Chemnitz delegation travels to Taiyuan
Conclusion of a contract between German and Chinese clinic
From 13 to 20 October, a group of visitors will be travelling to Taiyuan, Chemnitz's Chinese twin city. The Chemnitz delegation includes: Dirk Günter Herrmann, Commercial Director of the Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien Chemnitz and its Medical Director, Dr Erika Rosemarie Sämann, the Managing Director of the home clinic. Erika Rosemarie Sämann, the Managing Director of Heim gGmbH, Karl Friedrich Schmerer and Sebastian Thieswald from the management of the Chemnitz Niklasberg GmbH SenVital senior citizens' and care centre. They will be accompanied by Uta Richter, an employee of the Mayor's Office of the City of Chemnitz, and an interpreter.
The trip will focus on an exchange of experiences on various medical topics, including geriatrics, care services and hospice work. The German clinic representatives and managing directors of the social institutions also want to find out about Chinese treatment methods.
A cooperation agreement between the Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien Chemnitz, which belongs to the EDIACON Group, and the central hospital in Taiyuan is to be signed during the visit. The delegation will also hold a working meeting with representatives of the city of Taiyuan to discuss possibilities for further cooperation.
This visit will be the second time that doctors from both twin cities have exchanged ideas. A four-person delegation from the No 2 People's Hospital in the twin city of Taiyuan visited Chemnitz in September last year. The doctors visited medical and social facilities and exchanged ideas with German colleagues. A cooperation agreement was also signed between the representatives of the Chinese hospital and Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH.
The twinning agreement between Chemnitz and Taiyuan was signed in 1999 - Information: www.chemnitz.de