Consolidation of university hospital TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar and German Heart Centre Munich
The university hospital TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar (MRI) and the German Heart Centre Munich (DHM) will unite to form the new "University Hospital of the Technical University of Munich (TUM)" (’TUM Klinikum’). The Bavarian Council of Ministers announced the decision on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the two institutions are to remain operatively independent. Their respective brand names are also to be retained.In addition to generating new funding opportunities, the union of the two hospitals is also intended to generate synergy effects in the field of cardiac medicine. The two institutions are now formulating the details of their future collaboration. ...