Dresden (dpa/sn) – Because of the current price explosions, the rehabilitation clinics in Saxony are demanding the introduction of inflation compensation. As a rule, they have less financial strength than hospitals from the outset, and according to the State Working Group on Rehabilitation in Saxony (LARS) on Thursday, the situation is “almost more dramatic here”. Also, they could not simply “pass on” rising prices to the customer,” said Carsten Tietze, chairman of the board of the association. Many institutions are threatened with economic difficulties “that they are not to blame for”. He called on federal and state politicians to “intervene immediately”.
According to Tietze, the savings potential is limited because complex infrastructures would have to be maintained in order to do justice to the rehabilitation mandate. “Without adequate inflation compensation, the economic stability of many clinics is at serious risk,” he said, and called on Health Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) to make “this responsibility for action” clear to the Federal Minister of Health.
