Health issues beyond borders
Altogether, the region has over 300 hospitals with 30,000 beds. This excellent situation proved to be successful during the Corona pandemic, where hospitals from Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland allowed transfer of critically ill patients from Alsace to their hospitals. Collaboration to save lives fitted exactly within the vision to generate a health system beyond borders, whereby hospitals and colleges must unite to achieve this end. This is a major undertaking, involving details such as patient mobility, data security and how the costs are covered. However, this vision is not a luxury, rather an obligation for us all.