Staffing levels in Vienna

Population growing rapidly – are clinics keeping pace?

Klinik Floridsdorf has been able to massively increase its staffing levels since 2019. However, the staffing ratio is still not 100%.(Bild: Martin A. Jöchl)

Over the past five years, Vienna's population has grown by around 80,000 people. This also means more people in the clinics. Can the staff keep up?

Long waiting times in outpatient clinics, months of waiting for non-acute operations such as intervertebral discs or knees. The rapid population growth in the city also poses challenges for the city's hospitals.