The health care situation is becoming increasingly precarious. The head of the German Hospital Society, Gass, explains that the situation in children's hospitals is having an increasing impact on the entire healthcare system. The capacities of resident doctors are exhausted, there is a lack of medication.
According to the hospitals, the tense situation in the children's hospitals and many sick leave among health workers are increasingly burdening the entire health system. "We are currently experiencing that all areas of healthcare are reaching their limits," said the CEO of the German Hospital Society (DKG), Gerald Gass, of the "Augsburger Allgemeine".
Gass described the situation in children's hospitals in Germany as "dramatic". He warned that the impending overload would spread to the entire health system. Doctors in private practice have exhausted their capacities and are additionally affected by cases of illness, he said. The same applies to the hospitals, whose beds are becoming scarce and who can hardly compensate for the overburdening of the resident area.
In addition to Corona, the flu and RS viruses in children are currently causing many diseases throughout Germany. According to Gaß, almost every tenth clinic employee is currently ill. The head of the DKG went on to say that some children were admitted to the hospital because there was a lack of medication in outpatient treatment. These are "unsustainable conditions".
Gaß explained that one could also see that hospitals would have to play a greater role in outpatient care in the future. This is not only because the capacity limit has been reached in the private practice area. "In paediatrics there is a crunch everywhere, whether in the inpatient or in the established area."
(This article was first published on Monday, December 19, 2022.)
