Future challenges at the hospitals

Looking ahead, we will face a shortage of healthcare resources compared to what we have today. To maintain high-quality patient care and meet societal expectations, we must embrace innovation and develop solutions enabled by advanced technologies.

At Hospital Littlebelt, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Our “Patient First” values are embodied in our strategic triangle, which consolidates all our efforts to ensure the highest standards of care. To demonstrate what it truly means to put patients first, we have established five key promises – at the center of the triangle illustrated. These promises were developed in collaboration with our patients, their families, and our dedicated staff.

We understand our core values, particularly our patients, whom we engage with around the clock. We can identify challenges and identify potential solutions. However, we face the question of how to translate these insights into actionable strategies that will benefit our future patients and continuously put the patients first and keep our promises.

Challenges and solutions in Public-Private Partnerships

In other sectors, such as in the technology and IT industry, groundbreaking inventions are continually being developed with the potential to transform our lives. These innovations, however, face a challenge: how to integrate with the public healthcare system. Companies often struggle with how to approach the healthcare sector, who to contact and how to ensure their products align with hospital needs.

To address this, Hospital Littlebelt has formed an innovative partnership with DANDY Business Park. DANDY Business Park in Vejle, Denmark, is an innovation and business hub focused on fostering entrepreneurship, research, and collaboration, particularly in the fields of health, technology, and sustainability. Our joint goal is to connect the right problems with the right solutions and foster collaborations that benefit both private companies and our hospital.

Successful collaborations

For 2024, we plan to host joint theme days and pitch days. These events will provide opportunities for start-ups, hospital staff, patients, and other stakeholders to network, exchange ideas, and potentially launch joint projects. Pitch days, in particular, are designed for companies to present their ideas to the hospital and for the hospital to propose ideas to private companies. So far, this approach has led to successful collaborations, such as developing a food supplement for cancer patients with the food industry, testing robots to reduce hospital waste and improve sustainability in the orthopedic department, and discussing new MRI perfusion protocols.

Although these initiatives may seem straightforward, the reality is more complex. Our organizations have different structures, and hospital staff are often very busy. Decision-making, legal considerations and project financing are time-consuming processes. However, experience and patience can make these tasks more manageable. Success requires us all to adapt our structures and work together.