Violence in the hospital: daily reports shake the Salzkammergut!

Violence in the hospital: daily reports shake the Salzkammergut!

The alarming numbers from the Salzkammergut Clinics (Gmunden, Bad Ischl, Vöcklabruck) draw a dark picture: This year 356 cases of violence against the staff have already been documented, such as Today.at reported. These incidents include both physical and verbal aggression, which means that a corresponding message receives every day. A particularly terrifying incident occurred when a cleaner was insulted by an unsatisfied patient after not fulfilling his instructions. The patient expressed discriminatory comments and insulted them with hurtful comparisons, which only exacerbates the tense atmosphere in the health system.

lack of doctors and increasing aggression

In addition, a survey by the Medical Association brings alarming results to light: 37 percent of Viennese doctors report that violence is regularly affected. This is particularly worrying because more than half of the 1,102 doctors surveyed has been exposed to verbal violence at least once in the past two years. A terrifying trend is also evident in physical attacks, 16 percent of the doctors are affected, as ooe.orf.at . These developments throw a shadow on the already stressful working conditions in the health sector and focus on the security of the medical staff.