Heart operations in Schleswig-Holstein: record numbers and nursing shortage!

Heart operations in Schleswig-Holstein: record numbers and nursing shortage!

What's going on in Schleswig-Holstein's health landscape? An impressive 11,355 heart surgeries were performed in the last 12 months. This shows the constant increase in the medical infrastructure, which faces the current challenges of the healthcare sector. But what does the quality of care actually look like? According to a report by News.de The nursing staff ratio plays a crucial role.

There are 11,063 nursing staff employed in Schleswig-Holstein, which provides informative figures given the number of procedures carried out. The nursing staff ratio is an important indicator of the quality of patient care because it describes the ratio of nursing staff to patients. A value of 47.94 for the state of Schleswig-Holstein shows that the need for nursing staff is below the Germany-wide median of 49.14. Therefore, one could say that the pressure on the nursing staff in the clinics is greater than necessary.

Heart operations in focus

When we look at the implementation of specific interventions, the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel is ahead. 223 surgical heart valve replacement operations and 350 minimally invasive procedures were carried out here. They also dominate in bypass operations with 391 procedures performed. This represents the importance of the hospital not only for the region, but also for the entire Federal Republic.

• Pflegequotienten der führenden Krankenhäuser in Schleswig-Holstein:
• Segeberger Kliniken Bad Segeberg: 58,76
• UKSH – Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck: 57,65
• UKSH – Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel: 53,15
• Diakonissenkrankenhaus Flensburg: 62,53
• Klinikum Nordfriesland: 54,1

With 1,054 procedures, the Segeberg clinics performed the highest number of cardiac catheter treatments, which also underlines their importance in this area.

Cardiovascular Disease: A Global Problem

Cardiovascular diseases are the most common health problems worldwide and account for a significant proportion of the causes of death in Germany. In 2022, over a third of all causes of death were due to these diseases. Of particular concern is that ischemic heart disease is the most common and potentially fatal disease among heart diseases. How Statista reports, women in particular can benefit from medical advances in cardiology, as gender-sensitive medicine will be anchored in the curricula of medical studies from 2025.

In addition, a healthy lifestyle, including regular exercise and a plant-based diet, has a major impact on preventing such diseases. Health care services are critical to address the high risk and mortality from heart disease.

In view of these figures and the health situation in society as a whole, it is clear that not only medical facilities, but also the general social conditions can make a significant contribution to improving care. The need to recruit more nursing staff and strengthen the strategy against cardiovascular diseases remains a hot topic in Schleswig-Holstein and beyond.