Overview

• The Archdiocese of Hamburg announced it will cease operations at the money-losing Groß-Sand hospital after years of deficits
• Surgery and emergency units are scheduled to shut in mid-July while geriatrics and early neurological rehabilitation remain until relocating to Marienkrankenhaus next year
• Social Senator Melanie Schlotzhauer confirmed the city intends to buy the Wilhelmsburg site to establish a sustainable local health center
• The proposed Stadtteilklinik will integrate outpatient primary and specialist care with inpatient services in internal medicine, geriatrics and transitional support
• SPD and Greens have criticized the Archdiocese’s lack of a long-term strategy and plan to have the city parliament decide on the clinic proposal in mid-June