Freital fights for the return of birth and children's stations!

Freital fights for the return of birth and children's stations!

Freital, Deutschland - Recently, the closure of the birth hall, the women's clinic and the children's ward in the Freital Hospital caused great resentment in the region. After the announcement of Helios in November 2022, this happened that these important departments should be closed on December 1, 2022. Immediately afterwards, nurses attacked, organized protest events and mayor sent letters to the Saxon state government in order to draw attention to the grievances. However, the closures were ultimately made from a legally defined framework, not from Helios' entrepreneurial decisions, such as the Sächsische Reported.

An application from the conservative center in the district council now wants to change this predicament. At the meeting on June 23, 2023, the reopening of the closed stations will advise. The demands are clear: talks between the district administrator and Helios to create a long -term perspective for the hospital and the creation of a feasibility study on the recommunication of the clinic. The latter would mean that the district would take over the hospital. But the district administrator withdraws for financial reasons, referring to other Saxon counties, which also have such financial problems. For example, the district of Meißen is fighting with enormous losses at the Elbland clinics, while the district of Görlitz had to shoot millions.

legal changes and their effects

The hospital provision of improvement law, which comes into force on December 1, 2024, is seen as one of the causes of the closures. The vdek describes that the law should initiate numerous reforms to improve hospital care in Germany. Among other things, there will be a nationwide structuring of hospital services, which could create incentives to raise the quality of care. However, the complexity and the open questions about implementation also represent a challenge, such as the BKG . Here the next federal government is required to make urgently needed improvements.

The birth rate in Freital speaks a clear language: from 500 in 2019 they fell to under 200 in 2024. This development has led to the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs even decided to delete the pension mandate for gynecology and pediatric and adolescent medicine on December 1, 2024- a decision that sees security security as guaranteed. However, the advisory circle sees the possibility of a private birthplace, greets this idea fundamentally, but without providing financial support.

a ray of hope for the future?

The conservative center has submitted another application in view of the serious situation, which examines the feasibility of birth and pediatric medical care. The discussion about it will take place next Monday. So it is to be hoped that this dialogue could be the first step in the right direction to close the gaps in the supply and to find long -term sustainable solutions for people in Freital and the surrounding area.

The region has already struggled with financial bottlenecks, and the current developments make it clear that well -functioning hospital care is essential for the quality of life of the citizens: inside. The question remains whether innovative concepts and legal reforms can actually make the decisive difference here.