Consideration in Leopoldstadt: Second place at the Wigev Award 2025!

Consideration in Leopoldstadt: Second place at the Wigev Award 2025!

A significant step to improve health care in Vienna was recently recognized by the “Transference Station Lusthaus” project from the Leopoldstadt care. At the awarding of the Wigev Awards in 2025, the innovative concept took second place in the "People reliably accompany" people and impressively shows how medicine can be linked. According to Gesundheitsverbund.at , the transition station 2024 was launched in order to relieve the ortho-trauma department of the Donaustadt clinic.

With 24 beds, the station offers a place for patients whose acute treatment is complete, but which require further care. The project ensures that hospital beds are available for medical acute care and patients are given seamless connection treatment under medical supervision. Responsibility for this is a committed team around Ivana Lazarevic, Marina Jan and many others.

seamless cooperation in healthcare

But how does it work? The introduction of a graded supply is closed and clinics are relieved, according to lazarus.at . Patients who do not find external short -term care after a stay in the hospital are housed in the nursing homes of the Vienna Health Association (Wigev). These specialize in medical and therapeutic expertise and are available as special health institutions.

The intended goal is an early discharge of the patients into a suitable home or in a suitable further supply. Another plus: the transfers take place within a few days without bureaucratic hurdles. The model not only ensures that the clinics relieve the clinics, but also ensures that the patients are looked after as best as possible.

Future -oriented planning and quality assurance

The reasons for this innovative approach are diverse. Older patients who recover from complex medical treatments often need more intensive care. This is where the Austrian Structural Plan Health (ÖSG) comes in, which has been promoting integrative supply planning in Austria since 2013. It serves the structured planning of health care and is intended to ensure that the quality for patients remains secure. As can be read on Gesundheits.gv.at , this is largely avoided.

The revised version of the ÖSG 2023 focuses on a balanced and easily accessible health care. Demographic and epidemiological developments also require a continuous adaptation of health care, which further underlines the importance of projects such as the transfer.

Due to the healthy mix of clinical care and strategic planning, Vienna shows that you have a good hand in health care. If you look at the positive feedback from clinics and nursing homes, it is clear: The future of healthcare in this country is on a promising way.