Paracelsus acute clinics are entering the next phase of the company with new management
03.07.2023 18:02
Phillip Fröschle (41) will take over the management of the Paracelsus acute clinics in Germany as CEO from July 1, 2023. He will further develop the specialist clinic group in the next phase of the company. The focus of his work will be on further improving the quality of treatment through the integration of digital solutions and a greater shift in decision-making authority to the locations.
Fröschle, who is also managing director of the Paracelsus rehabilitation clinics in Germany, and the previous CTO Fabian Pritzel (43) will form the new management of Paracelsus clinics Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGaA from July 1st. Florian Distler (COO) and Tomislav Gmajnic (CCO) are leaving the management.
“After years of change, the Paracelsus acute care clinics in Germany are in an excellent position. Our clinics have already completed the transformation process, which still lies in the future for large parts of the industry. In the next phase of the company, Paracelsus' focus will now be on further increasing the quality of treatment through digitalization and process optimization as well as employee satisfaction. The Paracelsus acute clinics are optimally prepared for further changes in the healthcare and hospital system and the consolidation in the German healthcare market,” says Felix Happel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Porterhouse Group AG, the shareholder of the Paracelsus Clinics in Germany. Happel continued: “This is thanks, among other things, to Florian Distler and Tomislav Gmajnic, who, together with the employees in the Paracelsus clinics, have successfully mastered the transformation of the last few years with great commitment, passion and wealth of knowledge. I found Florian Distler and Tomislav Gmajnic to be strong fighters for our idea, who took on their responsibility with great foresight. I would like to thank the previous managing directors expressly and warmly for their valuable work and their leadership in challenging times!”
Transformation of the Paracelsus healthcare family successful
The Paracelsus acute clinics look back on a long history as a family business. This family spirit also carries over into the way we interact with patients. For over 50 years, patients in specialist clinics at nine locations have been accompanied along the healing path with the idea of healing faster and better. In recent years, due to market changes, among other things, the service portfolio has focused on the areas of endoprosthetics, neurology, spinal surgery, urology as well as geriatrics and pain therapy. At some locations, the medical profile is supplemented by regular and emergency care. The highly specialized specialist clinics will be able to react even more flexibly and quickly to market developments in the future through the decentralization of responsibility, digitalization and process optimization. The patient's well-being comes first.
“We are now starting a new company phase with Phillip Fröschle and Fabian Pritzel with the goal of maximum patient and employee satisfaction as well as sustainable economic success. We want to create growth, both in the outpatient and inpatient sectors. From this position we can develop excellently and successfully implement new projects,” said Happel on Wednesday.
The new CEO is an experienced clinic manager
Phillip Fröschle has many years of experience and can demonstrate numerous successes as a clinic manager. Since June 2022, he has been CEO of Paracelsus Rehabilitationskliniken Deutschland GmbH, which he has successfully further developed strategically and which he will continue to manage separately operationally. Fröschle was previously managing director and regional manager at various large private operators of acute and rehabilitation hospitals. Fröschle, a trained banker, sees the focus on locations as one of the fundamental success factors and, above all, a shift in decision-making authority and responsibility to the service providers. “The employees on site usually know best what needs to be done to make further progress. Now it’s about listening carefully to the employees and giving them the opportunity to implement these changes,” says Phillip Fröschle.