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Minister advocates for bolstering primary healthcare facilities, specifically polyclinics.

Minister advocates for bolstering primary healthcare facilities, specifically polyclinics.

Minister advocates for allocating resources to strengthen primary health care facilities,...
Minister advocates for allocating resources to strengthen primary health care facilities, specifically polyclinics.

Minister advocates for boosting outpatient healthcare facilities - Minister advocates for bolstering primary healthcare facilities, specifically polyclinics.

In a significant move, the German state of Brandenburg is set to receive a substantial €3 billion from a special assets fund for investments. The funds, according to Health Minister Britta Müller, will be used to strengthen public services, particularly in the areas of healthcare, infrastructure, and digitalization.

The billion-euro package for Brandenburg includes several targeted investments. One of the most significant projects is the expansion of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) to create a Europe-leading digital sciences institute. This expansion involves the University of Potsdam releasing buildings at its Griebnitzsee campus, receiving a new campus in central Potsdam, and launching new study programs with international cooperation focused on AI research. The number of professorships is planned to double by 2035, boosting digital science education and innovation in Brandenburg.

While details on polyclinics are not explicitly enumerated, investments under the broader federal and state economic growth and modernization agendas likely encompass improved healthcare infrastructure, including polyclinics. These measures aim to boost competitiveness and resilience in the region.

Heat protection and day care centers in Brandenburg are also expected to benefit from these investments, although concrete investment figures or project outlines were not found in the available sources. These social infrastructure initiatives are typically included in large-scale economic stimulus and modernization packages like the one approved by the German Senate.

Minister Müller has stated her intention to use part of the funds to build up communal polyclinics and provide care, with a funding requirement of €108 million. Further funds could go into expanding short-term and day care, creating regional supply chains from prevention to care, including outpatient and inpatient care.

However, the SPD/BSW state government has not yet decided which specific investments the state will undertake. Minister Müller, along with Minister President Dietmar Woidke, has called for investments to be implemented quickly, simply, and with little bureaucracy.

Investing in public services, according to Minister Müller, is the best investment. The state of Brandenburg, with its cities and communities seeing a high need for investment in schools, sports facilities, roads, bridges, and digitalization, stands to benefit significantly from this injection of funds. The proposed expansion of women's protection rooms against violence and the statewide digital transmission of emergency care in the ambulance service for acute heart attacks further underscores the comprehensive nature of these investments.

As Brandenburg embarks on this ambitious investment plan, it looks set to modernize and strengthen its infrastructure, healthcare, and digital capabilities, ensuring a brighter future for its residents.

  1. The expansion of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Brandenburg is a key part of the €3 billion investment, aiming to create a Europe-leading digital sciences institute with a focus on AI research.
  2. Minister Müller plans to use a portion of the funds for building communal polyclinics and providing care, with a funding requirement of €108 million.
  3. The investments in Brandenburg may also include projects in heat protection and daycare centers, although specific figures and details are not yet known.
  4. The investment in public services, including schools, sports facilities, roads, bridges, and digitalization, is intended to modernize and strengthen Brandenburg's infrastructure, healthcare, and digital capabilities, contributing to the region's competitiveness and resilience.

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