New Vice President of the Medical Association: Departure for health care!

New Vice President of the Medical Association: Departure for health care!

On July 24, 2025, the official engagement of Dr. Dagmar Fedra-Machacek to the new Vice President of the Medical Association for Lower Austria. The ceremony was led by the governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner. In her speech, Mikl-Leitner emphasized that health care should be tailored to regional needs in the future.

mikl-Leitner spoke out for reforms in the health system, but warned against making changes only for their own sake. Her goal is a healthcare that is designed with "common sense and foresight", including all relevant areas such as hospitals, resident doctors and the rescue system. She expressed the desire for constructive cooperation in the interests of the patients and the future of children in Lower Austria.

challenges of health care

In an accompanying press conference, the Austrian Medical Association presented its ideas for future health care. Harald Schlögel, Managing Vice President of the Medical Association, emphasized the need for changes in the current health system, which in his opinion shows "cracks and error messages". These are due to years of neglect.

In order to meet the challenges, the Medical Association calls for the votes of the doctors to be included in the financial equalization negotiations. Essential measures include reasonable patient control, sensible investments in the health system and clear regulations for financing. A focus on preventive and prevention is considered urgent to overcome repair medicine.

forward -looking health policy and training

Vice President Harald Mayer strengthened the appeal for a forward -looking health policy. It is crucial to take proactive measures to prevent gaps in care. The patient's path must be clearly structured, whereby the focus should be on digital offers and the resident doctors.

In terms of training of doctors, it is required to provide resources and time. This also includes that at least one training senior doctor is available per department. The regular visitations of the training departments should also initiate political and structural improvements.

An annual budget grating of 5.3 billion euros is also necessary for the implementation of the measures mentioned. This is considered crucial in order to make health care future -oriented and to achieve economic advantages through a stronger focus on preventive medicine. In this context, Wutscher expressed optimism that new ways in health care had to be followed in order to bring about a sustainable change.

For more information on the topic, the articles from nö land , ORF Lower Austria and Austrian medical association are called up.