OP waiting times

How blue and black want to shorten surgery waiting times

Because the waiting lists in public clinics are getting longer and longer, patents are now to be outsourced.

(Bild: Marija Kanizaj )

Waiting times for operations in Vienna are now quoted in weeks - many patients are simply turned away. An emergency plan is being worked on at federal level. Krone+ has the details.

Waiting times for some operations are getting longer and longer in Vienna. In some specialties, the aftermath of corona is still being dealt with; in other areas, management errors are evident. Patients are the ones who suffer. They sometimes have to wait months for a surgery appointment. The problem of guest patients is also closely linked to this. In order to shorten waiting times for Viennese patients, many people from Lower Austria or Burgenland are turned away.