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Clinics
Hospitals &
Austria has state-maintained (public) hospitals and private hospitals.
The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which is set up to deal
with many kinds of disease and injury, and typically has an emergency ward or
A&E department to deal with immediate threats to health and the capacity to
dispatch emergency medical services.
All hospitals, with the exception of some private clinics, are open to all
insured patients. Normally doctors transfer patients to a hospital and control
of treatment is then managed by a doctor there. When going to a hospital or
clinic, you need to take your e-card with you.
If you are ever admitted to hospital, your health insurance will cover the costs
of that stay. All hospitals run a special accident and emergency department
(Notaufnahme), where you go if you need urgent and immediate medical
attention at any time.
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