District and city council decide: New central clinic for Friesland!

Am 2. Juli entscheidet der Kreistag Friesland über den Bau einer gemeinsamen Zentralklinik in Wilhelmshaven zur Sicherstellung der Gesundheitsversorgung.
On July 2, the Friesland district council decided on the construction of a common central clinic in Wilhelmshaven to ensure health care. (Symbolbild/MND)

District and city council decide: New central clinic for Friesland!

In a little less than a week, it gets serious: On July 2, the district council and the city council Wilhelmshaven meet to decide on the future health care of around 180,000 people. An accelerated process that aims at a common central clinic. The two sessions take place at the same time, but separately - the district council in the Haus des Gastes in Horumersiel and the city council in the town hall of Wilhelmshaven. An exciting matter, especially for everyone who is concerned about the future of regional health facilities.

The decision text, which acts as a "working basis", stipulates that the previously existing hospital locations in Wilhelmshaven, Sanderbusch and Varel should be abandoned. The goal is clear: a future -proof health care for the region. In contrast to the almost empty beds, which according to a reform of Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach in many German hospitals, a new structure is to be created here that works more effectively and is financially wearable.

background and recommendations

The current financial difficulties of the clinics are the main reason for this merger. "We have to act," says District Administrator Sven Ambrosy, who works with Mayor Carsten Feist on a proposal for the joint decision. WMC's feasibility study recommends building a common clinic at a new location in order to ensure economic sustainability. A renovation report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) warns of this deficit of up to 45 million euros in the course of an annual deficit, the existing institutions should remain untouched. Therefore, the closure of the Vareler hospital could be a measure that could not be underestimated before completing the new clinic.

A direct result of the planned clinic structure would be the conversion of the Northwest Hospital Sanderbusch to a focus hospital with around 400 beds, while gynecology and obstetrics are moved to the Sande location. All of these measures not only offer the possibility of bridging financial bottlenecks, but also providing future -oriented solutions for patient care.

public participation and outlook

If you want to follow the meetings on July 2, you have several options: While the on-site participation in both sessions is possible without registration, the district meeting is also transferred online-registration by June 30th is necessary. Radio Jade also offers an audio broadcast of the city council meeting, so that from home can also be followed by what the decision-makers discuss.

The importance of the upcoming decision is underlined by the federal hospital reform, which requires concentration and cooperation-not least to ensure rural health care. The reform should ensure more efficiency in the system and at the same time avoid longer waiting times for certain treatments in rural areas.

The decision on July 2 will not only affect the regional hospital landscape, but also shape the entire medical care of the population in Friesland and Wilhelmshaven. We can only hope that a good hand will be proven and the representatives chosen will take the correct steps to secure a high -quality health care.

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