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German hospitals may face a wave of bankruptcies

2022-12-28 08:15:44Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

German hospitals may face a wave of bankruptcies

Many hospitals in Germany expect major financial problems in 2023. This could lead to a wave of bankruptcies. They cannot afford the price increase.

"Our clinics are facing a potential wave of bankruptcy that will be impossible to stop," says the president of the German Hospital Association (DKG), Gerald Gass, in an interview with the German Editorial Network (RND). He believes that in many regions this wave of bankruptcy will lead to a "significant decline" in the level of health care for citizens.

Gass refers to the DKG's regular annual survey of German clinic directors, according to which 59 percent of hospitals in Germany expect to close this year (2022) with a loss. Last year, this percentage was significantly lower at 43 percent.

Consequently, the percentage of hospitals expecting a positive financial balance at the end of the year decreased from 44 to 20 percent within a year. Only 17 percent of the leaders of the surveyed clinics estimate that the situation will improve next year.

Gass estimates that the hospital funding, which the German government announced will help overcome rising energy costs, is "helpful, but not enough."

"This aid cannot alleviate the structural problems faced by German clinics due to inflation, which has resulted in price increases in all areas. The corona pandemic has shown that it is necessary to have a strong clinical sector and has demonstrated the need for territorial coverage of medical care. "We cannot afford to have clinics closed," Gass said.

Chronic lack of professional staff

The chronic lack of staff, especially in the field of medical care, causes other problems for the managers of German clinics. In the DKG survey, 90 percent of hospitals report that they are unable to fill vacant positions. Currently, German hospitals lack 20,600 workers in all sectors./DW


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