Primary care

“I think it could be done better”

Pichling is growing and growing. A primary care center would definitely make sense here. Dr. Jakob Sobczak would like to build one there.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Harald Dostal, zVg)

General practitioner Jakob Sobczak, who is currently practising in Ansfelden, has responded to a call for interested doctors made by VP party leader Michaela Sommer. He would like to initiate a primary care center in Alt-Pichling with two colleagues who are friends.

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 center (PVZ) was fixed.

Two GPs retire
From next summer, three experienced doctors, who have already successfully built up the Enns medical center, and two young doctors will be ordained in a temporary container center including radiology and pharmacy - an important project for the south of Linz. Nevertheless, VP party leader Michaela Sommer warned at the end of July not to be satisfied with this: "Two deserving GPs are about to retire in Pichling, we need a primary care center here too." She then asked around and asked interested doctors to get in touch with her.

Everything was there: doctors and land
Dr. Jakob Sobczak responded to this call. The man from Pichling is currently practicing medicine in Ansfelden. "I wouldn't give up my practice, but would run it part-time." However, he is aware that the future belongs to the primary care center model. Primary care centres have a number of advantages, as younger doctors in particular would like to work in a team and more flexible working time models can be implemented. "I looked at some centers and thought that some could be done better. I would like to do that," says Sobczak.

Two colleagues are ready and waiting, and he also has a suitable plot of land in Pichling that still needs to be rededicated. The next step for Michaela Sommer is to bring the players together.