Gießen/Marburg (dpa/lhe) – The state of Hesse, the university hospital in Gießen and Marburg (UKGM) and Rhön Klinikum AG will present the results of their negotiations on the future of the privatized university hospital in central Hesse today (10 a.m.). After central points for further cooperation and investments had already been clarified at the end of last year, talks were held to conclude a legally secure contractual agreement, the parties explained. The results will now be presented in Marburg.
The state and the majority owner, Rhön-Klinikum AG, which belongs to the Asklepios Group, had been negotiating for months on the further development and financial resources of the UKGM. The main points were state subsidies for investments and the waiver of redundancies. While the state, the university clinic and Rhön Klinikum AG were already talking about a breakthrough in December, the opposition and the Verdi trade union remained cautious. You want to wait for the exact wording of the new future paper.
The UKGM is one of the largest university hospitals in Germany. Around 9,600 people work there.
