Vienna Medical Association Criticizes Plans for Lorenz Böhler Hospital

The Vienna Medical Association is now demanding clarity. The planned "downgrading" of the intensive care unit in the AUVA Trauma Center Brigittenau without a fully equipped shock room is "more than concerning" for the Medical Association, as stated in a release on Thursday.

"Recent incidents like the one in Upper Austria (a patient was turned away by several hospitals and died shortly after, note) and the entire period of the COVID-19 pandemic show how important intensive care beds are. It would be downright negligent if an accident hospital no longer has a shock room. Because nowadays, a shock room is needed for all severely injured patients - a mere 'acute intervention room with connection to the CT' is not a sufficient replacement," demanded Eduardo Maldonado-González, Vice President and Chairman of the Employed Doctors, urging the AUVA leadership to reconsider the planning.

Lorenz Böhler Hospital: Vienna Medical Association Demands Clarity

Speculations about the future of the AUVA Trauma Center Brigittenau would cause uncertainty among employees. This is particularly because "apparently, an application for the extension of the operating license of the existing building, which expires at the end of 2025, was only recently submitted. We expect an immediate clarification here that the current operating agreement will be continued one-to-one - especially the regulations on the mandatory team system, the minimum staffing of the service team during the day and at night, as well as the minimum staffing in anesthesia. The AUVA staff rightly demands clarity and transparency here," appealed Maldonado-González.

(APA/Red)

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