Emergency practices in the district of Rottweil: Chaos threatens through closings!

Emergency practices in the district of Rottweil: Chaos threatens through closings!

In the district of Rottweil, there is a massive cut in the basic medical care: the closure plan of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Baden-Württemberg (KVBW) affects a total of 18 emergency practices, including those in Oberndorf. This decision was made at a meeting in Stuttgart, in which Rottweil's CDU member of the Landtag, Stefan Teufel took part. He emphasizes that a careful examination of the plans is now necessary to ensure that the statutory security mandate for medical on -call duty will continue to be met. "There should be no chaos," says Teufel, who advocates a sensible coordination of the remaining structures to avoid longer waiting times and overcrowded practices, such as NRWZ reported.

threat to health care

The drastic measures of the KVBW mean that up to 30 percent of general emergency practices in Baden-Württemberg will be closed within 18 months. This leads to massive undersupply, especially in rural regions. Local residents fear that the KVBW will not do justice to its responsibility and that the closures could further tighten the already difficult medical care in the Rottweil district. The outcry on the planned closure of the emergency practice in Oberndorf is only part of a major problem of health care in rural areas, which will increasingly come into focus in the coming months.