Diskussion "Wie sicher ist die Gesundheitsversorgung in Düsseldorf und Umgebung? – Die Landeskrankenhausplanung (auch) aus feministischer Sicht"

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Invitation to the discussion event

"How safe is healthcare in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area? - State hospital planning (also) from a feminist perspective"

October 29, 2025 | 5 to 7:30 pm

YMCA Düsseldorf, Graf-Adolf-Str. 102, 40210 Düsseldorf

Free admission | please register in advance!

The new hospital planning in NRW focuses on specialization, centralization and outpatient care - and has been in implementation for over six months. Time to take stock:

Even in critical, sensitive areas, services are increasingly being reduced and wards closed. In the Düsseldorf area and the southern district of Mettmann, the planned closure of an emergency department jeopardizes the entire regional acute care - with dramatic consequences for patients, emergency services and hospital staff. There is also a risk of gaps in care, particularly for premature and newborn babies, women and stroke patients.

In the event, we will first take a fundamental look at the hospital landscape and the reform with its first noticeable effects - with a special focus on Düsseldorf, Langenfeld and the Mettmann district. In particular, we will also look at it from a feminist perspective, as FLINTA*, as the largest group of those affected, are burdened in multiple ways - as patients, employees and caring relatives.

In the second part, we will discuss with voices from politics, administration, companies and civil society: What do they think about the reform and what do they want to do specifically to tackle the problems that arise on the ground?

Speakers:

• Birgit Onori, ver.di NRW state district
• Melanie Stitz, Alliance for a healthcare system oriented towards the common good

On the podium:

• Dr. Ruzica Susenburger-Lange, Head of the Mettmann District Health Department
• Christian Zaum, Alderman of the City of Düsseldorf
• Susanne Quast, specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, Alliance for a Public Welfare-Oriented Healthcare System and spokesperson for the ver.di NRW Hospitals Commission
• Martina Thieme, nurse, Düsseldorf University Hospital
• Werner Tresch, employee representative GFO-Kliniken Mettmann-Süd

Moderation:

• Corinna Nohn, journalist and moderator

We would be delighted if you would like to come! Feel free to bring along interested colleagues or friends and share the event in your environment.

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