Care for the Elderly Reaches Milestone: 30 Years of Geriatrics at Klinikum Bad Hersfeld, commemorated on August 2, 2025
Bad Hersfeld Hospital is set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Geriatric Department with an Open Day on August 2, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event, open to all citizens, patients, relatives, and colleagues, aims to provide an opportunity for information and conversation with the hospital team.
The Open Day will feature short lectures in Auditorium 1 at 10 am, covering topics such as the beginnings of geriatrics in Bad Hersfeld, geriatrics and trauma surgery, current developments in geriatric nursing, and the future of geriatric medicine. The team at Bad Hersfeld Hospital will also provide a behind-the-scenes look at their work and share information on modern concepts of geriatric medicine.
Information booths will be set up on South Wing 3 from 11 am, featuring topics like nursing in geriatrics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social services, geropsychology, geriatric traumatology, modern delirium prevention, medical preventive care in old age, and nutrition and diabetes counseling.
The goal of the Open Day is to enable good medical care in old age and to draw attention to new therapeutic possibilities. The event also aims to address current and future challenges in geriatrics, including demographic changes and heat stress due to climate change.
Bad Hersfeld Hospital's parking garage offers parking, including an EV charging station. Public transportation options include bus lines 2a and 2b from the city center and train station. For detailed and accurate information on this event, visitors are encouraged to check directly with Bad Hersfeld Hospital's official website or contact their Geriatric Department closer to the date.
This Open Day marks a significant milestone for Bad Hersfeld Hospital, which has been providing specialized geriatric medicine for 30 years. The event is expected to be a valuable resource for those interested in learning more about the field and the work being done at Bad Hersfeld Hospital.
- The lecture in Auditorium 1 at 10 am will discuss the current developments in workplace-wellness, focusing on preventing chronic diseases like heart diseases and respiratory conditions in the elderly.
- Information booths on South Wing 3 will feature experts in eye-health, providing advice on maintaining eye-health as part of overall health-and-wellness in older adults.
- Fitness-and-exercise therapies and treatments will be highlighted in the sections on physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
- Happy to address questions about mental-health issues in the elderly, the team on South Wing 3 will have resources and advice for mens-health and womens-health concerns related to mental health.
- The skin-care booth will provide tips on proper skin-care for aging skin, addressing various skin-conditions that often appear with age.
- Therapies-and-treatments for dealing with the effects of climate-change on medical-conditions, such as heat stress, will be a key topic in the sessions on geriatric traumatology and modern delirium prevention.
- Bad Hersfeld Hospital's Geriatric Department offers specialized care for a variety of medical-conditions, including skin-conditions and mental-health issues like depression and anxiety.
- The future of environmental-science will play a role in the discussion on the future of the field of geriatric medicine.
- medicare benefits may cover some or all of the costs associated with the treatments and therapies discussed at the Open Day.
- CBD oil, known for its potential benefits in managing chronic pain and anxiety, has been used in certain therapeutic practices, and may be a topic of interest for those seeking alternative treatments.
