Hospitals and psychiatric institutions New building taken into operation only in 2024 In response to this criticism by the NPM, the Land Tyrol announced that a new building is planned for the psychiatric wards A1, A2 and A4 and a tendering procedure is being prepared. However, this new building will only be taken into operation in 2024. Rankweil Regional Hospital On a monitoring visit to the psychiatric intensive care ward E1 of Rankweil Regional Hospital, Commission 1 observed that there were only two-bed and four-bed rooms available. These rooms are so small that there is not enough storage space for clothes and personal belongings. The sanitary facilities for men are in the hallway. One has two WC cubicles, one of which also has a urinal, two sinks, a shower unit as well as a shower adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities. There is no privacy there. One toilet for six patients The sanitary facilities for women are also in the hallway, whereby one room has a WC, two sinks and a shower unit. For the NPM it is objectionable that there is only one toilet for six women. New building by 2024 The Land Vorarlberg informed the NPM that the structural deficits would be improved with the construction of a new building for adult psychiatry; however, this only is planned for 2024. Until then, a reduction in the occupancy rate should contribute to avoiding the use of beds in hallways. The NPM observed serious deficits in the layout and furnishings not only in the psychiatric departments but also in other wards in the hospitals. Ottakring Hospital The worn pavilions at Ottakring Hospital, formerly known as Wilhelminen Hospital, fail to meet the requirements of contemporary care in the opinion of Commission 4. Patients are accommodated in five-bed and six-bed rooms. This constitutes a severe breach of privacy. Furthermore, blocking the already narrow hallways is a risk to patient safety. Conversions organised and additional renovation necessary The City of Vienna referred to already organised conversion and renovation work. Two six-bed rooms in the casualty department were converted. At the same time, two new three-bed rooms are planned. Two bed wards in the 4th medical department are to be completely renovated. The renovation of ward F-Nord is also planned. Krems Regional Hospital On a monitoring visit to Krems Regional Hospital, Commission 5 observed that there were beds in the hallways of the cardiological department. Two beds were only separated from the hallway by curtains. Two other beds, which were in the hallway with a bedside table, were unoccupied at the time of the visit. The Land Lower Austria assured that the beds in the hallways would be completely removed for good. Hochsteiermark Regional Hospital Bruck a.d. Mur According to Commission 3, the conditions are extremely cramped in the neurological department of Hochsteiermark Regional Hospital, Bruck an der Mur. Overcrowding of shared rooms clearly infringes privacy, in particular 57