Emergency care is assured, but there will again be significant restrictions in hospital operations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Emergencies are being treated: another warning strike at the MHH will lead to significant restrictions in hospital operations. Copyright: Karin Kaiser/MHH
Hannover Medical School (MHH) will once again be affected by a warning strike next week as part of the current wage disputes in the public sector. The trade union Verdi has called a second warning strike. This time, the strike will last three days - from Monday, February 2, 2026, up to and including Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
MHH has concluded an emergency service agreement with Verdi. This stipulates that all emergency patients will receive adequate care. However, there will once again be significant restrictions in everyday hospital life. This applies in particular to planned operations, planned inpatient admissions and outpatient treatments. The outpatient clinics for children and adolescents as well as oncology and other special outpatient clinics for adults will remain open.
In concrete terms, the restrictions mean that patients who have a surgery appointment, an inpatient admission appointment or an outpatient appointment that can be rescheduled on these three days will be informed personally of any postponement. Patients whose treatment appointments are not changed can and should keep them. However, they must expect waiting times and possibly further postponements.
Text: Simone Corpus