Abstracts by key term: Notfallreform
Federalism in the emergency services – physician-accompanied secondary transport in a comparison of countries
The consolidation of the hospital market is driven by economic constraints, as smaller facilities are often no longer able to operate profitably. The trend toward centralization is being politically promoted by hospital reform and is intended to improve the quality of care through specialization and concentration of resources. However, by 2022, only 1,075 hospitals in Germany had intensive care capacity [1].