Upper Austria invests 1.68 billion euros in health care 2025!

Upper Austria invests 1.68 billion euros in health care 2025!

Oberösterreich, Österreich - In 2025, the healthcare system in Upper Austria is supported with a record amount of around 1.68 billion euros. This corresponds to an increase of 78.6 million euros from state funds, such as the health officer LH-StV. Christine Haberlander and other representatives of the health organizations recently announced. The hospitals that can expect 1.3 billion euros will benefit in particular, which is an increase of 80.5 million euros. The rescue system also receives a surcharge of 4.7 million euros with 27.8 million euros. In the health promotion, vaccinations and the expansion of the hospice and palliative care, an additional 44.2 million euros flow, which corresponds to an increase of 13.6 million euros, such as Volksblatt.at reported.

investments in personnel and technologies

In order to serve the great demand for qualitative health care, the country is also planning significant investments in additional employees. "So many people have never worked in the hospitals, and the standard has never been so high," emphasized Haberlander. This is particularly important because over half of the patients are 60 years or older in hospitals. In addition to the infrastructure of 240 million euros, the latest technologies such as robot surgery are to be introduced with part of these financial resources, which promises a faster recovery of the patients, such as coordination office-hospiz.de Notes.

Hospice and palliative care is also being expanded, with around 26.7 million euros to improve the quality of life of seriously ill people. Mobile palliative teams are also reinforced. Another focus is on the medical training and the training of new specialists in order to meet the increasing demand. In this area, the state of Upper Austria relies on modern treatment methods and improved patient steering to optimize the treatment processes and increase efficiency in healthcare.