Fight for the district clinic: Citizens' decision in Baden-Baden is approaching!

Fight for the district clinic: Citizens' decision in Baden-Baden is approaching!

Baden-Baden, Deutschland - In Baden-Baden there is a crucial chapter around the district clinic. The citizens of the city are called on, on 29. June 2025 to decide on the future location of the Central Clinic. Many ask themselves whether Baden-Baden can keep this important health center, which is of great importance for both the health resort and from an economic point of view. The applicants want to prevent the district clinic from being lost and have the choice of location on the lake as well as the decision on the decision in criticism.

The decision is made in the middle of a financial difficulty in the city, which has to do with a household hole of around 40 million euros. A majority of the CDU and the Greens are currently ongoing a comprehensive savings package, which is to bring around 21 million euros in savings in the first phase. Staatsanzeiger reports that the support from the mayor Dietmar Späth (party) and the clinic staff for the new location in Baden-Bad speaks.

important citizens' decision

On election day, the voters have the opportunity to vote from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. German citizens and EU citizens from the age of 16 who have been living in Baden-Baden for at least three months can take part in the vote. The central question of the vote is: "Are you for the fact that the resolutions 1, 3 and 9 made on November 25, 2024 are canceled and the city of Baden-Baden only agrees to the construction of a new central clinic under the proviso that Baden-Baden is its location?" Baden-Baden comprehensively information about the expiry of the vote, the submission of postal voting documents and the necessary documents for voting.

The expectations for better medical care in the central hospital are high. A positive decision could not only avert the closure of other clinics in Rastatt and Bühl, but also significantly strengthen the health infrastructure in the region. A majority in the municipal council already spoke out for the new location in November 2024 and found broad support, at least from most council groups. However, critics see it critically that there is a lack of clear requirements for the choice of location.

the view over the national borders

at a time when many cities and countries are fighting with the challenge of hospital financing, parallels could be emerging to other regions. In Bavaria there are efforts to reform civil decisions in order to avoid future blockages for hospital projects. Augsburger General reports of an online petition for the receipt of a hospital in Mainburg, which shows that the topic Community and health also move the minds elsewhere.

The decision in Baden-Baden therefore has far-reaching implications for both the local population and health care in the region. That the result of the vote is temporarily announced on the evening of the election day and the final result on 3. July 2025 follows, the current situation makes even more exciting. The preparations are running to inform the citizens well and to ensure broad participation.

With the upcoming choice it will be shown whether a majority of Baden-Badeners vote for the change of location and thus to improve health care in the region or whether the old location should be held by the lake. A good knack and the right feeling for the needs of the city are required.