Statutory doctors in Wels - where is medical care?

Statutory doctors in Wels - where is medical care?

In Wels, the health situation becomes increasingly dramatic - there is no more family doctor who takes up new patients! Despite the serious situation, as the Medical Association of Upper Austria criticizes, the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) seems to remain optimistic. Almost 50 cash register positions are currently vacant in the state, although general medicine is particularly affected. This means seven unoccupied household interfaces in Wels and overcrowded outpatient clinics in the hospitals, which urgently need to be relieved. A quarter of the doctors will soon be retired, which could still exacerbate the supply situation, according to the chamber in a report on .

But there is hope! In January 2025, a primary care unit (PVE) will open in the former St. Anna Ordination Center. In addition to general practitioners, specialists for physiotherapy, clinical psychology and social work will also be available there. This could take the pressure from the existing seven general practitioners in Wels. An investment volume of 1.2 million euros shows the commitment to better health care. Another PVE is to be opened in Welslichtenegg in autumn or winter 2025. Albert Maringer from the ÖGK emphasizes that order will now come back to healthcare, such as

The PVE will not only increase the number of household interfaces, but also make it easier to supply at the side, which is particularly attractive for young doctors. A ray of hope for the citizens who had to wait a long time for adequate general practitioner care. Mayor Andreas Rabl has already promised financial funding of up to 150,000 euros for the first medical center. The care in nursing homes will also benefit from this development, since many seniors rely on a family doctor. But the problems in medical care could not only end in general practitioners; There is already a lack of dermatologists in Wels, which could also tighten the situation.