Until January 2025

Specialists: annoyance about long waiting times for appointments

If you currently want to see a specialist with a health insurance contract, you should have one thing above all else: Patience. Waiting times for an appointment can sometimes be long. A pensioner was promised an appointment with a dermatologist in January 2025.

What many patients have been noticing for some time has now been confirmed by a study by the Vienna Medical Association, at least for the federal capital. Compared to 2012, the waiting time for many specialists has increased significantly. In the field of radiology, for example, you may have to wait 57 days for an appointment.