German hospitals in financial crisis with deficits across all ownership types
In this infographic we look at Germany’s challenging hospital landscape.
In 2022, the German Hospital Association (DKG) warned that many hospitals would face insolvency due to the energy crisis and high inflation. This forecast has now come true.
Data from Roland Berger, a global consulting firm, highlights a worsening financial situation for German hospitals, largely due to stagnating inpatient case numbers since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data in the above infographic shows a sharp decline in hospital profitability across all ownerships between 2019 and 2023.
~70% of surveyed hospital directors and managers report a deficit for 2023. Funding uncertainties, staffing challenges, and declining inpatient services are all contributing to the pressure on hospitals, experts note.
Hospitals and clinics, regardless of public, non-profit, or for-profit ownership, are facing huge financial losses. Facing potential closure and insolvency, many German hospitals have sought federal financial support for restructuring and bankruptcy prevention. HBI has extensively covered the German hospital reforms (click here to read more about this).
Set to come into effect in 2025 and fully implemented by 2028, the impact of these reforms on hospital profitability remains uncertain.
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