Interview with Stelzer

How long do you have to wait for an operation?

Governor Thomas Stelzer gave an interview to the "Krone" newspaper on Thursday about the health crisis in the country.(Bild: Wenzel Markus)

Upper Austria's Governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) spoke to the "Krone" newspaper about the death of a woman for whom there was no help, how he intends to deal with the problems in our healthcare system as head of the province and whether he knows how long Upper Austrians currently have to wait for their surgery appointments.

Thursday lunchtime in the governor's office in the Linz Landhaus. On Thomas Stelzer's desk is the party leaflet of the 55-year-old woman who did not receive treatment after an aortic rupture. The ÖVP politician picks up the paper and remains silent for a moment - a moment that shows that the woman's death is close to his heart. In an interview with the "OÖ-Krone" newspaper, he faces critical questions: What went wrong - and what needs to change now?