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Lobectomy in Vienna General Hospital (AKH)

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Doctor 4.9
Facilities 4.6
Staff 4.8
Language assistance 4.5
Support 5.0
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About the clinic

Lobectomy for lung cancer is available at Vienna General Hospital (AKH) in Vienna, Austria. This facility serves as a national referral center for complex thoracic surgeries. Patients benefit from the clinic's ISO 9001 accreditation and its status as a member of the European University Hospital Alliance.

Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Care

The Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Vienna coordinates all lung cancer treatments. Surgeons, radiotherapists, and oncologists meet in interdisciplinary tumor boards. They create a specific plan for every lobectomy patient. This integrated care helps combine surgery with chemotherapy or radiation when needed. The hospital also runs a specialized outpatient clinic for bronchial carcinoma. This dedicated center provides focused consultations for those facing a lung cancer diagnosis.

Surgical Expertise in Vienna

Vienna General Hospital handles the most difficult thoracic cases in Austria. The surgical team possesses vast experience in lung procedures. The hospital performs around 100 lung transplants every year. This high volume shows their deep knowledge of complex lung anatomy. With 56 operating theaters and over 1,600 beds, the facility has the resources to manage major chest surgeries. The surgical department works closely with the Medical University of Vienna. This link allows patients to access new clinical trials and research-based treatments during their stay.

Advanced Facilities and Standards

The hospital follows strict international standards for safety and quality. Patients receive care in a high-capacity environment designed for serious medical needs.

  • Tumor Board Review: Every case is reviewed by a team of different specialists.
  • Thoracic Center: The hospital acts as a primary hub for lung surgery in the region.
  • Integrated Research: New medical findings are used directly in patient care.

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Highlights

1800 Year of foundation
1600 doctors
630000 patients per year

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hospital accreditations of quality

International Organization for Standardization certificate for Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
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ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems certificate for Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
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Vienna General Hospital (AKH): more details about the clinic

Austria, Vienna

Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus, AKH Wien) is the university hospital of the Medical University of Vienna, located in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Emperor Joseph II in 1784 and rebuilt as a modern medical campus opened in 1994, it is run by the City of Vienna and treats patients of every kind, from routine care to the most complex and rare conditions that other hospitals refer here.

A Medical City

Often described as "a city within a city", the AKH campus houses 29 university clinics, 35 clinical departments and hundreds of specialised outpatient clinics under one roof, along with its own laboratories, pharmacy, shops and restaurants. It has 1,691 beds, including large intensive care and intermediate care units, and 56 operating theatres. Around 1,600 doctors and 2,700 nursing staff work here, treating around 630,000 patients each year. Because the hospital and the Medical University of Vienna share the same campus and staff, patients are treated by doctors who are also researchers and university professors in their field.

Cancer Care

Together with the Medical University of Vienna, the AKH runs the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Vienna, which brings every cancer specialty together and treats tumours of all types, including rare and advanced cancers. Diagnosis, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies are coordinated in interdisciplinary tumour boards, and patients can access new treatments through clinical trials that are often not available elsewhere.

Complex Surgery and Transplantation

The AKH is a national referral centre for complex and high-risk surgery across neurosurgery, cardiac and vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, abdominal and cancer surgery, orthopaedics and transplantation. It performs kidney, liver, lung, heart, pancreas and bone-marrow transplants, and its lung transplant programme performs approximately 100 transplants annually.

Research and Innovation

As a university hospital, the AKH combines patient care with medical research and teaching. Many diagnostic and treatment methods used worldwide today were developed here, and its close link to the Medical University of Vienna means patients benefit from the latest scientific advances. A new Center for Translational Medicine on the campus further strengthens the path from laboratory research to patient treatment.

Recognition

The AKH is a member of the European University Hospital Alliance, a network of university hospitals in Europe focused on highly specialised medicine and research. Its guiding words, taken from its foundation in 1784, are "Saluti et solatio aegrorum" — for the healing and comfort of the sick.

International Patients

The hospital treats patients from Austria and abroad, with an information centre to help with enquiries and orientation on the large campus.

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Андрей • Melanoma

Oct 21, 2019
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The results were very satisfactory

We are happy with the visit, I would like to elaborate on the cost of procedures and treatment for each position, sometimes I need help with parsing the procedure (this is a little inconvenient)
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Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Austria

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