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CSection Rate Hits Peak Record Numbers In 2024 Hospital Deliveries
The percentage of Caesarean sections (C-sections) among hospital births reached an all-time high in 2024. According to data…
Hospital Workers Warn Reform Plans Threaten Major Nurse Shortage
In an open letter addressing the federal government, the works councils representing over 20 hospital groups and university…
Hospital Lobby Slams Health Bill Warning Crisis Deepens
Gerald Gaß, the Chairman of the Board of the German Hospital Association, has sharply criticized the proposed bill…
Iran Crisis Drives Up Prices for Medical Protective Gear Threatening European Hospital Supplies
The escalation in the Persian Gulf threatens to jeopardise the supply of medical consumables for European hospitals. According…
TK CEO Baas Blames Federal Government For Hospital Reform
The head of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) has criticized the hospital reform that the Bundestag approved last week. By…
Left Party Demands End to Profit Logic in German Healthcare Amid Hospital Reform Criticized for Worsening Staff Shortage
The amendments to Germany’s hospital reform adopted by the Bundestag on Friday are expected by the Left to…
Bundestag Approves Bold Reforms to Germany’s Hospital System
Germany’s federal parliament has advanced amendments to the hospital reform. On Friday the Bundestag, with the support of…
German Health Insurers Await Bundestag Vote on Hospital Reform With Hope for Savings
The statutory health insurers are hoping the Bundestag will give the hospital reform a green light on Friday,…
Warken Skips Mediation Committee to Drive Hospital Reform Through Parliament by March
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) said she will push the planned changes to the hospital reform through…
Federal and States Agree on Key Hospital Reform Changes
The federal government and the states reached an agreement on changes to the hospital reform on Thursday, confirmed…
Greens and Health Insurers Warn of Warken Hospital Reform Amid Massive Criticism
The planned adjustment of Germany’s hospital reform has drawn fierce criticism from both the Greens and the health…
Greenland Dismisses Trump’s Plan to Send a Hospital Ship to the Arctic Island
President Donald Trump offered to send a field‑hospital ship to Greenland, an idea that was met with outright refusal…
Germany Sees Decade-Long Low In Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions
In 2024, only 283,500 patients were treated in German hospitals for a diagnosis that involved alcohol as the…
Berlin Hospital Chief Warns of Health Crisis Gaps
a glaring lack of preparedness for crisis situations.. According to Heyo Kroemer, CEO of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin…
Hospital Crisis Looms Reform Fails
A looming crisis threatens the stability of Germany’s hospital system, with the national association of statutory health physicians…
Berlin Hospital Prepares for Swiss Fire Victims
The catastrophic wildfire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, has triggered a massive international medical response, with the Berlin Accident Hospital…
Red Cross Urges Hospital Safe Rooms
The head of the German Red Cross (DRK), Hermann Gröhe, has issued a stark warning regarding the preparedness…
Man Shot Dead at German University Hospital
A man died Friday afternoon following a police intervention at the University Clinic in Gießen, sparking immediate questions…
Air Rescue Demands More Hospital Landing Zones
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s healthcare system faces a critical logistical challenge, according to Krystian Pracz, CEO of…
Voigt Calls for Finance Overhaul Hospital Funding Boost
Thuringia’s Minister President Mario Voigt has issued a stark call for a rapid overhaul of the financial relationship…
Hospital Admissions Rise in Germany
Germany’s healthcare system is facing a complex confluence of rising patient numbers and systemic challenges, according to newly…
Left Party Urges Hospital Bailout
The proposed austerity measures from Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) aimed at stabilizing health insurance contributions are drawing…
Hospital Costs Surge Despite Budget Cuts
despite recent austerity measures announced by Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), hospital expenditures are projected to reach a…
Hospital Chief Fears Healthcare Cuts
The head of the Sana hospital group, Thomas Lemke, has issued a stark warning about the potential for…
Doctors Union Alleges Toxic Hospital Culture
A deeply concerning assessment of leadership culture within German hospitals has been delivered by Susanne Johna, chair of…
Doctors Demand Hospital Overhaul
The proposed cost-cutting measures for German hospitals, recently unveiled by Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), are failing to…
Hospital Reform Shifts Focus
The German cabinet approved a significant revision of the planned hospital reform on Wednesday, signaling a retreat from…
Coalition Reaches Hospital Reform Deal
A significant overhaul of Germany’s ambitious hospital reform plan is reportedly nearing approval, signaling a retreat from the…
Parties Reach Hospital Reform Deal
Following weeks of intensive negotiations surrounding the adaptation law for the hospital reform, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
Laumann Urges Exceptions in Hospital Reform
The German federal cabinet is scheduled to discuss proposed alterations to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s hospital reform plans…
Hospital Reform Faces Agreement Hurdles
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has acknowledged that consensus within the governing coalition regarding the reform of…
Consumer Group Urges Caution on Hospital Data Halt
Consumer advocacy group Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (VZBV) has cautioned Health Minister Nina Warken against plans to discontinue the Federal…
Union Demands Changes to Hospital Reform Plan
Germany’s Verdi union is calling for significant revisions to the proposed hospital reform legislation following consultations with relevant…
Hospital Reform Changes Expected
Following recent discussions between federal and state governments, Gerald Gaß, Chairman of the German Hospital Federation (DKG), expressed…
Hospital Birthing Rooms to Get Air Conditioning
Health Concerns Prompt Call for Climate-Resilient Maternity Wards Amid growing concerns about the health risks posed by heat…
Heatwave Hospital Crisis Soars
A new report released Tuesday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals that heat-related illnesses, including heatstroke and…
Hospital Funding Crisis Looms
The head of Germany’s largest statutory health insurance (GKV) association, Oliver Blatt, has stated that German hospitals are…
Weller’s Departure Signals a New Era in Hospital Policy?
Minister of Health’s Office to Undergo Staff Changes The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) is set to…
German Hospital Social Workers on the Brink of Collapse
New Article: A recent study by the University of Kassel’s Institute for Social Work has revealed that a…
Hospital Fire in Hamburg Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction
Hamburg Police Issue Arrest Warrant in Connection with Hospital Fire that Claimed Three Lives and Left Multiple Injured…
Hospital Wars: NRW’s Winning Streak in Court Battles
A recent development in the ongoing debate over the healthcare reform in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia…
Shocking Hospital Arson in Hamburg
A 72-year-old patient is being held on suspicion of arson after a hospital fire in Hamburg-Hohenfelde left three…
Baden-Württemberg Offers Massive Aid Package to Save Mannheim’s University Hospital from Financial Ruin.
The Baden-Württemberg state government has once again approved a support package for the Mannheim University Hospital. A spokesperson…
Israel Targets Last Operating Hospital in Gaza City, Disrupting Medical Services
Two Israeli rockets hit a building at the main hospital in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, destroying the…
Insured vs. State: Billion-Dollar Showdown for Hospital Upgrades
German health insurance funds are demanding billions of euros from a potential “special fund” for infrastructure investments. The…
Iconic Hospital on Brink of Closure
Despite the Berlin Senate still not having adopted a corresponding state hospital plan to implement the hospital reform,…
Iconic Hospital Shuts Down in Crisis
WHO Condemns Destruction of Gaza Hospital The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the latest attack…
GERMANY’S HEALTH MINISTER TO REIGNITE HOSPITAL REFORM FIRESTORM!
NRW’s Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) plans to revive the hospital reform by Bundesgesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) in…
German Patient Dies in Isolation at Charité Hospital – Mysterious Poisoning Suspected?
A Russian citizen has been moved to the isolation ward of the Berlin Charité due to hints of…
German Hospital Society on High Alert!
The Chairman of the German Hospital Association (DKG), Gerald Gaß, expects consequences for Germany if Syrian doctors return…
Number of people in hospital in England rises by 22%
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in England has risen by 22% in a week, latest…
Gunmen stormed a hospital in Ecuador to kill a teenager
Police in Ecuador have arrested seven armed attackers who entered a hospital and tried to kill a teenager…
Shooting at a hospital in Texas, two victims
Two people were killed by gunfire at a hospital in the city of Dallas, in the US state…
Increase in premature births this year in Ukraine
The number of premature or complicated births has roughly doubled this year compared to previous times in Ukraine,…
The Russian army attacks a hospital in Kharkiv
The Russian army attacks a hospital in Kharkiv. Local authorities in Ukraine have announced that the psychiatric hospital…
Zelensky: Why did Russia feel threatened by a hospital?
Zelensky: Why did Russia feel threatened by a hospital? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked why Russia saw a…