SPD questions if Free State is overlooking hospital care in Ingolstadt?
In a bid to address the growing concern over the scope and performance of hospitals in Ingolstadt, councilors Dr. Anton Böhm and Quirin Witty (SPD) have proposed a meeting with Bavarian Health Minister Judith Gerlach.
The councilors have expressed their concerns about the discrepancy in the services and capacity of Ingolstadt's hospitals compared to other Bavarian cities like Regensburg, Erlangen, and Würzburg. They have written to Minister Gerlach, pointing out that the nearest university clinic in Bavaria is located 72 kilometers away in Regensburg.
Ingolstadt, the fifth-largest city in Bavaria and the second-largest municipality in Upper Bavaria after Munich, with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, currently has a small surgical clinic, a level I hospital, and a level II hospital. On the other hand, comparable cities like Regensburg have one level II and one level III hospital, as well as a university clinic, while Erlangen boasts a general level I hospital and a university clinic.
The situation of inadequate healthcare services in Ingolstadt, as highlighted by Dr. Böhm and Witty, is unacceptable. The lack of comprehensive clinical care increases the risk of care and leads to more cases where Ingolstadt citizens cannot be cared for in the city. Even smaller cities like Bamberg and Landshut, with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, are closer to a university clinic than Ingolstadt.
In a parallel letter, the councilors have proposed a direct exchange with Minister Gerlach in a council meeting with Mayor Dr. Kern. However, as of August 2025, there is no publicly documented plan or official Bavarian government statement addressing the proposed healthcare disparities between Ingolstadt and other Bavarian cities connected to Dr. Böhm and Witty.
The Press Office/SPD Council Group is involved in this matter, but the sources focus on other topics such as digital transformation projects in healthcare, Bavarian startup growth, and academic cooperation, with no coverage of the healthcare disparity concerns or governmental responses involving Ingolstadt and councilors Dr. Böhm and Witty.
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