Office ensures that the topic of sustainability is permanently anchored within the University Hospital Basel. It ensures that the importance of a sustainability strategy and the procedures derived from it are known and understood throughout the hospital. It is responsible for bringing corporate divisions and functions together on the topic, initiating and supporting sustainability initiatives, monitoring their progress and communicating results. As a representative of the topic of sustainability both internally and externally, she ensures the transfer of knowledge and the establishment of best practices.
University Partnership Coordination Office
The University Partnership Coordination Office supports the Board of Directors, the Hospital Director and the Hospital Management in their dealings with the Faculty of Medicine and the University of Basel.It is the information and contact point for clinical professors and the organizational units of the University Hospital Basel with regard to these topics and the national associations unimedsuisse University Medicine Switzerland and H+ Swiss Hospitals.
Patricia Vogler
Koordinatorin Universitäre Partnerschaft
Direktion / Generalsekretariat
Industry and research partnerships
Dr. Eva Greganova
Leiterin Portfolio Industrie/Forschung
Direktion / Generalsekretariat
Directorates
Departments, clinics, medical centers