Many beds remain empty

The clinic is groaning not only under the burden of the recently high number of Covid 19 patients, but also under the economic losses, because many planned interventions are not allowed to be carried out and beds have to be kept free.

Erding - Clinic Director Dr.

Dirk Last on Monday in the hospital committee.

“We developed negatively from January to April,” explained Last.

In the first four months, 3934 inpatients were admitted, 11.3 percent fewer than in the previous year and even 23.8 percent fewer than planned.

This shows that those responsible had not expected such a pronounced second and third wave.

However, Last continued, the treated patients were more seriously ill than expected.

The economic severity was 7.5 percent higher than at the beginning of 2020 and 4.8 percent higher than calculated.

Although the pandemic situation has recently eased considerably, "the order of the medical director of hospital coordination still applies, which prohibits the clinic from carrying out planned interventions that could strain the intensive care capacities," reports spokeswoman Daniela Fritzen on request. "In concrete terms, this means that major interventions with subsequent intensive care can currently only be carried out to a limited extent." The utilization of the intensive care units is still high - and that will probably continue until the end of June, according to Fritzen.

From December 4 to February 10 and since March 19, the hospital received bed-free lump sums from the federal government - 560 euros per bed and day.

These weren't granted when the incidence dropped below 70, Fritzen said.

And that although fewer patients could be admitted.

As of April 7, an incidence of 50 is the lower limit for reimbursement.

For the patients, Fritzen makes it clear, surgery cancellations are "serious" because many are necessary.

The clinic, in turn, cannot use resources.

You save material, but no personnel costs.

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