Festive atmosphere in the hospitals
This year, 130 people from the four clinics in Burgenland are on night duty on Christmas Eve. The big festival is also celebrated there. The stations are decorated and every year the houses buy Advent wreaths and Christmas trees. “Working on weekends and public holidays is completely normal in the nursing and medical sectors. However, there is a special atmosphere in the wards over the Christmas holidays,” reports Bettina Schmidt, nursing director at the Oberpullendorf Clinic. Bianca Puntigam, nursing director at the Güssing Clinic, continues: “Many of our employees enjoy working at Christmas. It’s a very special atmosphere. I have the feeling that the patients are even more grateful than usual. Only those who absolutely need medical care remain hospitalized.”
No rest – Always in action: Our heroes at Christmas
