The Taxpayers' Association (BdSt) has targeted the Dorfen Clinic.
He asks whether it is (still) justifiable to invest public money in such a small hospital.
Dorfen
- Background is an advertisement at the BdSt, which is directed against the planned expansion of the location for around 16.1 million euros.
District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer stands behind the clinic.
For the expansion, there are not only solid reasons for better care.
In addition, the district budget is not being used as much as the total amount would suggest.
Because outpatient offers are in the foreground, there can be no question of expanding the hospital.
Dorfen: Medical care at the clinic should improve
As reported, the district is pursuing several goals with the investment in the Dorfen location in order to improve medical care in the east of the district, which is poor in doctors.
A geriatric day clinic is planned, which would be operated by the Wartenberg Clinic.
In addition, there is to be a psychiatric day clinic, behind which the Taufkirchen Clinic in the Upper Bavaria district stands.
The third component is the urgently needed new rescue station to replace the now unsuitable location in the middle of a housing estate.
This in turn is likely to be taken over by the BRK.
The package is flanked by an underground car park with around 100 parking spaces and, above all, a new staff building with 24 apartments.
The existing nurses' home is to be razed for this purpose.
Klinikum Dorfen: Investment is not understandable for everyone
In terms of district politics, the 16.1 million project is undisputed.
However, there are also opponents.
One of them turned to the BdSt.
The letter is at the
Erdinger Anzeiger
.
The complainant's aim is to prevent the investment, which he regards as a waste, as construction has not yet started.
According to his letter, the petitioner, who has not yet appeared publicly, considers it more sensible to concentrate all investments on the main site in Erding.
This is particularly true because of the nationwide trend to give up smaller, uneconomical hospitals.
The Erding Clinic is also in deficit.
Redistribution of Tax Money: Investing in Multiple Clinics
The author does not accept the argument of short distances and refers to the clinics in Erding, Haag and Munich.
There is a sufficiently large health infrastructure in the district itself.
It would save money to have the geriatric ward only in Wartenberg.
If he looks at their expansion, he comes to the conclusion that the district of Erding could operate with too low numbers - and high follow-up investments threatened.
The tipster points out that the Dorfen Clinic is already 90 years old and “looks rather ailing”.
If so, you should renovate the existing building and not expand it "which will eat up even more money in the future".
The construction of 24 apartments, where there are only 25 care positions for the 40 hospital beds in Dorfen, is also being critically examined.
Bayerstorfer has already sent his reply to the BdSt.
It is also available to the editors.
He sees the Dorfen clinic as "an essential pillar for inpatient health care" in the Erding district.
He considers the concern about public funds to be largely unfounded.
The planning is still at the very beginning, but a new building in a public-private partnership (PPP) is envisaged.
This means that the district is the tenant of a property developer or general contractor for the first 25 years, who must hand over the building to the district in perfect condition after this period.
This is how the education center for health professions in Erding was realized.
District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer has no understanding of allegations about the Dorfener clinic grant
Bayerstorfer contradicts the assessment that the clinic will be expanded.
Therefore, no state subsidies would flow to the district.
Rather, it is about outpatient treatment offers that are provided by third parties and in turn pay rent for them.
The
district administrator told
Erdinger Anzeiger
that he had no understanding if the construction of (employee) apartments was branded as a waste of tax money.
The shortage in the region is obvious.
Erdinger staff can also live here.
Bayerstorfer points out to the BdSt that the topic will be dealt with transparently - usually in a public session.
It is not the first time that the taxpayers' association has put out feelers in the district.
The water watch station at the Kronthaler Weiher was already in the pillory.
And Erdings Rathaus-Tunnel even made it into its black book.
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