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When the GP practices are closed at the weekend, the emergency room at Essen University Hospital is a hive of activity. More and more sick people with minor ailments are finding their way here. Essen University Hospital is the largest hospital in the Ruhr region. In the “Central Emergency Room North”, 19 doctors and 40 nurses work in shifts to treat real and perceived emergencies. They save lives, comfort relatives and get annoyed at patients with minor complaints who could just as well have gone to their GP.