biostudies-literatureUnknown69(1)Dornaika AUniversitätsklinikum Bonn<h4>Introduction</h4>In Germany, hospitals undergo routine inspections (RIs) by public health authorities in an occasion-independent manner for infection prevention and control (IPC). Structure and organization of RIs is at the discretion of respective public health authorities (PHAs) and can therefore differ between districts. This work aims to provide the first representative overview of structure, organization, and content of RIs by German PHAs.<h4>Methods</h4>As part of the PRO-OEGD project, representative data collection among all German PHAs was conducted between December 2023 and May 2024. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square, Fisher's, Mann-Whitney-, and Pearson-correlation tests.<h4>Results</h4>The response rate was 66% (248 of 377 PHAs). Results show many similBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz43-50https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12764564biostudies-literature[Regular inspections of hospitals by the public health service: nationwide representative data collection on structure, organization, and content in Germany].PMC12764564Engelhart SMutters NTDornaika ADroop FDannenberg JPRO-OEGD study groupWollkopf ADfalse[Regular inspections of hospitals by the public health service: nationwide representative data collection on structure, organization, and content in Germany].<h4>Introduction</h4>In Germany, hospitals undergo routine inspections (RIs) by public health authorities in an occasion-independent manner for infection prevention and control (IPC). Structure and organization of RIs is at the discretion of respective public health authorities (PHAs) and can therefore differ between districts. This work aims to provide the first representative overview of structure, organization, and content of RIs by German PHAs.<h4>Methods</h4>As part of the PRO-OEGD project, representative data collection among all German PHAs was conducted between December 2023 and May 2024. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square, Fisher's, Mann-Whitney-, and Pearson-correlation tests.<h4>Results</h4>The response rate was 66% (248 of 377 PHAs). Results show many simil2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Jan2026-06-06T10:21:49.734Z2026-05-28T03:13:12.609ZS-EPMC127645644132922910.1007/s00103-025-04162-x