PVZ demanded

Doctors about to retire – Pichling needs doctors

Two GPs are retiring this year in the up-and-coming district of Pichling

(Bild: Kurt Hoerbst)

The temporary primary care center including radiology and pharmacy in Ebelsberg, which was presented in April, is scheduled to open next year. However, like experts, VP party leader Michaela Sommer believes that sooner or later this will not be enough for medical care in the south of Linz.

For years, the "Krone" has repeatedly drawn attention to the worrying shortage of doctors in the south of Linz. In March, "white smoke" finally rose over the former barracks area in Ebelsberg and - as reported - the realization of a primary care unit (PVE) was fixed. From next summer, three experienced doctors, who have already successfully set up the Enns medical center, and two young doctors will be ordained in a temporary container center including radiology and pharmacy.

Two GPs retire
VP party leader Michaela Sommer was one of the initiators of this project. But instead of leaning back in satisfaction, she is already looking ahead: "The decision to build a primary care center on the former barracks site in Ebelsberg is enormously important and will make a decisive contribution to relieving the tense care situation in the south of Linz. But you have to bear in mind that the future housing project will also mean around 7,000 more people living in the south of Linz in one fell swoop." Sommer therefore sees the absolute necessity for another center in neighboring Pichling - especially because two deserving family doctors are retiring there this year.

11,000 people have lived long enough in a district that is grossly underserved from a medical point of view. That is why a primary care center is also needed in Pichling.

Michaela Sommer, Linzer VP-Klubobfrau

VP party leader mobilizes
"I will immediately seek talks with those responsible, contact doctors and, of course, get involved in the search for a suitable site. Conversely, I would ask all interested parties from the medical sector and the healthcare professions to actively get in touch. This also applies to property owners in Pichling," says Sommer.