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Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau turns 60 years old: Anniversary celebration in September with live music and Gross-Gerau Open Day, 13 August 2025. Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau is celebrating its 60th anniversary on 5 and 6 September 2025. The programme includes an evening celebration with live music and an ‘open day’ with various hands-on activities. Employees...
The Kreisklinik in Groß-Gerau is suing the Federal Government for damages in the amount of 1.7 million euros. In our current expert interview, Prof. Dr. Raab talks to us not only as Managing Director of Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau GmbH, but also as a health economist. In doing so, it shares with us its professional assessments on the centralization and financing of...
Dr. Allahverdi Shahveranov, why did you choose internal medicine and which aspects of this specialty fascinate you in particular? Dr. Allahverdi Shahveranov, why did you choose internal medicine and which aspects of this specialty fascinate you in particular? December 2023. The internalist theory and practice make...
With empathy and expertise: Interview with Thomas Berck, Head of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at KreisklinikWith empathy and expertise: Interview with Thomas Berck, Head of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Kreisklinik Mr Berck, why did you choose anesthesia and intensive care? The profession demands...
Interview with Saed ThaherInterview with Saed Thaher Interview with Saed Thaher, Chief Physician Section Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery Saed Thaher is Chief Physician for the Section Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery. In the interview, he explains myths about artificial joint replacement, makes the various procedures of the procedure transparent and shows when and why the therapy approach is the right one.
The eight women of the circle of helpers of the district clinic ensure that the 7,000 patients feel comfortable every year.
For a long time it was unclear whether the Groß-Gerau district hospital could be preserved. Meanwhile, however, the clinic is on its way to recovery.
During a visit to the Groß-Gerau District Hospital, Minister Nancy Faeser praises the special concepts of the hospital, which wants to become an intersectoral care center.
The Groß-Gerau District Hospital has welcomed Nancy Faeser for joint talks on the future of rural hospital care. What suggestions the Minister takes with her.
Groß-Gerau County Hospital receives Nancy Faeser for joint talks on the future of rural hospital care Groß-Gerau County Hospital receives Nancy Faeser for joint talks on the future of rural hospital care 05.05.2023 Groß-Gerau, 5 May 2023. On Friday, May 5, 2023, the Groß-Gerau District Hospital hosted the visit of Nancy Faeser, SPD's top candidate for the Hessian state election.
Claudia Mertner leaves no chance for infections in the district clinic. There are a hundred germs per square centimeter on one hand alone.
For one year now, patients at the Groß-Gerau district hospital no longer have to go into the "tube" for an MRI examination. Such are the experiences.
ePA 2023: Almost everyone wants the electronic health record. This is shown by a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Münch Foundation.
A hospital reform is necessary, says Erika Raab, but the plan of Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) particularly endangers the health care in the country.
There is a new ward at the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik: She looks after patients during the day before surgery and observes cases from the central emergency room.
A study shows in which areas the staff shortage in the Groß-Gerau district is particularly large.
After three years of pandemic, the last protective measures will fall on 7 April. But how did it all start and how did the Groß-Gerau district get through this time?
Diseases are detected only late, because many people have suspended their preventive examination during the corona pandemic. What this means for the chances of recovery.
Short distances and improved processes: Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau commissions new holding station Short distances and improved processes: Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau commissions new holding station 22.03.2023 Groß-Gerau, 22 March 2023. The Groß-Gerau District Hospital is expanding its range of services to include an interdisciplinary reception ward, or ‘holding ward’ for short, for the care of outpatients and preoperative patients, as well as for...
Interview with Lisa Görke and Stephan Müller, nursing director of ZNAInterview with Lisa Görke and Stephan Müller, nursing director of ZNA Interview with Lisa Görke and Stephan Müller, nursing director of ZNA Lisa Görke is the nursing director of the Central Emergency Department at the Groß-Gerau District Hospital, Stephan Müller is her deputy. In the interview, they both explain why...
So far, the administration of the district clinic was housed in a former nursing home from 1965, which was clearly considered his age. Now the move to modern rooms took place.
Hospital financing in Germany is to be reformed. From the point of view of Prof. Erika Raab, the model does not keep its promises. That is why she calls the project far from practice.
In the hospital, food is prepared under strict conditions. The chef reveals why it is good.
At human level, the impact of the Regulation was limited. Clinics in the Groß-Gerau district want to remain prudent, but are happy about the elimination of bureaucracy.
Germany's hospitals are in crisis. But how do they get fit again? A government adviser and a real-life woman struggle for understanding.
The Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik has gone through difficult times and is undergoing upheaval. But now it goes up. Plans include a palliative care unit and a new emergency room.
In the emergency room of the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik, the turn of the year is unspectacular. Nevertheless, assistant doctors and nurses have a lot to do.
At the turn of the year, the emergency department of the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik expects a lot of work. On Glatteismontag there was high activity.
Many processes and systems at hospitals are networked. If they are targeted by cyberattacks, lives are in danger. How the clinics in the Groß-Gerau district protect themselves from this.
Directly into the subject. Right where it happens. Directly in demand – without detours: ‘RTL Direkt’, the message format in the RTL prime time with Jan Hofer or Pinar Atalay.
The 30-year-old Philipp Brunner has been working in Groß-Gerau since mid-October. How has he experienced his time at his new workplace so far?
The Minister of Health has many reform plans. The planned departure from case lump sums is met with approval, but a solution for acute financial needs is missing.
Interview with Mira HöflingInterview with Esther Hüttermann Interview with Mira Höfling, Surgical Director of the ZNA As the surgical director of the emergency department, Mira Höfling takes care of pretty much every type of accident care – especially in winter, the number of emergencies is high. In the interview, she explains which processes take place behind the scenes as soon as a patient enters the emergency room.
For a few days now, there has been no obligation to be isolated. If you have Corona, you should stay at home, but you don't have to. There are also relaxations for nursing staff: they do not have to be vaccinated from next year. How does all this get to the hospital?
Nurse Erika ter Veer from the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik wants to inspire the youth for the nursing profession despite the frequent lack of time for patients.
Pandemic, shortage of personnel and energy crisis are accelerating the German clinics, many are facing insolvency. The government is planning a reform, but for some it is too late. A visit to those who keep the farm running – at least still
The situation in the district clinic is still precarious due to the corona, even if the number of cases is declining. Which services of the hospital have to be compromised.
Ambulances that only find a bed for their patient after twelve hours. Empty beds. And insolvent hospitals. The situation of many German clinics is desolate. And the Corona winter is yet to come. What might a rescue look like?
The corona autumn is pushing hospitals to their limits: In internal medicine, supply bottlenecks exist almost everywhere in Hesse. Perhaps the state government is returning to a controversial order.
Michael Karch is the new section head for gastrointestinal diseases at the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik and has some plans.
The Groß-Gerauer specialist Dr. Christian Conrad on the wear of joints and optimal communication with patients.
Of all places in the contemplative Gross-Gerau is a technical treat of radiology. Device and examination are expensive, but the fear of the tube evaporates.
Many hospitals have the water up to their necks due to rising costs. This is the situation at the Groß-Gerau district hospital and at the GPR in Rüsselsheim.
Interview with Dr. med. Rolf Lamberts, Chief Physician Section Intensive and Emergency Medicine With human expertise and state-of-the-art technology for patients in use Monitors, cables, hoses and nurses in full protective fit: At the thought of intensive care, many people get an oppressive feeling. Does treatment in the intensive care unit directly mean that the patient is in a life-threatening situation?
The increase in costs for the clinic is enormous – the managing director warns of massive problems. Although there should continue to be warm water, other austerity measures are planned.
The adapted corona vaccines are expected next week. How is the Groß-Gerau district prepared for autumn?
Dr. Karim Soulatian is a specialist in spine and spinal cord at the county clinic, especially when pain between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae emanates from the nerves.
Also in the district clinic, the continued warmth demands doctors and nurses in a special way. What is the reason?
Nazmi Ademi is the new chief physician of anesthesiology at the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik.
Clinic director Erika Raab and doctor and member of the Bundestag Paula Piechotta explain what politics needs to do now in order to be better prepared for the corona autumn.
Up close: Nursing training at the KreisklinikInterview with Esther Hüttermann Up close: Nursing education at the Kreisklinik An educational and varied nursing education that is fun – this is what is needed to get young people excited about nursing. But how does the nursing training at the district clinic work? What tasks are waiting for trainees, who stands...
In open MRI, more comfort also means better diagnosticsInterview with Esther Hüttermann ‘In open MRI, more comfort also means better diagnostics’ A good two months after the start-up of the new open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau: We meet Dr. Udo Raab, Section Head of Radiology at the District Clinic, and Ahmad Abusaman, Senior Physician of Radiology, and...
Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau has expanded its range of services with an external surgeon and specialist in rehabilitative medicine.
The consequences of a corona infection are manifold. The district clinic has adapted to this. Another offer in the circle promises additional help.
For the International Day of Nursing, the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik promotes trainees in nursing professions.
Radiology: Commissioning of the open magnetic resonance tomograph
The district clinic has put a modern and open MRI device into operation. It is not only an interesting alternative for people who are afraid of the ‘tube’.
Interview with Esther HüttermannInterview with Esther Hüttermann Interview with Esther Hüttermann We speak with Esther Hüttermann, Section Head of General and Visceral Surgery at the Groß-Gerau District Hospital. She tells us about the work of surgery in times of corona, describes the most common causes of colorectal cancer and explains the treatment.
In an intensive room at the Groß-Gerau district hospital, everything that keeps people alive is accommodated. The head of intensive care gives an overview.
More and more patients, too few staff: Nurses have been pushing their limits for years. We accompany a clinic team for two shifts and report on what it looks like on site.
The new Open MRI was successfully installed on Tuesday, January 25, in the premises of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau: After opening the hospital facade, a crane lifted the 15 ton device into the ground floor of the house. It finds its place where the parent school of the district clinic used to be located.
Many people shy away from going to the doctor during the pandemic, despite complaints. In individual cases, this can have serious consequences, say surgeons of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau.
The employees burned out, the revenue uncertain: How a hospital in Groß-Gerau in southern Hesse wrestles with Corona is shown by the records of clinic manager Erika Raab.
The Groß-Gerauer Klinik is in the midst of change and wants to offer new services. Managing Director Erika Raab is committed to the further development of the Intersectoral Supply Centre.
The state of emergency has developed into a permanent state in the second Corona winter. Gross-Geraus Clinic Director Erika Raab talks about her experiences and dangers for the unvaccinated.
The hospital is now in escalation stage one. A television team is supposed to document a whole day at the clinic. What background this film has.
The district clinic expands its Corona normal ward and postpones predictable operations. Inpatient care is now provided to 15 Covid patients. This is the current incidence in the circle.
The employees of the Groß-Gerau district hospital are at the forefront of mastering the fourth wave of the corona pandemic.
Kreisklinik expands offer with paediatric and spinal surgery
The vast majority of COVID-19 patients undergoing intensive care at clinics in the region are not vaccinated. First operations are postponed.
The circle of helpers of the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik is back in voluntary service after 18 months of Corona break.
The Kreiskrankenhaus Groß-Gerau is now also the location of specialists in Rhine-Main-Nahe who offer rheumatology, neurosurgery, spinal therapy and pain therapy.
Clinic intensifies: Growth for the Intersectoral Supply Centre: KREIS GROSS-GERAU - New growth for the Intersectoral Supply Centre: Since October 1, the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau has been one of the locations of the specialists Rhein-Main-Nahe.
The Corona ward at Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau is mainly home to unvaccinated patients. A chief physician will talk to them about the reasons for refusing vaccination.
Marcel Nienaber from Groß-Gerau talks about how the corona pandemic changed his training as a nurse and why he wants to continue working in nursing.
In the district hospital in Groß-Gerau, Hesse, as many people died in some months at the beginning of the year as usual throughout the year. About the daily fight against the virus and how to cope with it, Erika Raab, managing director of the clinic, has written a diary for the star. Now follows Part 2.
During the visit of the RTL TV team to our clinic, Managing Director Prof. Raab at ‘RTL Direkt’ explains the impact of the corona pandemic on clinic staff and the challenges they face on a daily basis.
The circle of helpers of the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik celebrates its birthday and wants to dare to restart on 20 September after the Corona break.
40 years of patient volunteering: On 19 August 2021, the circle of helpers of the Groß-Gerau District Hospital celebrates its 40th anniversary. Due to the Corona-related situation, the celebration will take place in a small circle.
More and more demand that in addition to the incidence, other values should flow into the decision for corona measures. This is how the hospitals in the Groß-Gerau district see the debate.
Only a few corona patients are currently being treated in the hospital. This creates capacity for other diseases. However, economic pressure remains high.
KREIS GROSS-GERAU – The Hospice and Palliative Network in Groß-Gerau County is hosting a series of lectures to mark its 11th anniversary, starting on 3 September. The event, entitled ‘The end you decide’, will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the work and background of institutions in the areas of palliative care, hospice services and ethics counselling in the healthcare sector.
At the start of the corona pandemic, Lukas Gerlach was only at the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik for one year. As the number of patients increased, so did the mental burden.
The district clinic uses a digital platform that provides quick help for seniors after a hospital stay.
Corona poses challenges for capacity planning. The corona incidence in the Groß-Gerau district is also rising again.
Since Wednesday it is also allowed to be vaccinated in family practices. In the medical care center at the district clinic prevails ...
The Medical Care Center at the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik looks back on the development after a year of pandemic.
The infection in the circle is picking up speed. But the inpatient case numbers at the district clinic remain stable.
Consequences of rising corona numbers show up later in the clinic. There are depressing memories of the dark ...
Three new doctors are hired for the internal medicine of the district clinic. One focus will be the ...
220 beds, 350 employees, an impending bankruptcy – and then comes Corona. A clinic director about ...
The Corona situation in the hospital seems to be slowly relaxing. That's why more other patients should ...
The vaccination readiness of the clinic staff is high. Roxana Sauer, Head of the Medical Care Center, is ...
In conversation with this newspaper, some more and less well-known people from the circle told us ...
In November, the darkest phase of the corona pandemic so far came in the Groß-Gerau district. In the district clinic, for example, ...
The employees of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau are expecting numerous new corona cases around Christmas. Nevertheless, they want ...
The COVID-19 pandemic is dominating the negative news from care – it is high time that we also focus on the beautiful moments
Little by little, fewer Covid-19 patients and more other patients are to be cared for. Throughout the district, the supply remains by ...
Every day, the employees of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau go beyond their own stress limits to help Corona patients.
The HR programme ‘Die Ratgeber’ explains how emergency care is currently developing on the basis of a visit to our district clinic.
With a new decree from the state, clinics in southern Hesse are to expand the corona capacities ...
Two district hospitals in Groß-Umstadt and Groß-Gerau report ...
Interview 22.10.2020 Our Managing Director Prof. Raab and our Senior Physician of Internal Medicine Dr. Babacan were interviewed on 22 October by Hessischer Rundfunk about the current corona situation. Among other things, they criticized the current regulations for the treatment of corona patients. The more detailed contribution can be seen in concrete terms from 00:00 to 03:53 minutes.
Interview 22.10.2020 Our Managing Director Prof. Raab and the Senior Physician of Internal Medicine Dr. Babacan were interviewed on 22 October by Hessischer Rundfunk on the current corona situation. Among other things, they criticized the current regulations for the treatment of corona patients. The contribution can be seen in concrete terms from 00:38 to 03:23 minutes.
For the second time, the hospital had to deregister for emergencies. At the same time, the GPR clinic is faltering in ...
With a new general order, Hessen wants to plan ahead the corona capacities. From the Managing Director of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau ...
As a patient safety officer, Isabel Porth at the Groß-Gerauer Hospital has provided the smallest details of general procedures.
Experience with the corona virus at the main clinic is increasing. But a certain concern remains, says Managing Director Erika Raab ...
In the fight against colorectal cancer, prevention is life-saving, but is used too rarely. And in times of Corona ...
Negotiations to change into an intersectoral health centre are starting at the district clinic. The approval of the insolvency plan by the creditors is ...
The district of Groß-Gerau is planning a uniform concept for corona tests. It is supposed to be an ‘all in one centre’ under the direction of ...
The procedure ends after 288 days with the expiry of the objection period against the insolvency plan and confirmation of a guarantee for ...
Using the example of the circulatory anaesthesia apparatus ‘Romulus’, Thomas Holstein, an intensive care physician from Groß-Gerau, explains ...
The insolvency proceedings demanded a lot from the team of the clinic. Now the finish line is in sight. But the next challenges...
"We should reduce the exaggerated excitement", says Erika Raab, Managing Director of the Groß-Gerau District Hospital, with a view to Corona ...
Radiologie Darmstadt is investing in a state-of-the-art MRI at the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau site. Examination times should be shorter.
Erika Raab, head of the Groß-Gerau district hospital, talks about coping with a pandemic in the middle of insolvency proceedings.
After four months, the MVZ Groß-Gerau completes the successful drive-in process.
Internist Roxana Sauer talks in an interview about the digital possibilities at the Groß-Gerau Medical Care Center and ...
Intensive care unit accepts other patients again. Not only old and pre-sick Corona patients were treated there.
The county clinic observes Covid-19 at all stages of the disease. Due to the high level of expertise, the house takes part in an international ...
Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik is resuming predictable operations, including inguinal hernias and gallstone disorders. However, ...
The Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik has created a supplement to the Corona Drive-In for those affected who are not mobile. Operation is carried out in consultation ...
Clinics are allowed to perform more predictable operations again and have to hold fewer intensive care beds for Corona patients.
In Corona times, the district clinic benefits from the size of the house and the staffing. Currently, 11 Covid-19 patients are being cared for.
Research institutions are interested in findings of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau on Covid-19. Thanks to the early tests, the clinic knows ...
Care center in the district clinic supports laboratories with antibody testing.
‘You have to make compromises.’ The motivational slogan on T-shirts of the district hospital staff is met with a lot of positive response and numerous purchase requests
The head of the district hospital is well prepared to face a further increase in the number of coronavirus cases. ‘This disease is a chameleon,’ she says.
‘Italian conditions are currently unimaginable’: Director Raab sees the Groß-Gerauer hospital well equipped. There are recipes...
The district clinic becomes the central treatment centre in the district of Groß-Gerau. The Rüsselsheim GPR Clinic takes care of other patients.
At the Groß-Gerauer Kreisklinik, further work is being done on the establishment of an intestinal center. The medical requirements ...
Infection protection is intended for medical practices and district clinics. Furthermore, there is a steep rise in corona cases in the district of Groß-Gerau: ...
At the hotline of the Kreisklinik Groß-Gerau the devices do not stand still / Not everyone is tested
Information event on colorectal cancer postponed due to Corona contagion risk
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