Around 500 people demonstrate to maintain the Mathilden Hospital!

Around 500 people demonstrate to maintain the Mathilden Hospital!

On January 21, 2025, the New Year's reception of the free voters took place in Büdingen, an event that was not only celebrated, but was also shaped by political discussions. On this occasion, Thomas Appel, Arno Dörr, Sabine Dönges and Rudi Bornräger were honored for ten years of membership. In the meantime, the partial closure of the Mathilden Hospital remained a central topic, which met with a lot of criticism in both the free voters and in the general public. According to an article by fnp.de expressed Liam Ulrich, the direct candidate for the federal election so that the interests of rural areas are not sufficiently taken into account by other parties.

The Free Voters, represented by Ulrich, Majunke and Spamer, demand a stronger examination of the future of the Mathilden Hospital, which is threatened by a partial closure. Ulrich criticized the politics of the past 30 years, which in his opinion led to this development. It proposed measures such as a maximum corporate tax of 25 % and an exemption from income up to 2000 euros to improve the economic situation in rural areas. fr.de reports that around 500 people demonstrated for the preservation of the hospital, which illustrates the high concern about the situation of emergency care.

political dynamics and resistance

The dimension of the topic is reinforced by the words of Ulrich Majunke, who acted as a co -initiator of the protest and rated the high number of participants as a sign of resistance. He emphasized that the final decision of the state government about the future of the hospital was still pending and asked to participate in a further protest event in Wiesbaden. The experienced politician was concerned about the possible consequences of a closure, in particular the loss of essential emergency care services in Büdingen and the surrounding area.

In the political debate, various actors expressed their views. Manfred Scheid-Varisco from the SPD vehemently contradicted the presentation that the federal government had caused the company's operational difficulties. He pointed out that the financing of the clinic was already a challenge during the takeover process in autumn 2020. Andrea Rahn-Farr from the FDP criticized the state government for the defective structural planning that aimed to promote rural hospitals.

challenges and solutions

The situation at the emergency rooms in Gelnhausen and Bad Nauheim, which are already overloaded, gives rise to concern. Dieter Jentzsch from the CDU emphasized that a quick solution by a temporary reinforcement of the emergency services could not be realized, which underlined the urgency of the discussion about the Mathilden Hospital again. Former mayor Erich Spamer described the planned partial closure as a "frivel" and sharply criticized the responsible persons.