"Creating more sustainable healthcare is part of our philosophy." Interview with Ulrike Obermayr, Commercial Director of kokon Rohrbach-Berg
Ulrike Obermayr has been the commercial director at kokon Rohrbach-Berg since July 2021. In her role, it is important to Ulrike Obermayr, together with her team in the...
Members introduce themselves: 25 years of Laßnitzhöhe
Privatklinik Laßnitzhöhe celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Vanessa Aspäck, qualified nurse at the Laßnitzhöhe Private Hospital, introduces herself and her...
'Innovation as a tool that not only supports healing, but also promotes and maintains the health of individuals and communities' - Interview with Dr. Barbara Seebacher MSc, Department of Rehabilitation Research at Reha Zentrum Münster
Dr. Barbara Seebacher MSc is Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Research at the Rehabilitation Center Münster in Tyrol and part-time researcher at the Medical University of...
Direct settlement as a model for success - Interview with MMag. Astrid Knitel, Head of the Health and Accident Insurance Sections at VVO (Austrian Insurance Association)
MMag. Knitel studied law and psychology in Innsbruck and Vienna. She worked for several years in the field of...
Top quality and individual choice of doctors in private clinics increasingly important for patients
Prim. Dr. Josef F. Macher, President of the Austrian Private Hospitals, talks about the top quality in Austria's private clinics and the possibility of...
Austria even more strongly represented at European level. Stefan Günther, Secretary General of the Association of Austrian Private Hospitals, was elected to the Board of...
From a crisis of confidence to confidence through the crisis - Ilaria Giannico, Secretary General of the European Association of Private Hospitals (UEHP) on the key role of private healthcare facilities during the coronavirus crisis
Anyone who makes money from people's illnesses cannot be trusted - and not only here...
Exceptional birth situation: Midwife Angelika Lessiak IBCLB on arriving with confidence in uncertain times
What does corona mean for birth and the postpartum period? Expectant parents are unsettled - not least by the horror scenarios portrayed in the media. The experienced...
"What was previously considered or could be assumed to be safe no longer applies": (crisis) communication expert FH-Prof. Dr. Bettina Gneisz-Al Ani on the right words in a crisis, which is always also a crisis of confidence
We have never felt it as strongly as we do now: crises can be complex, difficult and protracted. Especially in the corona crisis...
"No rehab - high risk of irreversible consequences!"
Despite the rising number of infections, patients should take advantage of necessary rehabilitation stays, appeals the Association of Private Hospitals. "If those affected are afraid of...
"We have to be optimistic..." - An interview with Giuseppe Banfi, Scientific Director at the Galeazzi Clinic in Milan
In our "International" newsletter section, we venture a look beyond national borders. This time, Prof. Giuseppe Banfi, Scientific Director of the Clinic...
Christina Hattinger on legal strategies and theories for dealing with uncertainty
Uncertainty and law - do they go together? Christina Hattinger, Managing Director of the Association of Private Hospitals, summarizes some legal theories and strategies for dealing with uncertainty. ...
Dr. Dagmara Loader on the skin in times of psychological stress and what should be considered when taking protective measures against corona
Is psychological stress also reflected in the appearance of the skin? Possibly, says Dr. Dagmara Loader, a doctor for skin and sexually transmitted diseases at the...
"Rehabilitation must be even closer to the reality of life."
Where does rehabilitation stand in Austria? According to Stefan Günther, Secretary General of the Association of Private Clinics in Austria, despite excellent...