Red Cross Burgenland: Highest missions and new challenges!

Red Cross Burgenland: Highest missions and new challenges!

Gattendorf, Österreich - The tireless work of the Red Cross is impressive in the numbers for 2024. In Hollabrunn, the team managed to cross a remarkable milestone brand of over one million kilometers, as district manager Günter Sidy reports. This was done with more than 26,500 alarm inserts that alerted the emergency vehicles in the region. In addition, the emergency medical vehicle was called to emergencies over 930 times. The volunteers performed countless hours to cope with the diverse tasks of the Red Cross, which shows how important their role is in the community and how strong the demand for their services is.

In Burgenland, the President, Friederike Pirringer, emphasizes the outstanding performance of the employees, who recorded over 90,000 missions in the rescue and ambulance service. This number represents an increase of four percent compared to the previous year. It is particularly noteworthy that the Red Cross employees have carried out around 10,000 corona tests since the beginning of the pandemic, of which 4,000 took place in clients in the care sector. Tests are also currently being carried out for around 1,000 doctors to ensure the security in the healthcare system, such as Kurier reported.

growing commitment and challenges

The increasing demands on the Red Cross have presented the team with various challenges. Another focus is on the return to the classic offers, such as the starting first aid courses. Managing Director Tanja König informed that the Austria Tafel is fully on the company again and 419 tons of food were distributed to around 49,000 in need, an increase of eight percent compared to previous years. This indicates a steadily growing demand for the services of the Red Cross, which are becoming increasingly important in the emergency care and social support - factors that are of crucial importance in the current situation, such as Noen.at reported.

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