Lelystad hospital immediately closes obstetrics

At the MC Zuiderzee Hospital in Lelystad, only "direct necessary medical operations" take place. The midwifery service was closed immediately Wednesday afternoon and sick children from clinical pediatric and clinical obstetrics services were transferred to nearby hospitals. The hospital states this in a press release.

According to the mayor of Lelystad Ina Adema, a bankruptcy "can not be ruled out early next week". Ally Elly van Wageningen (ChristenUnie) reported on Twitter that the city council of the second city of Flevoland unanimously supported Wednesday night a motion to maintain the hospital.

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Mayor Altena indicated that she would do everything in her power to ensure the maintenance of the hospital, but also indicated that she was not in charge. did not speak. "There is a problem: it's not the municipality or the province." The health insurers play a key role in this regard. "According to Cees de Bruin, chairman of the client council, there is a serious candidate for takeover of MC IJsselmeer hospitals. He told NOS about it. The Slotervaart Hospital of Amsterdam

The MC Zuiderzee is one of the four IJsselmeer hospitals in Flevoland. The hospital and MC Slotervaart are in serious financial trouble and demanded an extension of payment last Tuesday. The reason is that Silver Cross, the main funder of both hospitals, did not want to provide emergency credit.

Agreements with "essential suppliers"

The closure of the MC Zuiderzee's department of obstetrics was so sudden that there was no room for a woman on the brink to give birth and who was already going to Lelystad hospital. She had to go to Frisian Sneek Hospital, writes Omroep Flevoland.

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The ambulatory pharmacy of Lelystad hospital can no longer deliver all drugs. Patients must "move to neighboring pharmacies," writes MC Zuiderzee. The hospital will enter into agreements with "essential providers" to ensure that care is not compromised during the deferral of payment.

Recruitment Agencies Withdraw Staff

Due to the impending bankruptcy of MC IJsselmeer hospitals, several employment agencies decided to no longer employ their staff. As a result, IC nurses are immediately withdrawn and nurses receive emergency assistance. In addition, other care services for which agency workers were provided are not available.

According to a spokesman for Zilveren Kruis, "the duty of care is not in question at the moment". Hospital staff will be notified of the situation on Thursday.

No new patients at MC Slotervaart

Due to the impending bankruptcy, MC Slotervaart decided not to admit new patients. The operating rooms and the intensive care unit are only operational for patients currently hospitalized, the Amsterdam hospital announced in a press release.

The hospital's board of directors and administrators reached an agreement Wednesday night with health insurers, including Zilveren Kruis, according to which money will be available to continue to provide care to patients.