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Lake Constance Hospital Association facing insolvency catastrophe – This is how the district wants to help!
The Bodenseekreis is facing the insolvency of the Bodensee Medicine Campus (MCB) and is planning negotiations on restructuring.
Lake Constance Hospital Association facing insolvency catastrophe – This is how the district wants to help!
The situation around the Bodensee Medical Campus (MCB) is anything but rosy. On October 14, 2023, the district council approved an eight-point plan to counteract the impending insolvency proceedings. The signs of bankruptcy appear increasingly inevitable as the county bears responsibility for ensuring the future of clinical care. In a final attempt to save the clinic network, negotiations are to be continued with the Ravensburg district about a possible merger with the Oberschwabenkliniken. At the same time, a market exploration process is being initiated to bring additional partners from the private sector on board suedkurier.de reported.
The financial burden from the past is ignored; The district only promises a proportional financial contribution depending on the results of the negotiations. A planned financial injection of 13 million euros is off the table, which indicates self-administration insolvency proceedings. Within the city of Friedrichshafen, an application for planned insolvency is also necessary to validate the next steps.
Filing for bankruptcy: Another step
An application for insolvency for the MCB medical care centers was filed with the local court on May 28, 2025. The locations in Friedrichshafen and Tettnang are affected. The aim of this procedure is to gain clarity about the economic situation of the facilities and to ensure an orderly process. Around 90 employees have been informed about the current situation, but the operation of the care centers should continue unhindered for the time being, so that patient appointments that have already been agreed continue to apply, as medizin-campus-bodensee.de communicates.
These developments are part of a worrying trend in Germany: more and more hospitals and medical facilities are confronted with situations close to insolvency. According to buchalik-broemmekamp.de, over 60% of the clinics are economically struggling. Every year there is a risk of 20-30 bankruptcies in this sector, while the pressure is constantly increasing due to rising costs and an acute shortage of nursing staff.
A challenge for the future
Politics is repeatedly highlighted as a decisive factor in the decisions. While the Free Voters allege that the bankruptcy could have been prevented, the Greens appeal for a bundling of services and the dismantling of duplicate structures. The SPD, on the other hand, warns that a merger with the Oberschwabenkliniken should not be pursued at any price.
District Administrator Luca Prayon emphasizes the district's responsibility to ensure sustainable restructuring. The initial situation remains tense and it remains to be seen whether the desired measures in the district council can bring about a turnaround. At a time when good health care is of vital importance to the population, everyone involved is called upon to develop creative solutions and secure the future of the MCB and the medical care centers.