University Hospital Leipzig: Successful annual balance 2024 unveiled!

University Hospital Leipzig: Successful annual balance 2024 unveiled!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) has a successful view of 2024. As kma-online , the clinic was able to complete with an annual surplus of 8.8 million euros. This positive balance is the result of good developments in inpatient and outpatient care as well as positive once effects from the budget negotiations with the health insurance companies.

compared to the previous year, which ended almost balanced, there is a clear improvement. Particularly noteworthy are the increased revenue from hospital operations, which have grown by 12.7 percent to around 640 million euros. The total proceeds amount to around 714 million euros, a sign of growing trust in the medical services of the UKL.

services and developments in focus

The Medical Faculty is enjoyed by a positive development, such as idw-online emphasized. The number of students rose from 3,639 in 2023 to 3,678 in 2024 and the test results in human medicine and pharmacy are also outstanding. A new milestone was reached in the area of ​​midwifery: The UKL founded its own institute and called a professorship for midwifery.

In the research area, the clinic received two ERC Grants and is preparing for the "Leipzig Center of Metabolism", which is to promote research and treatment of metabolic diseases from January 2026. The revisions in the personnel area, such as the hiring of additional employees in the medical and nursing sector, also contributed to relief and increasing performance. Last year, they focused on strengthening the staff ceiling both in the medical service and in the functional service.

challenges and outlook

Despite the positive developments, the financial situation of the UKL remains challenging. As, among other things, uniklinikum-leipzig.de for the first time exceed the 400-million euro brand and lying by the previous year. This development is due to the increasing number of employees: inside and the persistently high operating costs.

The challenges of the future should not be underestimated. In particular, the high material and energy costs as well as necessary investments in IT, construction and medical technology present the UKL with great tasks. However, the switch to the new clinical workplace system M-KIS and various digitization projects should contribute to the stabilization of the structures in the long term.