Wellness - "Persistently Pushing the Boundaries" - Pediatricians Issue a Warning
Prominent child health professionals are ringing alarm bells about the state of Germany's children's hospitals. "The system is currently maxed out the whole year, not just during infectious disease outbreaks in winter," said Florian Hoffmann, the newly-elected head of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), nicknamed "The Star". "The wards are usually packed." Overload can be found in every children's hospital, explained Hoffmann, who is also a pediatric intensive care physician at LMU Munich.
Hoffmann also took aim at the federal government. "The kids are getting the short end of the stick," he said about the recently-approved draft of the hospital reform. "I had hoped that protecting children would be a top concern in this new reform."
Jörg Dötsch, the vice president of the German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ), advocated for financial incentives to entice caregivers to "come back from retirement or part-time work to their profession and increase their work hours."
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- Florian Hoffmann, the newly-elected head of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), expressed concerns about the overcrowding in children's hospitals in Germany, stating that they are consistently full throughout the year.
- The recently-approved draft of the hospital reform in Germany has been criticized by Hoffmann, as he believes it does not adequately prioritize the health and well-being of children.
- In an effort to address the overload in pediatric hospitals, Jörg Dötsch, the vice president of the German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ), proposes financial incentives to encourage retired or part-time pediatric caregivers to return to full-time work.
- The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) is based in Germany and is dedicated to promoting excellence in the fields of intensive care and emergency medicine, with a particular focus on children's health.
- The situation at children's hospitals in Germany is so dire that pediatric intensive care physician Florian Hoffmann, the head of DIVI, has warned of the need for urgent action to address the alarming number of sick children and the limited resources available to treat them at pediatric clinics, such as the one in Berlin.
