Vienna relies on strong health care despite green criticism!

Vienna relies on strong health care despite green criticism!

Wien, Österreich - In Vienna, the topic of health remains the focus of the political debate. SPÖ council Christian Deutsch criticized the urgent request of the Greens in the Vienna municipal council and described them as a political calculation before the elections. German emphasizes that the Greens do not contribute constructively to improve the health system and instead distract the focus of important topics through attacks on the Wigev staff.

The Vienna Health Association (Wigev) plays a central role in the health care of the city, performs almost 100% of acute care and has over 75% of all hospitals. According to German, the number of operations in Wigev clinics has increased by 7.2% since 2021, while the operations were increased by 13%. A total of 140,000 operations were registered in Vienna for 2024, which represents an increase of 10,000 interventions compared to the previous year.

waiting times and cooperation models

Vienna can also look forward to the shortest waiting times for predictable operations. This is partly due to a transparent online database that supports the patients in the selection of hospitals with shorter waiting times. At the same time, German criticizes that 20% of the patients are guest patients, which can contribute to longer waiting times.

In order to further improve the situation, the Wigev cooperates with the Premiqamed private clinics for reducing waiting times for predictable operations. This collaboration was successfully tested during the Covid pandemic. The city of Vienna finances the model that aims to clear capacity in public hospitals. Between 2020 and 2022 over 2,400 predictable operations of WigEV hospitals were carried out in private hospitals.

investments in the future of health care

The city of Vienna also invests in the expansion of the neder health care and is planning at least 29 other regional health centers by 2030. 63 new regional health centers have already been founded. From 2020 to 2022, medical care in public hospitals increased by 4.3%, while the health insurance supply in other federal states decreased by 6.4%

The Vienna municipal council has also decided for the financial relief of the urban hospitals for order hospitals. These measures are part of a comprehensive plan to improve the healthcare system in Vienna. German supports the proposals of the mayor and city council for the joint solution for financing and hospital planning in the Ostegion.

German emphasizes the progress in the Vienna health system and sees a clear trend reversal. He emphasizes that despite the challenges, such as hospital closings, the future prospects through investments and various cooperation models are promising.