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Clinic boss Balster admits mistake: ban on selling newspapers lifted!
Clinic boss Dirk Balster admits errors in the ban on the sale of East Frisian newspapers. Supervisory board confirms support and plans central clinic.
Clinic boss Balster admits mistake: ban on selling newspapers lifted!
Things are simmering in the East Frisian region: The clinic's boss, Dirk Balster, recently banned the sale of local daily newspapers, which caused a lot of excitement. However, after massive pressure and national headlines, Balster had to rethink and now admitted that the ban was a “mistake”. So reported NWZonline about the explosive matter in the Aurich and Emden clinics, which was immediately overturned by the supervisory board.
The supervisory board, led by Tim Kruithoff, the mayor of Emden, and Olaf Meinen, the district administrator of Aurich, agreed: the ban on the sale of the East Frisian newspapers was not necessary and the resulting outrage, which Balster had previously blamed for “tendentious and negligent reporting,” was not productive. Despite the controversy, the clinic boss has now received support, and the supervisory bodies have called for appropriate and balanced reporting on the clinics' medical teams.
A look at the background
The ban on sales was due to Balster's dissatisfaction with media reports about the hospitals. The allegations were apparently unacceptable for the clinic management, which led to these drastic measures. But the reaction of the supervisory board shows that they want to take a different course within the hospital network. What is striking is that Balster remains in his position, especially thanks to the support of Kruithoff and Meinen, who stand behind him despite the calls for his resignation NDR reported.
The year 2024 still brings positive news for the clinics in Aurich and Emden: they recorded an increase in performance of 11% in the somatic area and 5% in psychiatry. The annual result also improved by six million euros. This gives hope for a positive development of medical care services, which will be driven forward by successful personnel recruitment.
Future challenges and a big project
A major project is also on the agenda: by 2028, the Aurich, Emden and Norden clinics are to be merged into a common central clinic, which will require a budget of an impressive 800 million euros. The Supervisory Board is optimistic that this step will help to significantly reduce the burden on hospital care in Lower Saxony. Balster is described as indispensable in this context, which stabilizes his position despite the current controversies.
In addition, the bundling of hospitals in Uthwerdum is seen as an important step in resolving existing challenges and further improving medical care. All of this shows that there are some exciting developments ahead in the region.
It remains to be seen how the situation surrounding Dirk Balster and the local media reporting will develop, but one thing is certain: the exchange between the clinics and the media will be more intensive in the future in order to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations.