Protest in Stuttgart: Emergency practices are on the brink!

Protest in Stuttgart: Emergency practices are on the brink!

Neuenbürg, Deutschland - In Neuenbürg there is resistance to the impending closure of the local emergency practice, a decision that has not yet been made final. Mayor Fabian Bader remains optimistic and plans a press appointment to give more attention to this topic. Together with the association chairman of the "emergency practice of the Pforzheimer medical profession", Peter Engeser, and the member of the state parliament Erik Schweickert from the FDP, he would like to increase the pressure on those responsible. "We ask to change the plans," emphasizes Bader.

Next Monday, the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians will present its new plans to close several emergency practices in the country. The measuring slat is high, because not only the emergency practice in Neuenbürg is on the brink; The practices in Ettlingen and Calw are also affected. "This must be discussed," explains Schweickert and illustrates the possible consequences of this decision for the region.

Problem of local supply

The location is particularly tense because the nearest supply point, the Siloah Hospital in Pforzheim, also wants to reduce its opening hours. Public transport connections are not optimal, which means that someone who rely on emergency care could be traveling by public transport in the worst case for two hours. "And if the hospital is still open in the times," he says.

The current situation could lead to patients forced to visit the emergency admission in the RKH hospital in Neuenbürg, which could result in exciting bottlenecks and long waiting times. "This will worsen the care of the entire region considerably," warns Engeser, whose association coordinates the emergency practices in Siloah and Neuenbürg.

According to current information, treat around 35,000 patients annually in emergency practices, supervised by a network of around 350 resident doctors. The concerns about a decreasing number of general practitioners are not unfounded, and the younger doctors tend to work less hours, which could lead to a shortage of skilled workers.

"Although the KVBW may present good numbers on paper, reality is very different," says Schweickert indignantly. He also receives support from Mayor Bader, who appeals to Health Minister Manfred Lucha to rethink the situation. In this context, a group of a total of 18 mayors who are also affected took the initiative and turned in a letter to the minister to achieve a stop of this decision.

In order to draw attention to the falling number of emergency practices, a demonstration in Stuttgart is planned for Monday, in which many representatives of the affected cities, including Ettlingen and Calw, will take part. This mobilization shows the serious resistance that is against the plans of the KVBW, whereby the citizens of Neuenbürg and surrounding cities are determined to defend their emergency care.

For more information about this explosive situation, the article shows bnn.de Numerous details and backgrounds on the planned closures and resistance.