Fight for Weilmünster: 400 jobs and clinic care in danger!
Fight for Weilmünster: 400 jobs and clinic care in danger!
In Weilmünster, the future of clinics and institutions is in danger, such as a current This uncertainty not only affects over 400 jobs, but also on the medical care of the region. The Vitos Clinic for Neurology is one of the largest neurological acute and supply clinics in Germany. Their long tradition and the national reputation are threatened by the risk of the loss of entertainment.
clinic services and awards
Last year, the Clinic for Neurology treated 3,777 inpatient and over 2,500 outpatient cases, which corresponds to an economic increase in 18 % compared to the previous year. A particularly important aspect is the certified stroke unit with seven beds, which provided almost 600 strokes in 2024. This department offers a unique overall package of neurological services in the region and was praised for the treatment of seriously ill patients during corona apandemia.The Clinic for Psychosomatics has also been able to achieve a place among the best hospitals in Germany in a top 10 list of the Focus magazine. However, these successes are now on the brink, and the employees are urgently looking for future options to maintain the facilities and the associated jobs.
location problem and future concepts
As early as 2019, Vito's company realized that the Weilmünster location was not future -proof in the long term, whereupon a future concept was launched. The aim was to increase the medical quality and optimize health care in the district of Limburg-Weilburg. A cooperation agreement with the Weilburg district hospital to relocate the clinics to a new building was concluded. But the implementation fails due to insufficient support and lack of funding.
Reinhard Belling, chairman of Vitos Group Management, emphasizes urgency to develop a sustainable solution to improve patient care and to make it economically implementable. Vitos has had to adapt the framework conditions for the project several times, which was significantly more difficult by geopolitical developments such as the Ukraine War and increasing energy costs. There are specific challenges for the economically deficient clinic for neurology.
In order to make early decisions, Vitos will check various options for action and communicate with actors in healthcare. This review should be completed by the beginning of April 2025.
The health expenditure in Germany has already risen to 498 billion euros in 2022, which is 12.8 % of the gross domestic product, such as the Federal Center reported. These growing costs make the receipt of institutions such as the clinics in Weilmünster all the more necessary. The petition is a clear signal and shows how important the clinics are for the people in the region.
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