Antecedent sites and legacy The ukb campus includes many historic buildings that originally belonged to the Wilhelm-Griesinger Hospital (Wilhelm-Griesinger-Krankenhaus) in Biesdorf. The institution began as the Anstalt für Epileptische Wuhlgarten bei Biesdorf, officially opened on 18 November 1893, and over time the site was expanded through multiple construction phases. Architectural plans at the time included not only wards and residential houses for staff, but also a dedicated hospital chapel (Krankenhauskirche) and an institutional cemetery. The remodeled church on the grounds later adopted a basilica form and held around 500 seats. The Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin itself was formally established in 1997, merging new infrastructure with the existing site. The official opening took place on 3 September 1997. Initially it was co-owned by the State of Berlin and the statutory accident insurers (
Berufsgenossenschaften). On 1 July 2003 Berlin withdrew, leaving the insurers as sole sponsor. In 2016, ukb was integrated into the BG Kliniken GmbH group.
Expansion and new facilities Between 2012 and 2016, the ukb underwent a major expansion, including a new clinic annex, a five-storey specialist outpatient center (
Ärztehaus, the "Gesundheitszentrum am ukb"), and a
multi-storey car park with around 243–246 spaces. The Gesundheitszentrum am ukb (Medical center) opened in October 2014 and houses specialist practices, outpatient care, and allied services such as pharmacy and physiotherapy. In 2021, the ukb inaugurated a new rehabilitation clinic with 151 beds for neurological rehabilitation, respiratory weaning, and sports medicine. == Functions and services ==