new clinic opens in nykøbing falster to address doctor shortage

A new medical clinic has opened in Nykøbing Falster to improve access to healthcare for local residents, DR reports.

The clinic, currently operating from Zealand University Hospital in Nykøbing Falster, aims to ease pressure on the region’s overstretched primary care system. John Brodersen, a doctor at the clinic, said its opening directly addresses the severe shortage of general practitioners in the area.

Region Zealand is currently short 61 GPs, with six of those missing in Guldborgsund Municipality, where Nykøbing Falster is located. Susanne Lundvald, chair of the region’s Local Health Committee, welcomed the new clinic as a step toward reducing patient loads for existing doctors and attracting more to rural areas.

Local resident Gry Boie said she hoped the clinic would shorten waiting times, noting that access to doctors in Nykøbing Falster is significantly worse than in Copenhagen, where she previously lived.

DR health analyst Anders Heissel struck a cautious note, saying the clinic’s current scale—one doctor for two days a week—would not yet make a noticeable difference in a municipality lacking six GPs. However, he called the initiative promising, particularly as the clinic will also serve as a research hub, which could help attract young doctors seeking academic opportunities.

The clinic’s current location is temporary, with plans to relocate it to a permanent address in the city.