1960 the average citizen spent 150 Euro on medicinal services, while today's medicine system costs each Austrian more than 3500 Euro per year. This would be acceptable, if the money was actually used for better care.

Covered up: Per year more than 2500 people die in Austrian hospitals due to medical malpractice.

Dangerous: After a nigh shift, surgeons make twice as many mistakes as when they are well-rested.

Alarming: A tenth of patients is only hospitalized because medication was prescribed and used incorrectly.

Business-savvy: While doctor's fees and hospital expenses increased by 34 percent between 1997 and 2005, the pharmaceutic industry and prescriptions managed to rise expenses for medication by 70 percent.

Immoral: The liquidation privilege is the central badge of rank for the heads of departments in Austrian hospitals. It allows them to cash up doctor's fees privately. This enables corruption as well as a two-tier medical system. Privately insured, on the other hand, risk undergoing unnecessary surgeries.

Record-Breaking: In Austria 3 out of every 10 inhabitants are hospitalized per year, which is more than anywhere else in the world – half of the hospital stays are unnecessary.