Spital Oberengadin to dismiss 50 staff to avert closure

Spital Oberengadin (the second-largest hospital in Graubünden after the Kantonsspital Chur) is in crisis. 50 employees are to be dismissed in order to avert a shutdown of operations. Reason: impending insolvency at the end of March 2026. A new ownership structure under the name Sanadura is planned (a public-law institution). The alternative: complete closure with the liquidation of all SGO operations and job losses for all 350 employees. At least 7 of the 11 participating municipalities must agree (votes in February/March 2026). Update (5 February 2026): Around 50 staff at Spital Oberengadin, mostly in nursing, were given notice and some found follow-on jobs; nine of the eleven owner municipalities backed the rescue plan. (SRF, 5 February 2026)