New Klinik-Neubau for Hergatz: The fight for health in Westallgäu!

New Klinik-Neubau for Hergatz: The fight for health in Westallgäu!

Hergatz, Deutschland - A blatant dispute over the future of health care in Westallgäu flares! Wangen's mayor Michael Lang is determined not to hand over his hospital to the neighboring community of Hergatz without a fight. The planned joint hospital could have serious effects on patient care in the region!

The report, which was recently presented in the Lindau district council, recommends the construction of a new hospital to replace the existing clinics in Wangen, Lindau and the already closed facility in Lindenberg. With only 258 to 288 beds, significantly less than the current 224, and a cost forecast of a whopping 300 million euros for the new building, Lang estimates that this could be a financial disaster. "Where should the money come from? From the district of Lindau? From the district of Ravensburg?", He asks provocative.

The reactions are overwhelming!

While long doubts expresses, Hergatz ’Mayor Oliver-Kersten Raab is enthusiastic:" That would be a great advantage for Hergatz! " But the facts speak a different language. There are no suitable areas for the hospital in Hergatz. Raab also warns: "We have to take into account the challenges in road traffic and the necessary infrastructure." The Lindau district councils also see the proposal positively and demand a quick procedure. "We have to make nails with heads," calls a representative of the CSU full of vigor.

long remains skeptical and warns: "A new building alone is not enough! We need a mature concept for the entire infrastructure." His plan: to maintain the Wangen hospital for as long as possible. With renovation expenses of around 50 million euros, the currently used facility could still be in operation for many years. These heated debates about the future location of the hospital show how extremely important health care is and how violent the struggle for resources and influence is led!