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Hospital manager David-Ruben Thies, CEO of a county hospital in Eastern Germany, has a vision of a new kind of hospital: one designed as a comfortable patient hotel where organic food is served and everyone is treated as a guest regardless of their health insurance category. A place where innovative care concepts are combined with attention to privacy, safety and improved working conditions for the staff. It‘s an ambitious plan, but David is a pioneer, somebody who wants to set standards. But modern medicine is a tough business, and not everyone shares his ambitions – there are various obstacles to overcome before the hospital of the future will become reality. And another one appears that nobody had anticipated: in 2020, David‘s plans are interrupted by the outbreak of the global pandemic.