New doctor's mobile brings hope for Odernheim: Mobile practice started!

New doctor's mobile brings hope for Odernheim: Mobile practice started!

in Odernheim, a small community in Rhineland-Palatinate, a mobile doctor's office ensures relief among the patients. After the long -time general practitioner closed her practice at the end of the year, a new mobile solution was created to ensure medical care. Mondays, a fresh and clear winter morning, parks a pink-white van with the inscription "Mobile doctor's office" on the site of the former practice. The initiative is borne by the Rhineland-Palatinate (KV RLP) Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, and the first patients are grateful for the returning medical care in their region.

The mobile doctor's office, which comes to Odernheim every week from Monday to Thursday, is operated by the doctor Petra Viertel-Muñoz and the medical assistant Bianca Mees. This practice is equipped with everything that is necessary for basic medical care, including a couch, medication and medical devices. The treatment offers include acute complaints, minor medical examinations, blood revenue and the issuance of sick leave. Even spontaneous patients can be treated in the 15-minute acting, which underlines the urgency of care.

Non -needs missions

The project is part of a more comprehensive approach to ensure basic medical care in rural regions. According to the KV RLP, the mobile doctor's practices are always used if a short -term supply bottleneck cannot be collected by surrounding practices. The need for such practices in rural areas has become visible in the past few months. These regions often not only have fewer doctors per inhabitant, but also a higher demand for medical care, especially from older people and chronically ill. An increased degree of organization is essential, especially in coordination with the regional medical profession and the municipalities that have to create the required framework.

The mobile doctor's office in Odernheim is part of a larger project with a total of two mobile practices that tours through Rhineland-Palatinate. The second practice is currently in use in Speicher in the Eifel. Project managers make a careful evaluation of the situation to determine the exact need and select suitable locations for these practices. The missions can take a few weeks to months as required, and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians can decide where these practices are most urgently needed.

innovations to improve health care

The mobile doctor's office is an example of innovative care concepts that are urgently needed to meet the challenges of health care in rural areas. The population expects high -quality services regardless of their place of residence. Small population densities in rural areas often lead to long travel routes for patients, which not only affects accessibility, but also health.

In addition, there are often fewer health supply facilities in rural regions than in urban areas. Innovative concepts such as telemedical connections and digital networking between service providers could remedy this. It is essential to optimize outpatient and inpatient care in order to close the existing gaps. Mobile service providers are a step in the right direction and show that solutions for rural health problems can be found in order to meet the needs of the population.

Until the situation for the Odernheimer is stabilized by the targeted permanent solution with a family doctor from Bad Sobernheim by the end of February, the mobile doctor's office remains an important support for the local community.