Malteser takes over tenth hospital in Erlangen

The Malteser organization is expanding its medical and care division in Germany, adding the Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien hospital in Erlangen as its tenth medical facility and the Seniorenpflegezentrum Marienhospital as its 30th elderly care center. The acquisition agreements between Malteser Deutschland gGmbH and the previous owner, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Fourteen Helpers, were signed on June 14. The German Federal Cartel Office has recently approved the takeover. "We warmly welcome our new employees into the Malteser network," said Dr. Franz Graf von Harnoncourt, CEO of Malteser Deutschland gGmbH. He emphasized the organization's commitment to providing attentive and genuine care: "This proximity... contributes significantly to recovery and well-being and also positively impacts the working atmosphere." The Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien has 290 beds, 30 rehabilitation beds, and 40 places in the "St. Elisabeth" nursing home. In 2016, the hospital generated approximately 70 million euros in revenue, treating around 13,000 inpatients and 18,000 outpatients. At the beginning of 2017, nearly 1,000 employees worked there. The Marienhospital senior care facility has 93 places and 94 staff members. The hospital's medical services include departments for anesthesia, internal medicine, geriatrics, surgery, orthopedics, rheumatology, and urology, as well as affiliated beds for ear, nose, and throat and ophthalmology. It offers maximum care in orthopedics and urology, and specialized care in cardiology and gastroenterology. Malteser now operates ten hospitals across six regions in Germany, aiming to provide accessible, high-quality medical care. The organization focuses on documented treatment outcomes and ethical standards, with specific services for the elderly and terminally ill patients.