Compromise at the pediatrician emergency service: Herford does not remain alone!

Compromise at the pediatrician emergency service: Herford does not remain alone!

Herford, Deutschland - The pediatric emergency service in the Herford district is preserved, but with significant changes. After a wave of the protest, the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians has made a compromise. Parents can bring their children to the children's clinic of the Herford Clinic from Monday to Thursday. On the weekends, however, you have to switch to the resident pediatricians in Bielefeld and Minden. This decision only comes after intensive demands for a continuous acute care, reports .

Special attention is also paid to the expansion of video consultation hours in order to better meet the needs of families. While the district administrator Jürgen Müller continues to fight for emergency services on weekends, it remains to be seen how the situation will develop. Additional information about the medical emergency centers can be found at kkhb.de . There it is clarified that the emergency center at the Herford Clinic is available 24 hours for acute medical problems, while a general medical care is only possible during the consultation hours of general practitioners.

The emergency centers offer a central point of contact for patients with serious complaints. In life -threatening situations, it is advisable to choose the emergency call 112, while for less urgent cases the medical on -call service can be reached on 116 117. This combination of emergency service and extended advice is intended to ensure that the citizens of Herford quickly receive the necessary medical care.