Consolidation in the healthcare sector is gaining momentum

Hospi­tals in Germany are under great finan­cial pres­sure: accor­ding to the RWI Hospi­tal Rating Report, 70% of all hospi­tals are expec­ted to have an annual defi­cit by 2024 and 80% by 2025.
The pheno­me­non of hospi­tal insol­vency was virtually unknown until the end of the coro­na­vi­rus aid measures.
Howe­ver, around 30 insol­ven­cies were alre­ady recor­ded in 2023, mostly in self-admi­­nis­­tra­­tion or in protec­tive shield proceedings.
The German Hospi­tal Fede­ra­tion is expec­ting around 80 insol­ven­cies in 2024, while the Fede­ral Minis­try of Health is even predic­ting 100–130.
In the future, coope­ra­tion and mergers will incre­asingly come into focus.