Max Schuster

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Max Schuster (born July 2, 1938 in Stadtbergen ) is a German entrepreneur who established therapy and aftercare for people with severe brain damage in Germany. The foundation of the therapy center for traumatic brain injuries in Burgau in the district of Günzburg and the aftercare center in Augsburg go back to him. With their treatment methods, the facilities create the basis for the fact that patients - contrary to the earlier opinion - can be rehabilitated after several weeks of coma and that the injured people can lead a life as independently as possible. The Burgau model was the initial spark for comprehensive supply in the Free State of Bavaria and later nationwide.

Max Schuster received numerous awards in recognition of his social commitment and entrepreneurial achievements.

career path

After completing a journeyman's examination and studying (FH degree in heating, air conditioning, gas and water), Max Schuster joined his parents' company in 1961. 1963 followed the master's examination as a refrigeration mechanic. In 1966 he founded "Max Schuster KG" and finally Max Schuster Wärme Kälte Klima GmbH & Co. KG, a company for ventilation and air conditioning systems. In 2001 Max Schuster sold the company - due to the lack of a successor within the family - to Indus Holding AG, Bergisch Gladbach . Since then, Max Schuster has been the sole shareholder and managing director of Schuster Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG in Neusäß. The focus is on the management and leasing of the former company properties in Stadtbergen and Neusäß.

family

Max Schuster is married and has three grown daughters. His daughter Evi suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an accident with the scooter on September 19, 1987 . She was looked after by the family for almost three years, was in a coma for months and was given up by the doctors. Schuster found help in Switzerland, where, unlike Germany, there were already targeted rehabilitation concepts for people with severe brain damage at the end of the 1980s. His daughter can now live relatively independently in an assisted living group.

Life's work

The recovery of his daughter showed Max Schuster how successfully brain-damaged people can be brought back into life with suitable therapy. This knowledge spurred him on to use the therapeutic knowledge he had acquired in the meantime and his entrepreneurial know-how to set up qualified facilities in Germany as well: first a therapy center and then aftercare centers for patients with brain damage. He founded a non-profit organization and began operating the therapy center in Burgau in 1989. He secured the financing with his own funds and donations. With the inclusion of the therapy center in the Bavarian hospital plan, additional state funds flowed that were used to expand the clinic. In 2004 Max Schuster transferred his shares to the non-profit "Max Schuster Foundation" for the disabled that he had set up. The aftercare center in Augsburg can also be traced back to his commitment.

Therapy center Burgau

The Burgau Therapy Center is a specialist clinic for the intensive early treatment of severely skull-brain injured patients and coma patients. Patients with traumatic brain injury, strokes and cerebral haemorrhages, etc. make up a large proportion of the cases. The therapy center is an acute hospital and rehabilitation clinic and has 111 beds and 484 employees with a training center (as of 2015). The carrier is the non-profit society for neurological rehabilitation after acquired cerebral damage mbH. The previous shareholders were the Max Schuster Foundation to 71 percent, the district of Swabia four percent, the district of Günzburg five percent and the community of Gundremmingen 20 percent. On January 1, 2018, all shareholders transferred their shares to the non-profit district clinics in Schwaben, which is now the sole shareholder. The therapy center was awarded the special prize of the Bavarian Founder Prize in 2012.

Aftercare center Augsburg

The aftercare center in Augsburg takes care of brain-damaged people who need further treatment or care after therapy, and was set up in 1997. The concept enables patients to live close to everyday life in residential groups with the help of a team of carers . The institution with 62 living spaces and 94 employees (as of 2015) is run by the non-profit society for the post-clinical care of people with brain damage. The shareholders are the Swabian district (30 percent) and the Max Schuster Foundation for the disabled (70 percent). Max Schuster acted as honorary managing director from 1996 to 2014 and is still a partner today. In 2015, an extension for 26 patients in two residential groups and apartments, as well as therapy rooms for outpatient care, were put into operation.

Max Schuster Foundation for the Disabled

In 2003, Schuster founded the non-profit foundation for the disabled. The purpose of the foundation is to promote public health care for physically impaired or in need adults, children and young people. He financed the foundation capital from his own resources. In 2004 he transferred his shares in the therapy center in Burgau and the aftercare center in Augsburg to the foundation. Max Schuster is Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Awards

Documentary film

The feature film My Child Must Live (1998) depicts the events that happened to the Schuster family as a result of their daughter Evi's accident and the father Max Schuster's struggle for the well-being of his daughter. The feature film is a factual account of the medical history. It was shot by Südwestfunk and broadcast several times on German television (arte, ARD) and on various foreign channels. All characters were portrayed by actors. Heinz Hoenig took on the leading role as Max Schuster, in other roles Margarita Broich , Barbara Herschbach, Jürgen Hentsch (nominated for the German Television Award 1999 as best actor supporting role) and Stefan Kurt . Directed by Diethard Klante, 1997 shooting in the Valens Clinic (Switzerland), 1998 completion of the film.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Max Schuster's personal website , accessed on February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Heike Schreiber: It begins in September 1987 with a nightmare. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , May 22, 2009, accessed on February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Angela Effenberger: Therapy Center Burgau: Excellent help. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , May 3, 2012, accessed on February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Website therapy center Burgau
  5. ^ Angela Effenberger: Therapy Center Burgau: Excellent help. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , May 3, 2012, accessed on February 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Angela Effenberger: Bayerischer Gründerpreis: Double award for the therapy center. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , May 4, 2012, accessed on February 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Website aftercare center Augsburg
  8. ↑ Youtube: Bayerischer Gründerpreis 2012 - Special Prize: Therapy Center Burgau & “Max Schuster Foundation” , accessed on February 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ District of Swabia awards the highest distinction. In: City newspaper Augsburg .
  10. ↑ TV feature film: My child must live , accessed on February 28, 2016.
  11. ^ German Television Award 1999 , accessed on February 28, 2016.

12. Gertrud Adlassing: District of Swabia continues the life's work of founder Max Schuster. In: Augsburger Allgemeine

personal data
SURNAME Schuster, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schuster, Maximilian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Stadtbergen