Tragedy in Hamburg: mother dies in the delivery room, baby survives
A tragic death in the Helios Mariahilf Clinic in Hamburg causes great consternation. As reported by the "Hamburger Abendblatt" and the "Stern", a woman in her early 40s died there during the birth. The baby survived. "We grieve with the family and regret the death of the patient very much," it said in a statement of the clinic. The employees were also very close to this event.
Staff shortage led to delivery room blockages
The Helios Mariahilf Clinic made headlines last week.Because doctors were sick, there were temporary delivery room blockages. The "Hamburger Morgenpost" reported: "As the clinic management confirmed, from Friday noon at 12 o'clock until Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, as well as from Sunday morning, 8 o'clock, until Monday morning, 8 o'clock, only children were released who had it in a hurry. " Pregnant women who came to the hospital on Stader Straße at the time of their first labor were referred to nearby hospitals. A nightmare for expectant mothers who come to the hospital full of worry and excitement to deliver their child.
As a reason for the drastic measure, a spokeswoman told the "star", "that was not always a senior physician in the house to be in complications within minutes with the mothers." Two senior physicians had signed up for sick leave, and a subsequently appointed fee-based doctor would also have been absent for a short time due to illness. This was followed by the decision to close. Of course, emergencies were consistently secured by call services. The midwife team was continuously full.
Clinic denies rumors
The current death, however, should have nothing to do with the staff shortages. Rumors that the mother had died because there was a shortage of staff, rejected the clinic on Thursday back, so the "Abendblatt". The medical staff had been fully at this time: "There were three chief physicians, two senior physicians, a medical assistant and two midwives present." It expressly emphasizes: "The death occurred outside the temporary suspension and is unrelated." The clinic management speaks of a "hitherto unique sequence of unfortunate events".
The events in the Hamburg clinic have been beating waves since December, the health committee of the citizenship is alarmed. At that time it had become known that the chief physician of the maternity hospital, Dr. med. Maike Manz, has not quit after not even two years in office? as well as other senior physicians? and the clinic leaves for the summer.
In a letter to colleagues, dr. Manz and the senior physicians justify their drastic step with untenable conditions: "Under the existing framework conditions, we can no longer live up to our demands on medical care, patient-friendly organizational structures and our ability to deal with employees."
"The system of obstetrics has to change"
Dr. Maike Manz is currently speaking in an interview with the "Zeit" critical to the system of obstetrics in Germany. When asked about the congestion of the maternity ward in Hamburg, she refers to secrecy clauses in the treaties, she believes, however, "that the difficulties have long since in many, if not all obstetric departments in Hamburg and Germany, regardless of whether it is a public, religious or private body ".
The Helios Mariahilf Clinic meanwhile tries to appease the worries of parents. On the website of the clinic is currently a detailed statement of the clinic to read, which states, among other things: "No one has to worry! We will hire new doctors at short notice The dismissals have no effect on your delivery at our house We are confident that the change in leadership will give us new impetus and make our obstetrics even better. "
