Health insurance companies and aid organizations criticize plans for privatization of ambulances

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Die geplante Übertragung des Rettungswagenbetriebs auf einen privaten Dienstleister sorgt für Kritik von Krankenkassen und Hilfsorganisationen in Berlin. Sie fordern stattdessen eine Entlastung des Rettungsdienstes bei weniger dringlichen Notfällen. Der Vorschlag besteht darin, spezielle Notfallkrankenwagen für weniger akute Fälle einzuführen. Die Innensenatorin Iris Spranger (SPD) hatte angekündigt, einen Auftrag für den Betrieb von 18 Rettungswagen an einen privaten Anbieter zu vergeben, um die angespannte Situation bei der Feuerwehr zu lindern. Dieser „fliegende Rettungsdienst“ soll kontinuierlich in der Stadt unterwegs sein. Die Krankenkassen und Hilfsorganisationen halten diese Lösung für falsch und fordern eine grundsätzliche Reform. Sie warnen vor einem „medizinisch nicht …
The planned transfer of the ambulance company to a private service provider ensures criticism from health insurance companies and aid organizations in Berlin. Instead, they demand relief from the emergency services in the event of fewer urgent emergencies. The proposal is to introduce special emergency hospitals for less acute cases. The interior senator Iris Spranger (SPD) had announced that it would give an order for the operation of 18 ambulance to a private provider in order to alleviate the tense situation with the fire brigade. This "flying emergency service" is said to be continuously traveling in the city. The health insurance companies and aid organizations consider this solution to be wrong and demand a fundamental reform. They warn of a "medically not ... (Symbolbild/MB)

The planned transfer of the ambulance operation to a private service provider ensures criticism from health insurance companies and aid organizations in Berlin. Instead, they demand relief from the emergency services in the event of fewer urgent emergencies. The proposal is to introduce special emergency hospitals for less acute cases.

The interior senator Iris Spranger (SPD) had announced that it would award an order for the operation of 18 ambulances to a private provider in order to alleviate the tense situation at the fire brigade. This "flying emergency services" should be in the city continuously.

The health insurance companies and aid organizations consider this solution to be wrong and require a fundamental reform. They warn of a "medically non -necessary use of resources" and fear additional problems and incentives from the tender. You can see the cause of the tense situation in the emergency services in a lack of qualified staff for the existing ambulances.

In particular, there is no need for emergency paramedics, the best trained employees according to the emergency doctors. Due to a law amendment, ambulances in Berlin can now also be filled with two paramedics, with one of them must have experience. This change enables the ambulance to drive to less serious cases and thus relieve the emergency services.

The health insurance companies and aid organizations suggest separating the less urgent emergency transport and the emergency relocation from emergency rescue in order to relieve the emergency services. According to their calculation, around 20 percent of all ambulance alarms could be relieved.

The German Fire Brigade Union (DFEUG) also speaks against the use of a private service provider and suggests that companies or aid organizations should take over emergency medical transport. This could focus on the emergency services on real emergencies. However, the union supports the introduction of an emergency hospital to ensure acute transport transport.

Despite some measures to relieve relief, there are still bottlenecks in emergency services this year. The state of emergency had to be explained almost every day last year, since staff and vehicles were missing. There were a total of 509,536 alarms and 474,681 missions, which led to an increase of 7.4 percent compared to the previous year and a record value. The Senate has already taken some measures to improve the situation, but there are still exceptional states.