Leipzig University Hospital: Successful balance sheet and new milestones!

Leipzig University Hospital: Successful balance sheet and new milestones!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) has drawn a positive balance for 2024 and concludes with an annual surplus of 8.8 million euros. According to KMA-Online , this pleasant result from a good performance development results both in the inpatient care. In addition, once effects from the budget negotiations with the health insurance companies contributed to this positive conclusion.

compared to the previous year, in which an almost balanced result was achieved, the development is significant progress. However, the financial successes have grown in a challenging context: high operating costs and necessary investments in the technical equipment and staff continue to represent challenges, such as IDW-Online reported.

teaching and research at a high level

The Medical Faculty of the UKL recorded an increase in the number of students that were 3,678 in 2024, compared to 3,639 in the previous year. The very good test results of the students in human medicine and pharmacy.

A highlight of the past year was the founding of an Institute for Midwifery Science and the appointment of a professorship for midwifery, which is central milestones in this area. In addition, the UKL received two ERC grants for top research and is planning the establishment of the "Leipzig Center of Metabolism" (Leicem), which deals with the research and treatment of metabolic diseases.

economic data at a glance

Redents from hospital operations rose by 12.7 percent to around 640 million euros, while total sales reached 714 million euros. Personnel costs exceeded 400 million euros for the first time, which represents an increase of 24.3 million euros compared to the previous year. This was due, among other things, to the hiring of additional employees in the medical and nursing and functional service in order to increase performance in the second half of the year.

The number of third -party funded personnel positions rose from 880 in 2023 to 912 in 2024, which illustrates the persistent efforts of the UKL to secure and increase research performance.

conclusion and outlook

The positive annual balance 2024 emphasizes the successes of the UKL in the context of a challenging financial situation. However, the board points out that structural financing deficits exist, which are not to be compensated for at short notice by planned hospital reforms. The financial challenges remain, in particular with regard to the necessary investments in IT, construction and medical technology.

The year 2024 was the first year without additional burdens from the Covid 19 pandemic, but the high failures in the first half of the year led to performance cuts. Nevertheless, the Leipzig University Hospital looks optimistically into the future and plans strategic measures to further improve its offers.