Erding - In order to appease the angry nursing staff in the Erding Clinic and to find new forces, the hospital and district are taking money into their own hands.
A five-point plan is intended to ensure greater employee satisfaction.
There were warnings in management.
When it came to saving the euro, the ECB President at the time, Mario Draghi, spoke the three historic words: “Whatever it takes.” No matter what the cost – this motto now also applies to the Erding Clinic.
In order to appease the upset nurses, to tie them to the house and to find new strength, the hospital and the district take money into their hands.
It is currently not foreseeable how much it will be that will have to be added to the deficit of millions that has existed for years.
District Administrator: Everyone is equal
As reported, the hospital committee filled several buckets of fire-fighting water on Monday to contain the fire in the hospital.
And clear words were spoken.
According to information from our newspaper, warnings were even issued to executives.
District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer did not deny this in an interview with our newspaper.
He made it clear: "In the clinic, every employee is equally important, the nurse is just as important as the chief physician." And everyone on Bajuwarenstrasse should finally understand that.
According to our research, caregivers were not just rebuffed by their management with their complaints about being overworked.
Sentences are said to have fallen like: "If you don't like it, you can go." Now the ice seems to be getting thin for some of those responsible.
The committee gave the green light to a five-point rescue plan in a closed session on Monday.
In an interview with our newspaper, Bayerstorfer announced an emergency premium of 150 euros net until the end of the year.
"Anyone who takes on an additional service because of illness gets the supplement." That should not only be a thank you, but also an incentive.
In addition, the committee proposes to the district council that the Erding allowance for clinic staff be doubled.
"In future, employees will receive 270 euros per month and 50 euros per child in addition to their collective wages," says district office spokeswoman Claudia Fiebrandt-Kirmeyer.
Thirdly, the district administrator announced "to check and do everything so that we can offer childcare at the clinic, in particular to be able to provide the employees affected by shift work with the best possible support in terms of reconciling family and work," adds his spokeswoman.
However, Bayerstorfer emphasizes that he does not want to compete with the municipal daycare centers.
Point four is the introduction of a so-called alternative remuneration incentive system, which should be worked out with the staff council.
According to Fiebrandt-Kirmeyer, the goal is "to be able to better appreciate the personal achievements of the individual employees".
Initial thoughts on this are to be presented to the committee in one of the next meetings.
Last but not least, an agency is commissioned to specifically recruit staff for the nursing and functional area at the Erdinger Klinikum.
How much this package will cost the clinic or district is not known.
It will be an amount in the millions, because last year the Erding allowance alone added up to over 1.4 million euros according to the annual accounts.
The hospital committee also discussed performance development in the first five months.
From January to May, 5972 patients were treated as inpatients.
According to clinic director Dr.
Dirk Last is 19.9 percent more than a year ago, but 19.3 percent below plan.
According to Last, after the corona intensive care unit is almost empty, the severity of the case has also decreased, which has a negative effect on remuneration.
6.3 million euros deficit in 2021
The director reported that more Covid patients were treated in the Erding Clinic in the first quarter of 2022 than in the entire year before.
At another event on Monday, Bayerstorfer was shocked by the 195 deaths from the pandemic.
This year alone there are already 42, more than in the entire first Corona year 2020. According to Last, the clinic is “still below plan”, which is also due to the shortage of staff.
"We find it very difficult to fill positions." This also applies to newly created ones.
Looking at the annual accounts, the municipal hospital seems to have gotten through 2021 with a black eye.
Last reported a deficit of 6.3 million euros.
However, after deducting the Erding bonus, non-subsidized depreciation, non-subsidized maintenance construction work and provisions formed due to special effects, the operating result shows a deficit of "only" 2.5 million euros.
Güssow new Vice Director
Regarding the provisions, he explained that there was still a need for coordination with the medical service of the health insurance companies for pain therapy and emergency care.
However, Last assumes that agreements could still be reached here and that repayment claims would then no longer apply.
Last admitted that the federal compensation payments in the corona pandemic for keeping beds free had significantly saved the balance sheet.
In turbulent times, Dr.
Jan Güssow.
Since July 1, the commercial director has also been deputy clinic director.
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