Clinics in the Weinviertel: Together strong against future challenges

Clinics in the Weinviertel: Together strong against future challenges

In the region around Hollabrunn, it is boiling with regard to the future of hospitals. Mayor Alfred Babinsky is the focus of this discussion, which could affect the possible merging of the hospitals in Hollabrunn, Korneuburg and Stockerau. This discussion is not new because the paper in question is several years old. Babinsky is carefully optimistic and emphasizes that he cannot take everything that is discussed seriously.

The mayor emphasizes that an expert commission is working on the topic and he considers it important to wait for first before making decisions. "I would do anything to get the Hollabrunn location," explains Babinsky. Finally, a new extension was only built two years ago, and a closure would not be conceivable in his eyes. The medical care of the citizens has a top priority for him.

Mayor demands round table

In order to be able to react promptly to current developments, Babinsky, together with eight other mayors, asked for a round table. The health systems face challenges such as lack of personnel and increasing costs, and long -term planning is crucial. He believes that changes in the healthcare system should be discussed over a period of 15 to 20 years without making panic -like decisions. At an upcoming meeting with the political groups of the municipality, he would like to encourage everyone involved to dialogue and avoid unnecessary fears.

Babinsky's concern is personally shaped by the experience of his family. Last year his son suffered a cemeterizing hemorrhage, and he is grateful that specialists were quickly on hand. This underlines the need to have access to a competent medical team on site should be an emergency.

statements of the health institutions

The medical director of the clinics in the region, Dr. Rainer Ernstberger, emphasizes the importance of the existing facilities for the inpatient supply of around 150,000 people. In critical cases, in which the interdisciplinary cooperation between different specialists is required, a central clinic at a new location could make it easier to carry out the therapy. Current challenges such as the lack of qualified personnel and increasing operating costs speak both for more efficient bundling of resources and for the need to rethink the existing structures.

The vision of a common Clinic in South-West in the Weinviertel could offer advantages in diagnostics and thus in the faster introduction of therapies. The lengthy maintenance of the old hospital structures could also be made more efficient by building a central, modern hospital.

The managing director of Gesundheit Weinviertel GmbH, Mag. Katja Steininger, also commented on the current considerations. It is part of the Lower Austrian health package, which acts as a discussion platform for future health care. Your message is clear: it is not about savings, but about the sustainable improvement of medical care in the Weinviertel. Numerous ideas and suggestions are currently being evaluated to maintain high -quality health care for the population.