The Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, AKH) is one of Austria's leading general hospitals, treating approximately 1,5 million outpatients and over 100,000 inpatients from around the world each year.
The hospital was founded in 1693 by Leopold I. Over the course of more than 330 years, it has become Vienna's leading clinic, renowned far beyond its borders. It features state-of-the-art equipment, accurate diagnosis of diseases even in their early stages, modern treatment methods, and innovative medications. In addition, the hospital continuously improves its medical services and offers affordable prices, which is why foreign patients prefer the AKH to other clinics.
The Vienna General Hospital consists of:
The average length of stay for a patient in the hospital is about 5 days.
The Cancer Centre at the Central Vienna Hospital began operating in 2011. Every year, more than 7,500 patients from all over the world seek treatment there. All types of stage 1-4 cancer are treated there using radiotherapy, chemotherapy, drug therapy, minimally invasive and open surgery.
The clinic's specialists are leading Austrian oncologists who regularly conduct research in the field of cancer therapy and participate in international developments, so patients at the centre always have access to innovative drugs and improved existing treatment technologies.
The clinic uses advanced methods of radiation therapy:
| Radiotherapy |
| Consultation with an oncologist |
| MRI diagnostics |
| 360° accelerator with motion control |
| Reduction of side effects |
| CyberKnife |
| Consultation with a doctor |
| Imaging diagnostics |
| Individual treatment plan |
| Painless destruction of the tumour |
The neurosurgery department at the AKH has been operating for over 25 years. Every year, around 10,000 outpatient procedures and over 2,000 operations are performed here. Some of Vienna's best doctors treat diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
The department is one of the leaders in Vienna in the fields of:
For accurate diagnosis of neurosurgical diseases, the clinic performs:
For the successful treatment of tumours, the Vienna General Hospital uses advanced equipment:
Cardiosurgical operating rooms at the AKH hospital are equipped with the latest technology. For example, the hospital has the latest Azurion angiograph modelinstalled. Azurion takes CT scans, MRIs and ultrasound of the heart during surgery. With it, doctors see what they are doing and control their movements as much as possible.
Heart operations are carried out by a team of specialists, which includes cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthetists, vascular surgeons. Here, both open heart operations and minimally invasive interventions are performed:
| Procedure | Cost |
| Specialist consultation | from €300 |
| MRI | from €900 |
| PET-CT | from €1,500 |
| Basic Check-up | from €850 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Chemotherapy | from €2,500 (per course) |
| Radiotherapy | from €5,000 (per course) |
| Gamma-knife | from €15,000 |
| Cyber-knife | from €18,400 |
