Something goes wrong in around one in ten treatments in German clinics, says Ruth Hecker. The doctor explains why the best doctors become a danger when they are overwhelmed.
In months of research, star and RTL uncovered blatant abuses in Germany’s most famous hospital, the Berlin Charité – which the hospital denies. Overworked doctors, organizational deficiencies and treatment errors are problems that affect the entire German hospital sector. How dangerous is it to go to hospital in Germany and how do patients find a hospital where they can feel safe? star spoke with Ruth Hecker, quality manager at the University Hospital Essen and chairwoman of the “Patient Safety Action Alliance”. According to an exclusive study, around 17,000 people die in German hospitals every year, whose deaths could have been avoided.
Source: Stern
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