Crisis in AK-Land: Minister of Health promises solution for clinic!

Crisis in AK-Land: Minister of Health promises solution for clinic!

In the district of Altenkirchen, the air burns! After a new bankruptcy application from the DRK Hospital Society Rhineland-Palatinate, health care and jobs in the region are on the brink. Health Minister Clemens Hoch appeared as a crisis manager when he discussed with concerned citizens and employees in a meeting of the district council on Monday. This step makes the concerns about medical care in the AK country, especially for the clinics in Altenkirchen and churches, the two main locations of the DRK in the region.

like the SWR The hospitals in Hachenburg and Neuwied as well as the medical care center in Altenkirchen. The DRK-Berggesellschaft Süd-West has submitted the bankruptcy application after it has been confronted with a horrendous retrospective claim for company pensions that it cannot pay. Minister Hoch appeased those present and promised to find solutions for the medical care of the region in close cooperation with the district administrators.

over 2,500 employees affected

The situation is dramatic! A total of 2,500 employees in the facilities concerned are affected by bankruptcy. Fortunately, the salaries for the next three months are secured by bankruptcy money, which the Rhein-Zeitung . However, the uncertainty remains, especially since the last bankruptcy proceedings have only recently been successfully completed. The chairwoman of the works council in Altenkirchen was affected by the renewed development and hopes that the problems can be solved faster this time.

District Administrator Peter Enders emphasized the need to re -evaluate inpatient care in the district and sees the future of jobs in danger. There is now a particular focus on the question of how municipal health care can be maintained. Political voices, such as the CDU member of the Bundestag Erwin Rüddel, demand adequate financing of hospitals through the country to ensure reliable medical care. The course for health policy in the Altenkirchen district must be set at short notice, because the situation is tense!