German Chancellor Angela Merkel (3rd L) talks to a patient in the Sana Clinic for endoprosthetics, manual medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation in Kremmen, some 50 km (31 miles) northwest of Berlin, September 3, 2010. Merkel visited the clinic to mark the conclusion of the redevelopment of some historical parts of the hospital. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)