Giant strike for Elbe-Elster: Clinic proposal rejects the district council!

Giant strike for Elbe-Elster: Clinic proposal rejects the district council!

The current situation in the Elbe-Elster Clinic ensures plenty of conversation in the region. On Monday evening, the Elbe-Elster district council voted a vote on an important resolution of the free voters, but this was rejected by a short majority. While 26 MPs voted against the template, 22 supported the initiative and two abstained. The vote took place in Falkenberg, where almost 100 employees of the clinic followed the meeting live. The works council had mobilized the workforce to make its voice to be heard, but the efforts were in vain. Solveig blackberry bar, the chairwoman of the works council, described the rejection as a "huge strike in the face", which underlines the concern of employees.

The background of this decision is the decision made six weeks ago for the "3+1" solution, which provides for a central new building of the clinic. The future location is currently being discussed intensively in Doberlug-Kirchhain. The existing clinics in Herzberg, Elsterwerda and Finsterwalde are to be converted in health centers that focus on emergency basic care and above all outpatient treatments. This restructuring represents a profound change in the health care of the district and is part of the planned hospital reform, which, despite many challenges in financing, is to be implemented with the help of the transformation fund. Clinic Managing Director Michael Winkler confirmed that the preparations for the new building are already starting, whereby the documents have to be submitted by August 30th.

The hospital reform in focus

Christian Jaschinski, the district administrator of the Elbe-Elster district, introduces future plans for the modernization of the clinic together with clinic manager Michael Neugebauer. The aim is to create needs -based solutions that promote the trust of citizens and ensure regional health care. Every year, around 40,000 patients are cared for in the Elbe-Elster Clinic, at the three locations in Finsterwalde, Elsterwerda and Herzberg, a total of 454 plan beds and around 1,000 employees work. These figures illustrate the importance of the clinic for the region and illustrate why the current changes cause both fears and hopes.

The "3+1 strategy" should strengthen acute care and lead to a higher personnel requirement in the medium term, which could also create new jobs. In addition to internal communication with employees, works council and political actors, information events are also planned. A municipal health conference already took place in the Philipp-Melanchthon-Gymnasium in Herzberg, which contributes to transparency and exchange about the upcoming steps.

broad support for change

Ursula Nonnemacher, Minister of Health, praises the district's initiative as brave and important for health regional care. An expert opinion from the Bayreuth consultant company of the Oberender is currently illuminating the effects of the reform as well as the economic consequences of corona pandemic, the shortage of skilled workers and demographic changes. Jan Hacker, CEO of the company, emphasizes the need to quickly develop a future-proof concept for the Elbe-Elster Clinic.

On the political stage, the exchange between the various actors in the healthcare system is of crucial importance. The challenges are known: uncertainty and fears in the population need transparent communication. The Ministry of Health is committed to comprehensive information so that people in the region can adapt to the changes. A dialogue of everyone involved is essential to successfully design long -term change.