Emergency doctor cuts in Northeim: municipalities defend themselves against cuts!

Emergency doctor cuts in Northeim: municipalities defend themselves against cuts!

In the district of Northeim it is bubbling! The health insurance companies plan drastic cuts at the emergency doctors, and this ensures massive protests. While the cash registers are the reason for falling deployment, the municipalities fear a disaster deterioration in medical care. The locations in Bad Gandersheim and Uslar could even be without an emergency doctor on a daily basis! A nightmare for the citizens!

The numbers speak a clear language: From 2019 to 2023 the emergency medical operations in Northeim and the surrounding area have dropped dramatically. But those responsible, including Manuela Schäfer, emphasize that the falling numbers are not the only truth. The new medical director Sören Heitmann explains that the emergency paramedics have had a lot more powers since 2014, which reduces the need for emergency doctors. But the critics agree: that cannot be the solution!

resistance from the municipalities

The mayors of Bad Gandersheim and Uslar raise the alarm! Franziska Vogt and Torsten Bauer demand that the elderly should not be ignored in rural areas. "An emergency does not stick to duty rosters!" Said Bauer. The auxiliary period of 15 minutes for ambulances is also not met - only in 84.7 percent of the cases is achieved. This is another reason for concern!

Telenotfall medicine could be a solution in which emergency doctors are switched on by video. But is that enough? The discussion about reducing the emergency doctor lessons and the need to provide more ambulance is carried out heated. Time is urging, because the health insurance companies have already announced that they will no longer finance four emergency locations from July 1, 2024. A race against the time that unsettled the citizens in Northeim!