Shock for parents: Pediatric surgery at the DRK Clinic Westend is closed!

Shock for parents: Pediatric surgery at the DRK Clinic Westend is closed!

In a shocking step, there is a massive restructuring in the DRK Clinic Westend in Berlin, where the highly praised pediatric surgery will be closed next February. This decision follows directly on Karl Lauterbach's new hospital reform, which is cited as the main cause of this drastic measure. Pediatric surgery, in which 85 percent of the small patients of the clinic were treated, must conclude because the clinic is not able to meet the new requirements that, among other things, require the constant availability of five specialists. Currently there are only two, which endangers the treatment of small patients, as is afraid of the loss of other specialist departments in the future, as highlighted by various experts, including the pediatrician Jacob Mask and Peter Bobbert from the Marburger Bund.

reform leads to closure

While the Senate Department for Health said that the current pediatric care was still secured and that the closure of pediatric surgery has no negative effects, the reaction of the experts shows a different picture. Doctors warn of the consequences of this decision, which already takes place in an overloaded health system. The chairman of the DRK clinics in Berlin, Dr. Christian Friese, had only praised children's urology as an excellent facility at the beginning of the year, but now the loss of an entire area is at stake. Dr. Nadja Apelt, who was recently discontinued as the new chief doctor, was known for her ambitions in the field of robotics and minimally invasive interventions in pediatric surgery.

The closure is not only seen as a painful decision for the clinic itself, but also as a significant setback for the medical care of children in the region. With the closure of pediatric surgery, the parents lose an important point of contact for complicated operations and treatments. Paradoxically, this shock in the health system is regarded by the responsible senator Ina Czyborra as a necessary concentration and specialization. "There are no negative effects!" emphasizes, even if the reality looks very different, as the concerned voices from the medical profession show.

like berliner-kurier.de remains to be seen, as the Senate Administration and the Träger, which often described as inevitable in the health system Which solutions are found to support the supplied children. The decision could have far -reaching consequences for the medical landscape in Berlin. The DRK clinics nevertheless emphasize that other surgical interventions such as the treatment of breaks and appendix operations will continue to take place, but the concern for the full care situation remains.

Source: bz-berlin.de