University Hospital Leipzig: Despite challenges!

University Hospital Leipzig: Despite challenges!

Leipzig, Deutschland - in the University Hospital Leipzig (UKL is going!) The year 2024 significantly alleviated the concerns about financial interests through a pleasing annual surplus of 8.8 million euros. According to unkellinikum-leipzig.de, this was a remarkable progress after almost a balanced result was made in the previous year. This positive development is primarily due to the excellent inpatient and outpatient performance development as well as unique effects from budget negotiations with the health insurance companies. However, despite this gratifying balance sheet, the total financial situation remains challenging with regard to rising operating costs and necessary investments.

The year 2024 could finally be mastered without the additional loads of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. Nevertheless, there were high failures in the first half, which led to performance cuts. In the second half of the year, however, the hiring of additional employees in the medical service and in the nursing and functional service were vigorously countered, which led to a significant increase in performance. The number of patients rose both in the inpatient and outpatient sector, whereby the outpatient operations increased by 14 percent.

sales and costs at a glance

The sales of the hospital operations grew by 12.7 percent and reached a proud value of 640 million euros, the total revenue amounted to 714 million euros. Personnel costs also went up properly and exceeded the 400 million euro mark for the first time, with an increase of 24.3 million euros compared to the previous year. In addition, two tariffs were made for employees in the medical and non-medical service to ensure satisfaction.

All of these factors have made it possible for the UKL to master the challenges of the previous year. In 2023, an almost balanced result was achieved with sales of 648.6 million euros, despite a small minus of 232,101 euros, such as [kma-online.de] (https://www.kma-online.de/aktuelles/klinik-news/diergaetsklinikum-leipzig-erreicht-Fast-jahres-jahrbis- 52480). Commercial board Dr. Robert Jacob emphasizes that this result was only possible through grants from the federal and Free State of Saxony to compensate for high energy prices and operating costs.

networking and training

The UKL has not only consolidated its position by improving the financial situation, but also by completing the first construction phase of the central emergency room. The lung transplants were established in cooperation with the Heart Center Leipzig, and digitization is also progressing with the switch to the M-KIS clinical workplace system. But the financing situation remains a challenge, especially in areas such as IT, construction and medical technology.

In the medical faculty there is also gratifying news: in 2024 it recorded an increase in the state subsidy and the third -party funds. The third -party funded personnel positions rose from 880 in 2023 to 912 in 2024. The top marks of the students of human medicine and pharmacy are particularly remarkable in nationwide exams. And not to forget that the establishment of a professorship for midwifery and the ceremonial opening of the Institute for Midwifery are also successful initiatives that bring the UKL further forward.

A look into the future shows that in January 2026 the clinical center "Leipzig Center of Metabolism" opens its doors. However, this impressive development is not without challenges, because the need for a permanent correction of financial imbalance in university medicine remains. The financing of the hospitals is a much discussed topic, and according to [vdek.com] (https://www.vdek.com/ contract partner/krankenhaeuser/krankenhausfinanzierung.html), the hospitals only receive treatment costs in the state hospital plan, which increases the financial excitement.

The UKL remains a key player in regional health care and shows that despite the challenges and urgent financial questions, it has a good hand when it comes to patient care and innovative developments.