Austria Guide: Health
When coming to Austria, it is extremely important to have a full health care insurance, as a serious illness could cause a fincancial disaster. Medication, doctors and hospitals are extremely expensive, so you must make sure that you are covered for sickness and emergencies!
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The Austrian healthcare system
Overview of how it works
Austria is well known for a generous social system. Although spending has been reduced in recent years, you will still find very good healthcare and a strong social security system. There is an extensive network of hospitals and doctors covering even the remotest areas of Austria.
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Hospitals
How to deal with hospital and clinics in Austria
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.
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