RKH clinics in transition: new apartments and hospital reform planned!

RKH clinics in transition: new apartments and hospital reform planned!

Bietigheim-Bissingen, Deutschland - The district of Ludwigsburg faces major challenges, especially in health care. As the Bietigheimer Zeitung The RKH clinics on a comprehensive renovation of the situation, which recorded a deficit of 48.3 million euros last year. This leads to an enormous pressure on the clinic landscape and health care in the region.

The deficit has several causes, such as the increasing personnel and material costs, the shortage of skilled workers and a noticeable decline in the services provided. In addition, the increased use of temporary work has tightened the situation. While the Orthopedic Clinic Markgröningen has a low minus of 0.65 million euros, the RKH clinics are heavily dependent on the support of the federal government.

strategies for the future

In order to stabilize the economic course, the RKH clinics have launched a future-oriented project with the consolidation program. Central building blocks are personnel and organizational analysis and the optimization of material costs. In the future, existing properties will be evaluated in order to set priorities for future -proof projects. The results of these analyzes are expected for the end of the year, and District Administrator Dietmar Allgaier is optimistic about the steps in the right direction.

As part of the focus on quality and economic stability, the Minister of Health Nina Warken has announced a practical hospital reform that provides for longer transition periods and more regional exceptions. According to expectations, concrete effects of this reform should not be recognizable until the end of 2024 or in the first quarter of 2026.

living space for specialists

Another aspect that is tackled is the creation of living space for specialists. The renovation of an apartment building in Bietigheim is currently progressing as planned, and 17 more apartments are to be built in Kornwestheim. These measures were also implemented by cooperation with the Foundation of the Diakonia Center in Bietigheim-Bissingen. This wants to keep specialists and increase the attractiveness of the region.

innovative approaches to support

The RKH clinics also rely on technology to optimize work processes. Sub -automated service dresses and the expansion of the WLAN are intended to improve the working conditions for personnel and increase the comfort for patients. In a further step, the helicopter landing site at the RKH Hospital Bietigheim-Vaihingen was reactivated in order to be able to supply emergencies and intensive patients more effectively.

According to a current analysis of pwc , adequate salaries are the most important incentive for the recruitment of nursing staff. The increasingly required better working conditions are a counterweight. In view of such challenges, it is essential that health design in the region pursues sustainable measures and strategies in order to meet both the needs of employees and patients.