These are "Germany's most popular nursing professionals" in 2025
24.07.2025 14:21
The state winners of the "Germany's Most Popular Care Professionals" competition for 2025 have been determined. In the online vote conducted by the Association of Private Health Insurance Companies (PKV), over 140,000 votes were cast for approximately 3,100 nominated individuals and teams – more than ever before in the competition's history.
The winners come from all parts of Germany and reflect the full diversity of nursing. They work in a wide variety of areas – from inpatient hospital care to long-term care and palliative care.
„The high level of participation sends an impressive signal to all nursing professionals in Germany: their dedicated work is seen and appreciated by many people,“ says Katrin Staffler, the Federal Government’s Commissioner for Nursing Care. Katrin Staffler took over the patronage from her predecessor Claudia Moll in May 2025.
The organizer of the competition, the PKV Association, is also pleased with the increased public interest.
„We warmly congratulate the nursing professionals on their success,“ says Thomas Brahm, Chairman of the Private Health Insurance Association. „The selection was made by those who know best: patients, those in need of care, their relatives, and colleagues. The fact that so many people voted this year shows the great desire to express their gratitude publicly.“
The awards ceremonies in all 16 federal states will take place in August and September directly at the facilities of the nursing professionals – where they perform outstanding work every day. Following this, the national winners will be selected and honored at a central event in Berlin in November 2025.
The 16 state winners of the nursing professional competition are
Baden-Württemberg
Nursing team of the Heart Center
Stuttgart Hospital
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Bavaria
Nursing team of the Clinic for Palliative Medicine
Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy Munich
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Berlin
Doran Mucha
Ward 3a, Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery
and Center for Transgender Surgery
Evangelical Elisabeth Clinic
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Brandenburg
Susanne Scherler
Coordinating practical instructor
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, West Brandenburg Hospital
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Bremen
Sascha Rüger
HANSA Forum Ellener Hof nursing home
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Hamburg
Nursing team of the General Pediatric Ward I3
Altona Children's Hospital AKK
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Hesse
Katharina Nesswetter
Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (O4)
Bürgerhospital Frankfurt aM.
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Monique Dzenisch
Home nursing care Löwenzahn Gnoien
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Lower Saxony
Nursing team of the Central Emergency Department (ZNA)
Sana Clinic Hameln-Pyrmont
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North Rhine-Westphalia
Care team of the Elisabeth Hospice Lohmar
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Katharina Roos
Clinic and Polyclinic for Obstetrics and Women's Health
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Saarland
Neurology / Stroke Unit Nursing Team
Marienhaus Clinic St. Wendel-Ottweiler
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Saxony
Nursing team central practical training for generalists, ATA, OTA
Heart Center Dresden University Hospital
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Saxony-Anhalt
Nursing team of ward 12
Neurological rehabilitation
MEDIAN Clinic NRZ Magdeburg
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Schleswig-Holstein
Sonia Fietz
Residential area management
Kursana Villa nursing home Reinbek
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Thuringia
Nursing team of the Heart Center
Central Clinic Bad Berka
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To the patron
Katrin Staffler has been a member of the Bundestag for the CSU since 2017. On May 28, 2025, she was appointed Commissioner for Nursing Care. She is thus the contact person in the political arena for everyone involved in nursing care.
To the competition
The Association of Private Health Insurance Companies (PKV) launched the "Germany's Most Popular Care Professionals" competition in 2017 to highlight the value of good care and support. The winners represent the 1.8 million caregivers in Germany who dedicate themselves to the daily care of patients and those in need of care.
In the previous edition in 2023, 2,700 nursing professionals and nursing teams across Germany were nominated for the competition, and over 110,000 votes were cast in the online voting.