New chairman of the supervisory board of the Rostock and Greifswald University Hospitals

15.03.2022 13:03

On March 8th, Science Minister Bettina Martin introduced the future chairman of the supervisory boards of the Rostock and Greifswald University Medical Centers. "I am pleased that the former President of the State Audit Office, Dr. Tilmann Schweisfurth, is taking over the chairmanship of the supervisory board for our university medicines. He has many years of experience in the field of university medicine in the state and is well connected. Dr. Schweisfurth is ideally suited to the two university medicines in the country for the future," said Science Minister Bettina Martin.

“I would like to thank Mr. Brodkorb for his work during a difficult time. We have been talking about terminating the contract for a long time and had already agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent.” The university clinics in Rostock and Greifswald are the backbone of medical care in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. They provide around a quarter of the medical services in the country.

“They do outstanding work in cutting-edge medicine. Last but not least, the pandemic has shown how important the maximum providers are for health care in our country. And what an important role they play as drivers of innovation in the country,” added Minister Martin.

“It is particularly important to me that we show appreciation, recognition and respect to the employees of the university medical centers, who provide great achievements at the bedside and in science every day, and that we bring about good cooperation.”

In the coming years, it will be particularly important to ensure the best medical care for patients in the country.

“I would like us to achieve a trusting collaboration and do my part to lead the university medical centers out of the turbulence,” explained Dr. Tilmann Schweisfurth at his presentation. He values cooperation and appreciation. “Both locations could also work better together and thereby create added value for patient care as well as teaching and research.”

On the vita of the new chairman of the supervisory board:

Dr. Tilmann Schweisfurth has been advising the University Medical Centers of Greifswald and Rostock since 2018. From May 2004 to April 2016 he was President of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Audit Office. He previously worked as director of the Saxon Court of Auditors. After completing his doctorate in 1990, he began his professional career in Konstanz, where he studied administrative sciences, including at the Federal Ministry of Finance, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Saxon State Ministry of Finance.