clinic crisis - Association: Financial situation at all hospitals tight
After the financial alert of the Jena University Hospital, the Thuringian Hospital Association referred to the financial situation of other hospitals in the state. All other hospitals have been affected by insufficiently financed increased costs for years, according to a letter to CDU chief Mario Voigt, who had called for a special meeting regarding the Jena Clinic.
"The Thuringian Hospitals, including the University Hospital Jena, have been shouldering significant costs for necessary investments for many years," the letter stated. The call for a financing summit to ensure comprehensive hospital care was therefore explicitly supported.
Critical situation requires financial relief
Every decision that improves the financial situation of the Thuringian Hospitals - regardless of their ownership - will be welcomed. Other federal states have already implemented significant special programs for this purpose, according to the Association of Hospital Managers in Thuringia. A Thuringian health care system without a functioning University Medicine is hardly conceivable, and comprehensive patient care without community hospitals is impossible.
The University Hospital in Jena is struggling with financial problems due to higher prices for things like energy and wage increases, which have significantly increased expenses. The Land is currently considering a loan by the hospital in conjunction with a state subsidy.
FDP Landtag deputy Robert-Martin Montag pointed out that the situation at the Uniklinikum was complex, as it involved the Health, Finance, and Science ministries. The tasks of Thuringia's only University Clinic extend far beyond those of an acute care hospital, with research, teaching, and further education.
The Free State had announced that, due to the difficult financial situation of the hospitals, it would establish a guarantee program for clinics in financial distress. According to earlier reports, the volume of this program was planned to be 100 million Euro. The Land intends to secure loans that hospitals must take on to finance cost increases with these guarantees. However, the negotiations on this are still ongoing.
- Mario Voigt, the CDU chief, was addressed in a letter regarding the financial situation of all Thuringian hospitals, including University Hospital Jena.
- The letter highlighted that Thuringian Hospitals, including University Hospital Jena, have been dealing with insufficient finances to cover increased costs for years.
- The Association of Hospital Managers in Thuringia mentioned that other federal states have implemented special programs to alleviate these financial challenges.
- The University Hospital Jena is facing financial struggles due to escalating costs associated with energy prices and wage increases.
- The Free State of Thuringia announced a guarantee program for clinics in financial distress, aiming to secure loans for hospitals to cover cost increases.
- Robert-Martin Montag, an FDP Landtag deputy, stated that the University Clinic Jena's financial problems are complex, involving interventions from the Health, Finance, and Science ministries.
