Heat alarm in Cologne clinics: Parents suffer from unbearable temperatures!

Heat alarm in Cologne clinics: Parents suffer from unbearable temperatures!

The heat wave keeps Germany in suspense, and the clinics in Cologne are also facing a huge challenge. As the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , the situation in many hospitals for working and patients is anything but pleasant. The hospital stay becomes a stress test, especially for parents who look after their children in the children's clinic on Amsterdamer Strasse. They complain about "unbearable temperatures", which only increases the concerns about the health of their children.

The Cologne clinics themselves confirm that only a few rooms are air -conditioned because there is currently no legal requirement for this. As a rule, air conditioning systems are only available in surgical areas, intensive care units and special rooms with special requirements. The new construction of the "F-Tract" on Amsterdamer Straße had to do without air conditioning due to financial considerations. Instead, a room air -technical system is installed, which only ensures air exchange without cooling. There are both high sun protection glass and outside blinds that can remedy a little.

Missing heat strategies

Despite these measures, many clinics are not adequately prepared for the heat period. In recent years, the number of hot days in Germany has tripled from three days in the 1950s to average nine days a year, as the Ärzteblatt . Frequent heat waves are a challenge, with many hospitals difficulty in efficiently regulating high temperatures.

The situation is just as critical for the staff. работники are encouraged to drink enough and to comply with regulated break times, but special hygiene requirements, for example, do not allow the use of fans. There have also been heat -related incidents, as the circulatory collapse of a visitor shows. Measures such as the provision of free water are there, but these are often not enough to improve the condition.

Future view and planned measures

In the future, a new hospital wing is planned in Cologne-Merheim, which should be finished in 7 to 8 years. Details on the equipment and air conditioning are currently still unclear. In July 2023, the Federal Government already presented a heat protection plan that aims at communication and awareness of heat protection. Both short -term and long -term measures are planned to improve the situation in the clinics.