District Schmalkalden-Meiningen secures clinic future for 300 jobs!

District Schmalkalden-Meiningen secures clinic future for 300 jobs!

Schmalkalden, Deutschland - The district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen has taken an important step for the future of medical care in the region: On Thursday evening, the district council of the Elisabeth Klinikum in Schmalkalden approved. The aim of this takeover is clear: the long -term ensuring health care on site. In the future, the clinic will be transferred to the district by Kreiswerke Schmalkalden-Meiningen GmbH. This also includes the associated medical care center (MVZ).

In the past year, the district had supported the clinic with 500,000 euros and granted an additional 2.5 million euros as a non -repayable loan. The district wants to ensure that problems in other companies in the district, such as Meininger's bus companies or the Schmalkalden City cleaning, are avoided. This strategic realignment is intended to strengthen and make both the surgical and financial structures of the clinic.

Elisabeth Clinic - An important employer

The Elisabeth Klinikum has 164 beds and employs around 300 people. It is the largest employer in Schmalkalden and offers a broad medical care service with six specialist departments. In recent years, the clinic has counted over 8,500 inpatient and around 20,000 outpatient patients. The modern equipment, including MRI, CT and a landing site for rescue helicopters, enables high -quality health care around the clock.

With the support of a second managing director, Marc Regentin, who will add the previous managing director Thomas Fickel from 1 July to the end of the year, the clinic management plans to develop a new business concept in cooperation with industry experts. In particular, the challenges that many hospitals face up to - according to the German hospital company, up to 70 percent of them expect a negative annual result - need innovative approaches to increase efficiency.

health care in rural regions

Good medical care is particularly important in rural regions. There are often fewer health facilities here, which leads to long travel routes for the patients - special for specialized services. Since the population tends to be older, the need for health support increases. report show that there are not enough specialists in many rural areas, which leads to challenges in the outpatient care. Innovative concepts, such as the use of telemedicine and mobile services, are therefore becoming increasingly important to close the gaps.

The takeover of the Elisabeth Clinic by the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a step in the right direction to ensure medical care in the future and to take into account the special needs of the rural population. It remains to be seen how the measures have an impact in practice and whether they can actually contribute to improving regional health care.