Marienhaus group secures DRK Hospital Neuwied: Future is secured!

Marienhaus group secures DRK Hospital Neuwied: Future is secured!

The Marienhaus Group has signed the purchase contract for the transfer of the DRK Hospital in Neuwied today. The official transition to the Marienhaus Group is planned for April 1, 2025, provided that all conditions are met in good time. This takeover not only ensures medical care, but also numerous jobs in the region, which is of great importance in view of the ongoing insolvency proceedings for the previous sponsoring company of the hospital. The procedure started in December 2024 and affects a total of five DRK hospitals in Rhineland-Palatinate, which illustrates the need for a quick solution.

As early as August 2022, the DRK Hospital Neuwied was in a self-administration procedure before a new bankruptcy request was made at the end of 2024. As a result, the Marienhaus Group immediately showed interest in a possible takeover of the location. Initial talks to ensure medical care and jobs took place immediately. A crucial step in this process was the inspection of the hospital in early January 2025, at the representative of the Marienhaus Group and the provisional insolvency administrator Dr. Rainer Eckert participated.

integration into the Marienhaus group

The Marienhaus Group plans to integrate the DRK hospital into its existing structure and will give the hospital a new name and a new appearance. This restructuring is part of a comprehensive purchasing concept that served as the basis for negotiations with the insolvency administrator. With this concept, the Marienhaus Group would like to ensure that the high quality of medical care in Neuwied remains.

The Marienhaus Group, which is based in Waldbreitbach in the Neuwied district, is one of the largest Christian providers of social institutions in Germany. With eleven clinics at 16 locations, she employs around 13,000 people and also offers old people's and nursing homes, hospice services and educational institutions. An existing facility is the Marienhaus Klinikum St. Elisabeth in Neuwied, which supports the integration of the DRK Hospital in its structure.

The takeover by the Marienhaus group takes place in a context in which hospitals are increasingly faced with financial challenges. These challenges, often resulting from over -indebtedness or insolvency, mean that many facilities have to fall back on insolvency proceedings. Insolvency proceedings are initiated to protect the creditors and enable orderly handling of the financial matters of the hospital. When opening insolvency proceedings, it is also ensured that employment relationships remain and that the remuneration claims of the employees continue to apply until bankruptcy.

The Marienhaus Group is therefore not only a solution to the problems of the DRK hospital, but also a reliable partner who wants to ensure medical care in the region in the long term. The approval of the employees for this takeover, which was communicated in an employee meeting, also shows the positive response to this crucial development.