Austria’s health system is an expensive one. There is no free treatment and bills have to be paid in all cases either by you or by your insurance company. It is best if you carry health insurance proof with you even in cases of emergency, although you’re unlikely to be refused treatment in cases of emergency. Austria has public as well as private hospitals that deal with many kinds of disease or injury, and have the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. All hospitals, with the exception of some private clinics, are open to all insured patients. Normally doctors transfer patients to a hospital and control of treatment is then managed by a doctor there.