Scandal in the Liezen district: Secret report on the head hospital remains under lock and key!

Scandal in the Liezen district: Secret report on the head hospital remains under lock and key!

Bad Aussee, Österreich - In Styrian state politics, tumult is currently there about health care. The "Plan B" of the FPÖ-ÖVP coalition and the leading hospital Liezen ensure heated discussions and little transparency. As Kurier , the report of a commission appointed by the government is under closure. The last few days have been all about the expansion of health care in the district of Liezen, where the FPÖ advertised to maintain the existing hospitals and to reject the new building in Stainach-Pürgg.

The FPÖ is therefore opposed to the original plan of the ÖVP, which has now decided not to strengthen its back on its project for a new hospital. Instead, the LKH Rottenmann should act as a new lead hospital, with hardly any changes to the status quo. The Hospital in Schladming will have to accept a reduction in its offers, while the hospital in Bad Aussee is converted for acute geriatrics, but loses its surgery. This indicates a profound change in the supply structure in the district.

The plan B and the reactions

The FPÖ state captain Mario Kunasek has commissioned an alternative plan to implement the Health Councilor Karlheinz Kornhäusl (ÖVP). The Kronen Zeitung According to the report of the leading hospital commission, which represents an alternative concept for a new building in Stainach, has already been created. Experts have analyzed the status quo of health care for months to ensure patient care without the construction of a new central hospital.

These changes not only encounter approval. Criticism comes mainly from the SPÖ and the Greens. SPÖ club chairman Hannes Schwarz senses the failure of transparency behind the scenes and sees a "glare of the population" in this information. This inspires its plans for an urgent request. The Greens also call for the disclosure of the Commission report and announce that they have a parliamentary request on the effects of the plan on health care in the region. Club chairwoman Sandra Krautwaschl urgently warns that serious health policy cannot be made on the basis of leaked information.

The health policy landscape in Styria

In order to better understand the context of current debates, it is important to take a look at the Styrian Structural Plan Health (RSG-St). As health-fonds-steiermark.at , this plan is created every five years on the basis of the Austrian Structural Plan Health. The RSG-ST 2025 includes various areas, including acute stationary and outpatient care, rehabilitation and alternative forms of supply. Future developments provide for the construction of up to 30 primary care facilities.

In the middle of these plans and political maneuvers, the question of the best health care for the population remains central challenge. The future decisions will not only shape the medical landscape in the district of Liezen, but also strongly influence people's trust in political decision -makers.