Hacker under discussion

New plan: who gets preferential treatment for operations

Vienna City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) is thinking about new measures to reduce the burden on the public health system. He reveals in the "Krone" newspaper who will be affected...

"Krone": Councillor, you yourself had an operation in a hospital this week. How long did you wait for the appointment?
As long as all acute patients. Because I really wanted to attend the government retreat, even five days. There is no preferential treatment for the city council. On average, we admit 260 patients to Vienna's hospitals every day. The preferential treatment that exists is for everyone, namely when it is an emergency.