From 2026: Own Cardiac Surgery at the Oberwart Clinic

This decision was unanimously made by the Burgenland state government following the state target steering commission, announced Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) on Wednesday. "It is unacceptable that patients are turned away because of their registration certificate," said Doskozil.

Doskozil: "We can only rely on ourselves"

Currently, cardiac surgical care for the people of Burgenland is provided in centers in Vienna and Graz. However, the debate surrounding the guest patient regulation in recent months has shown: "We can only rely on ourselves, so we are taking action," emphasized Doskozil. When it comes to heart conditions, rejections and long waiting times are particularly dangerous. In Vienna and Graz, patients currently wait up to nine months, explained Chief Physician Andreas Ochsenhofer.

First Cardiac Surgery in Burgenland

As the provisional head, Wolfgang Dietl has been responsible for establishing the first cardiac surgery in Burgenland since November. The first cardiac surgical procedures are expected to be performed in the first quarter of 2026.

(APA/Red)

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