IJsselmeer hospitals declared bankrupt – NRC

The IJsselmeer hospitals, with offices in Lelystad, Emmeloord, Dronten and Urk, were declared bankrupt by the court on Thursday. Patients currently hospitalized are still treated, reports the parent company MC Groep

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For about 1,200 employees of hospitals MC Zuiderzee, Verloskundigenpraktijk Kreek (both in Lelystad), MC Emmeloord, MC Dronten and an outpatient clinic in Urk are now threatening to resign. The immediate reason for bankruptcy is that the hospital group can no longer pay their salaries.

Health insurers, led by Zilveren Kruis, release funds for the "phasing out of care in hospitals," says the MC Group in a statement. Press release. "It brings calm and guarantees safe care for patients." In any case, creditors are not allowed to seize objects in hospitals for the next two months.

It appeared earlier this week that IJsselmeer hospitals were big financial problems were. The hospital group asked for a deferral of payment on Tuesday. The Amsterdam Slotervaart Hospital, just like the IJsselmeer hospitals owned by health care contractors Loek Winter and Willem de Boer, is facing an acute financial crisis

The credit has dried up [19659007] The financial situation of the IJsselmeer Hospital and the Slotervaart Hospital has deteriorated considerably. According to the hospitals, this was due to the fact that the hiring of staff had become more expensive because of the tight labor market.

Zorgverzekeraar Zilveren Kruis, the main lender of both hospitals, lent additional money last summer. But earlier this month, the insurer refused to provide an emergency loan. "The financial situation has turned out worse than expected," said Zilveren Kruis earlier this week. Due to the scarcity of money, the IJsselmeer and Slotervaart hospitals found themselves in crisis. They have already said that a bankruptcy would be inevitable.

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The Slotervaart Hospital also requested the deferral of payment on Tuesday, but it is not yet bankrupt. He closed his emergency room. No new patients are included. Operating theaters and intensive care units continue to function for the approximately 150 patients currently hospitalized. Het Parool writes Thursday that there are more items to be delivered at the Amsterdam hospital, that employees empty their offices and that the operating rooms are empty.

IJsselmeer hospitals have not yet reacted to bankruptcy.

The province of Flevoland and the municipalities of Lelystad, Almere, Noordoostpolder, Urk, Dronten and Zeewolde Thursday expressed their concerns about bankruptcy. "It is unacceptable that continuity of care ceases and the Lelystad hospital disappears," according to the ANP news agency. The province and municipalities are concerned that the arrival times of ambulances in Flevoland are too long. "This can lead to life-threatening situations."