Health reform: Plan B secures hospital networks in Liezen!

Health reform: Plan B secures hospital networks in Liezen!

Liezen, Österreich - A powerful hospital network for the district of Liezen has grasp within reach. On July 17, 2025, a much -noticed press conference of freedom for future hospital care took place. "Plan B" was presented there, an alternative concept that is intended to prevent the closure of hospital locations. So you plan to expand the LKH location in Rottenmann and at the same time to maintain the facilities in Bad Aussee and Schladming, as meindezirk.at reported.

club chairman Marco Triller emphasizes that the population should be actively informed about the developments. An eight -member expert commission was entrusted with the elaboration of "Plan B", which is under the direction of specialists from medicine, health planning and regional development. Political influence on the Commission is expressly excluded. The focus is on the creation of a broad hospital network, which should also enable better utilization of the existing departments, as [Arf.at] (https://www.arf.at/2025/18/expertenkommission-praesentet- Spitalsnetz-zirk/) reports.

focus on specialization and new capacities

A central goal of the plan is the specializations in the location hospitals. In Rottenmann, for example, the introduction of new departments for orthopedics and traumatology as well as the expansion of internal medicine are planned. The health system is to be further upgraded by integrating hospice beds for seriously ill patients in Rottenmann. This improves the care not only for the acute citizens, but also for older people who will find a specific contact point in Bad Aussee in the future. A center for acute geriatrics is to be created here, which also wants to offer outpatient care.

For Schladming, profound changes are provided: the number of beds is reduced from 102 to 52, and the birth station is closed in favor of a midwife center. In the future, pregnant women and mothers are to be fully looked after in the future. The hospitals in the three locations will work closer together in the future to optimize the diagnosis and therapy of orthopedic and traumatological patients.

long -term perspectives and cooperation

The concept is currently being finalized by September at the latest. The plan not only provides for the preservation of existing hospital locations, but also strives for cooperation with Salzburg and Upper Austrian institutions, especially with the Salzkammergut Clinic in Bad Ischl, to ensure comprehensive acute care. According to the calculations of the Kages, crucial steps to ensure financing and personnel equipment have already been initiated, reported Gesundheit.gv.at. In this context, the costs and personnel requirements should also be examined.

Another important point is the accessibility of medical care: over 70 % of the population in the district will thus be supplied within the specified accessibility limits, which is a clear improvement. The aim of "Plan B" is to adapt health care to the reality of life of the citizens and at the same time ensure the quality of this offer. The conversations for implementation are already in the background, with the hope that a decision by the state government will be made this year.