Strong health plan: unity for the best care in Lower Austria!

Strong health plan: unity for the best care in Lower Austria!

Niederösterreich, Österreich - On March 25, 2025, the Lower Austrian government led by Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner and LH deputy Udo Landbauer made a unanimous decision for a comprehensive health plan. This plan aims to ensure the best possible health care for the population of Lower Austria. ots.at reports that this process is being seen as unique in the health care of a federal state and was developed by experts from various specialist areas.

The health plan includes various dimensions of health care, including accident care, hospital and care. The unity of the state government in the sense of patient welfare was particularly emphasized, whereby the working conditions for the health system employees are also to be improved.

focus on primary care

A central component of the new plan is to strengthen primary care in Lower Austria. This is defined as the first point of contact for health -related concerns and includes general practitioners and specialized primary care units (PVE). Social Ministry.at /more and-GESTheit-Ein-ge-ge-primaerversorgung.html%27) emphasizes that well-developed primary care The care of chronically ill people significantly improved.

Multi -professional teams work together in the primary care teams. This includes at least two general practitioners: inside and graduated care staff. Other specialists such as psychologists or occupational therapists can be consulted as required. This enables comprehensive care for the patient: inside.

An example of the advantages of primary care shows the situation of Annemarie F., 80 years old. She suffers from diabetes and has limited mobility. In the future, she will be looked after by a family doctor near her, who also deals with nutritional questions in the primary care team. Regular foot supplies and memories of treatments offer support in everyday life. The residual and comfortable care is a clear advantage of the new structure.

Expansion of the emergency paramedic network

Another important point in the health plan is the expansion of the emergency paramedic network in Lower Austria. It is planned to increase the number of locations from 68 to 86 in order to optimize the regional supply in an emergency. This improvement was considered necessary in order to be able to better counter the future challenges in healthcare.

The state government thus takes responsibility for the health care of the next generations. In the long term, the health plan is oriented towards the well -being and health of the population, in which the qualitative aspects of patient care are brought to the fore. Gesundheits.gv.at emphasizes that the advantages of well -integrated primary care also bring more flexible opening times and reduced waiting times for the patients.

This context also deals with the legal framework that was created by the primary care law of 2017 in order to support the effective implementation of the plans. From 2024, 300 million euros are to be available from the federal government annually to strengthen the primary care, which will secure the financial resources for this innovative approach.