Unimedizin Greifswald: Deficit of 6 million euros - success despite challenges!

Unimedizin Greifswald: Deficit of 6 million euros - success despite challenges!

There is an exciting development from Unimedicine Greifswald (UMG), which completed a deficit of 5.8 million euros in 2024. This is significantly better than originally forecast, where the expected shortfall was still 12.6 million euros. Toralf Giebe, the commercial board, emphasizes that the investments made pay off and that the clinic has not developed in a financially challenging phase on the staff, but on the contrary, in a targeted manner. The number of full -time positions in the medical service rose from 505 to 519, and the care also set 856 employees. This staffing shows that UMG as an employer in the region is becoming increasingly important.

As far as the views are concerned, the AM is planning a further increase in positions in the medical service to 565 and in the nursing sector to 897 - a total of 3131 full -time positions are then sought. Despite the current financial difficulties, the budget for 2025 has been caught with a deficit forecast of 8.4 million euros. These high costs are caused by tariff increases and the loss of state energy prize aid.

positive developments despite challenges

The UMG does not see itself in the financial dilemma. In 2023, the clinic concluded with a deficit of around five million euros, which is considered a positive step compared to other university clinics in Germany. It is noteworthy that only a few unimedizins write black. The commercial board sees the UMG in the upper midfield of the German Unimedizins - a great success that highlights the services of the employees.

A reason for this positive assessment lies in the high use of the population. The outpatient cases rose by 16,000 to a total of 233,374 last year, and inpatient treatments also increased by 2,238 cases to 37,894. These developments are also reflected in the income generated, but this was not sufficient to cover the increasing costs. As the bpb has increased the health expenditure greatly and the versions also sees itself with a difficult economy, where Expenses to not be covered by tariff changes or the state base case.

the need for appreciation

The medical board, Prof. Uwe Reuter, emphasizes the positive trend among the raised third -party funds. In the third year in a row, projects with a volume of over 30 million euros were successfully implemented, whereby in 2024 even over 34 million euros were achieved. This increases the value of the work of the UMG more and more recognized by the population. The challenges and the positive developments show that UMG lays a strong foundation for the future.

In a constantly changing health system, it is essential that clinics such as the UMG hold on to their quality and invest them in a targeted manner. It remains exciting how the UMG will develop in the coming years. The employees are undoubtedly a supporting pillar for medical progress in the region and deserve high respect.