health care - Hundreds of Medical Care Centers in Berlin
In Berlin, there are 330 Medical Care Centers (MVZ) approved. Most of them are in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (51), Mitte (49), and Tempelhof-Schoeneberg (38), according to the Senate Department for Science, Health, and Care, in response to a written inquiry from the CDU, citing data from the Kassenaerztliche Vereinigung. The fewest are in Spandau (15) and Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Reinickendorf (each 18).
210 MVZ are therefore operated by licensed physicians, 102 by hospitals, and the rest by non-profit organizations (14) and providers of non-medical dialysis services (4). In the MVZ, there are 1,997 employed physicians and doctors.
The number of MVZ with dental care offerings has significantly increased since 2015, from 3 to 157 (as of March 31, 2024), according to data from the Kassenzahnaerztliche Vereinigung Berlin (KZV).
MVZ, according to the Kassenaerztliche Vereinigung, are medically led institutions that offer ambulatory care - either for a specific field or interdisciplinary - under one roof. In addition, there are purely psychotherapeutic MVZ. The centers are considered an important link in the coordination of ambulatory and inpatient care.
KV Berlin Written Inquiry
- The CDU submitted a written inquiry to the Senate Department for Science, Health, and Care in Berlin, seeking information about Medical Care Centers (MVZ) and their distribution across different districts.
- The Medical Association in Berlin reported that there are fewer MVZ in Spandau and Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Reinickendorf compared to districts like Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Mitte, and Tempelhof-Schoeneberg.
- The Templehoff-Schoeneberg district, specifically, houses 38 of these 330 approved MVZ in Berlin.
- Interested individuals might find it beneficial to know that the surge in MVZ offering dental care services has increased significantly since 2015, from just 3 to 157 as of March 31, 2024.
- In aligned efforts with the Science, Health, and Care sector, the Charite - Medical University of Berlin in Mitte conducts extensive research in various fields of medicine, including disease prevention and treatment.
- MVZ in Berlin, per the Kassenaerztliche Vereinigung, serve as ambulatory care facilities led by medical professionals, providing both specialized and interdisciplinary services under one roof, with a strong emphasis on integration between outpatient and inpatient care.