DJ RHÖN-KLINIKUM Aktiengesellschaft: Partnership with Asklepios Strengthens Medical Care at the University Hospitals in Giessen and Marburg
DGAP-Media / 2020-09-07 / 12:59
*Press Release*
Bad Neustadt / Saale | 7th September 2020
*RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG: Partnership with Asklepios Strengthens Medical Care
at the University Hospitals in Giessen and Marburg*
22 new specialist nurses with experience in intensive care, neonatology,
cardiology and surgery who have transferred from the Asklepios Group will
start work in the university hospital in Giessen today. The university
hospital is thus able to benefit for the first time from newly provided
access to a variety of Asklepios training programmes. The 19 new female
employees and three male employees originate from the Philippines. They have
all been awarded a Bachelor degree and are certified in medical and
healthcare, seven of them also have widespread experience in intensive
cardiological medical care.
*Personnel Situation Strengthened for the Long-Term*
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG and Asklepios plan to intensify the partnership in
personnel matters and training measures in the coming months. A further 60
nurses will transfer from Asklepios to the university hospitals in Giessen
and Marburg (UKGM) by the end of this year. Dr. Gunther K. Weiss, UKGM CEO
and Board Member of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG, stated: "The lack of specialist
staff is also becoming more and more evident at UKGM. Not least because the
minimum level of staff which the state has prescribed will take effect in a
stronger manner next year. The cooperation with Asklepios is a good addition
to our various initiatives to employ new nurses in our hospitals."
Dr. Christian Höftberger, Board Member of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG, commented
on the new partnership with Asklepios: "The 22 new specialist nurses who
have transferred from Asklepios to UKGM are only the beginning of our
intensive cooperation in the areas of nursing and training. Together we
shall strengthen the personnel situation at UKGM for the long-term, further
improve patient care and reduce the work burden on our employees."
*Employees with Good Qualifications for German Hospitals*
Asklepios has been taking on international nursing staff since 2017 in order
to offset the lack of specialist staff in Germany. Asklepios now employs
almost 500 international nurses in its German hospitals, mainly as qualified
intensive-care specialists. The new employees at UKGM attended the Asklepios
training centre for international nurses in Darmstadt to prepare for their
work in Giessen and passed the required theoretical examinations there. The
Asklepios training programme included an intensive German language course at
B2 level and an intensive workshop on nursing in Germany which lasted for a
number of weeks.
Apart from its many own training courses RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG also launched
a programme for hiring international specialist staff just over ten years
ago. It was especially developed to include language skills and specific
theoretical and practical principles of hospital processes in Germany. The
first course to attract international physicians to the RHÖN-KLINIKUM
campus in Bad Neustadt was the scholarship programme for physicians. Such
measures enable RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG to make an important contribution to
ensuring good medical care even in rural areas.
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*RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG* is one of the largest healthcare providers in
Germany. The hospital group offers excellent medical care with a direct link
to universities and research institutes. Over 860,000 patients are treated
every year at the five group hospitals located in Bad Berka, Bad Neustadt,
Frankfurt (Oder), Giessen and Marburg where more than 18,000 employees work.
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG is currently exploiting the opportunities available to
develop new areas of growth. Entering the leading-edge telemedicine market
with Medgate Deutschland, the innovative RHÖN campus concept for
offering forward-looking healthcare across sectoral boundaries in rural
areas as well as consistently extending our gradual corporate digitalisation
are key pillars of the corporate strategy.
More information under www.rhoen-klinikum-ag.com [1]
*Follow us:*
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*RHÖN Healthcare Blog:*
https://www.rhoen-gesundheitsblog.de/ [5]
*Contact Persons:*
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG | Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing
Elke Pfeifer
Telephone: +49 9771 65-12110 | E-Mail: elke.pfeifer@rhoen-klinikum-ag.com
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG | Head of Investor Relations and Treasury
Julian Schmitt
Telephone: +49 9771 65-12250 | E-Mail: julian.schmitt@rhoen-klinikum-ag.com
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG | Schlossplatz 1 | 97616 Bad Neustadt / Saale, Germany
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