Euro 2008 - Online Information on Health Care System in Austria


VIENNA, Austria, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --     From 7 to 29 June, Austria, together with Switzerland, is
presenting the European Football (Soccer) Championship. Important information
is available to all fans under http://www.sozialversicherung.at/ecguide/ so
that the consequences of possible injury or sickness remain as minor as
possible. Standing behind this information is the Austrian social insurance
system that is responsible for Austria's health care system, recognized as
among the best in the world.

Via the internet address
http://www.sozialversicherung.at/ecguide/ fans can already inform themselves
of important steps to take in case anything should happen:

- Will I be treated during my stay in Austria?
    - What is my legal insurance status?
    - Which documents should I take with me as a precaution?
    - Whom can I contact in Austria immediately in an emergency?
    - First aid dictionary for the most important expressions



In addition, there is general information about EURO 2008 and
the host regions in Austria (Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt).

The guidebook is exceptionally easy to use and adapts
personally to the user: Upon answering a few questions, it presents the
visitor with information precisely tailored to his or her needs - and that in
34 European languages, from Icelandic to Greek, Russian to Montenegrin.

Austria's Sozialversicherung, the Austrian social security
system, is the foundation of social security in Austria. It is a legally
established organization without commercial interests. With the introduction
of the e-card for all Austrian insured persons, the Austrian social security
system has earned a leading international role in the country-wide adoption
and further development of e-health.

http://www.hauptverband.at

For further questions, please contact:
    Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions
    (Hauptverband der Ã¶sterreichischen SozialversicherungstrÃ€ger)
    1030 Wien, Kundmanngasse 21-23
    Press Office
    Email: presse@hvb.sozvers.at

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