Accident Hospital Graz
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| Sponsorship | AUVA |
| place | XIV. Eggenberg , Graz |
| state | Styria |
| Country | Austria |
| management | Michael Plecko |
| Care level | Specialty hospital |
| beds | 145 |
| Employee | approx. 460 |
| areas of expertise | Trauma surgery, anesthesia and intensive care medicine, radiology, physiotherapy |
| founding | 1919 |
| Website | www.ukhgraz.at |
The Graz Accident Hospital is located in the Eggenberg district , in the north-west of the Styrian capital Graz and is operated by AUVA . It has 145 beds and an average of 50,000 patients are treated each year, of which around 7,200 are hospitalized. The spectrum of treatment on the six wards ranges from the operative and conservative care of simple and complex bone fractures, joint and soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities as well as the care of skull, spinal column, chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries. Due to its function as a specialist hospital for (work) accidents, the catchment area of the hospital extends far beyond the boundaries of the greater Graz area.
history
In 1889 the accident insurance for workers got legal status in Austria, which replaced the liability insurance of companies. A short time later, the workers' accident insurance institute for Styria and Carinthia was set up with its headquarters in Graz . At first, the focus was on orthopedic treatment for occupational accident victims in a building on Theodor-Körner-Strasse, which was built from 1912 to 1919.
Due to the poor spatial situation, a new construction of the accident hospital was tackled in the 1970s, in 1981 the UKH Graz moved to its current location in Graz-Eggenberg. Another renovation was started in 2000. In addition, in 2002 the west location of the LKH Graz Süd-West was inaugurated directly adjacent to the UKH Graz.
Medical equipment
The UKH houses the Institute for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, a shock room for the seriously injured and a medical-diagnostic laboratory (in cooperation with the hospital of the Barmherzigen Brüder Eggenberg). It offers the possibility of psychotherapeutic, inpatient and outpatient care as well as movement exercises in the swimming pool, lymphatic drainage, electrotherapy, laser therapy, ultrasound therapy and shock wave therapy. In the area of radiology, the UKH works with the multislice computer tomograph, a digital x-ray. Magnetic resonance and 2-plane angiography are operated by the cooperation hospitals LKH Graz West and Barmherzige Brüder.
Emergency doctor base
The UKH participates in the Graz emergency doctor system operated by the Red Cross by providing emergency doctors . The emergency medical service vehicle (NEF) "Graz-West" (radio number: 5.0604 - called "NEF Berta") is located on the hospital grounds , primarily for the emergency medical care of the districts of Graz to the right of the Mur , as well as the neighboring suburbs and surrounding communities , responsible is. In the meantime, the outdated Toyota brand emergency vehicle has been replaced by a modern vehicle that complies with the latest guidelines of the Red Cross.
Quality management
As part of the implementation of a quality management system for all AUVA medical facilities , the UKH Graz acted as a pilot hospital within the overall organization. In October 2006 the error reporting system CIRPS (Critical incident reporting and prevention system) was introduced. This is an overall concept for reporting, processing and preventing adverse events in the treatment of patients. The UKH Graz was one of the first hospitals in Austria to receive the ÖKOPROFIT environmental award from the city of Graz several times.
Individual evidence
- ^ S. Karger: Bibliotheca haematologica ; Issue 11, 1985
- ↑ Facts and figures from the Graz Accident Hospital ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Accident Hospital Graz (UKH Graz) at the Austrian Accident Insurance
- ↑ Official website of the emergency vehicle "Graz-West"
- ^ Website of the City of Graz: News article "New emergency doctor vehicle for Graz" ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Report from the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions
- ↑ Awards of the Accident Hospital Graz ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
