Future of the Oberndorf Hospital: Land takes over financing!

Future of the Oberndorf Hospital: Land takes over financing!

In Oberndorf, significant changes in healthcare are imminent. The hospital in the municipality plans to transfer the legal entity to the state of Salzburg. This was the result of a unanimous decision by the municipal council, as reported meinzirk.at. Mayor Georg Djundja emphasizes the importance of this decision for local health care and the creation of jobs.

The handover is considered a step to ensure health care in the long term. By integrating the hospital into the newly founded Health Holding Salzburg, the country will take over the full financing of the hospital as soon as it receives 100 percent of the shares in the non-profit Oberndorfer Hospital Business Gesillago. This means that the country provides the financial means that come from taxes and social security, among other things, to maintain the operation. The Austrian health system is largely financed by tax money, participations of social security institutions and public funds, such as Gesundheits.gv.at.

changes in ownership

An interesting aspect of restructuring is the withdrawal of VAMED. As of December 31, 2025, the company will hand in its 49 percent of the shares and thus leave all agreements. In theory, this could enable the municipality to become a 100 percent owner of the hospital. But Mayor Djundja emphasizes that the municipality is unable to support this responsibility financially and organizationally. Instead, the handover to the country is a necessary step to ensure continuous financing and to ensure the supply at the Oberndorf location, as is made on the website of the SPÖ Oberndorf [clearly made] (https://oberndorf-sbg.spoe.at/news/zukunfieb%20unser%20krankenhauses%20 Secured)

The intensive negotiations that have been running for a year and a half have also focused on the design of the lease rate for the property of the community. This plays a key role in financial integration into the new system and with regard to the future cooperation between the city and the country.

jobs and local representation

A central point in the discussion is the safety of jobs in the hospital. Mayor Djundja recently thanked the employees for their tireless efforts and assures that their jobs and health care at the Oberndorf location will continue to be secured in the future. He attaches great importance to it, because the health of the citizens is in the top priority.

The municipality will also be represented on the supervisory board of the new health holding holding, which means that it can continue to represent the interests of the Oberndorf citizens in the hospital. This representation is essential to ensure that the needs of the population will continue to be taken into account in the future.