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The Wiener Privatklinik is Austria's top private medical institution with more than 85 years of history. The peculiarity of this clinic is that it collected the best specialists of state university hospitals, having multiplied their experience in the quality of medical TQH-management and the service of private medicine. The clinic provides a unique opportunity for the patient to choose a doctor from more than 100 of the best specialists in Vienna and get his help without waiting in queues in comfortable conditions.
The clinic is famous due to specialists with world reputation practicing there. That includes 7 Nobel laureates, among which are a psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, otorhinolaryngologist Robert Bárány, abdominal surgeon Theodor Bilroth, immunologist Karl Landsteiner, and others.
Cooperation with academic institutions opens a unique opportunity for the clinic and its guests to not only invite leading specialists but also benefit from the results and achievements of the latest scientific research in the field of medicine.
For each specific disease, the Scientific Board (Scientific Council) is created in the medical institution - an independent committee of recognized doctors and professors who have the best qualifications for appropriate treatment.
In addition to doctors and service, the clinic has also an advantage in the use of excellent technical equipment of the diagnostic center and operating departments.
The structure of the clinic includes 7 wards, designed for 145 beds. The hospital has fully equipped 4 operating rooms. Physiotherapy and pre-operative training are also present in the center for patients' services. The Wiener private clinic is equipped with an angiographic laboratory and a radiological center (PET-CT, SPECT, CT, MRI). At the medical center, there is a Consulting Center, where each patient can get advice from 60 highly qualified specialists in more than 30 specialties.

The main events of the history of the Wiener private clinic:
1987 - the first kidney transplant was performed;
2006 - the angiographic system is purchased, which allows minimally invasive operations on the heart and vessels;
2009 - modern MRI devices were purchased, as well as multislice CT devices 2010 - the beginning of the MR-mammography (modern diagnosis of breast diseases);
2014 - the Health Center is opened - a state-of-the-art health facility, which is connected by a corridor with the Wiener private clinic. The center purchased modern ultrasound devices, MRI and CT systems, SPECT and PET-CT, equipment for mammography and scintigraphy.
The stay at the Wiener Privatklinik is on the most comfortable level. At all time the patient is looked after by two nurses. The hospital rooms have conditioners, strong boxes, minibars, TV and radio, as well as fax, phone and access to the Internet. Among the services provided in the hospital are personal nutritionists, translators, hairdressers. etc.
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Features of the Clinic
CANCER TREATMENT IN WIENER PRIVATE CLINIC
At the Wiener Privatklinik, the diagnosis and second opinion is provided by an interdisciplinary team of doctors (Tumor Board), consisting of experts in oncology, genetics and molecular biology.
The most precise diagnostic is available through:
CT;
X-ray radiography;
Ultrasonography;
Nuclear spectoscopy;
Mammography.

Due to the individual approach to each case and the availability of the entire arsenal of existing therapies, today the Wiener Private Clinic is able to help patients at any stage of the disease. Also in the hospital, it is possible to conduct a special diagnosis for identifying a genetic predisposition to cancer for healthy patients. This includes early diagnostic of:
Breast cancer;
Thyroid cancer;
Lung cancer;
Cervical cancer;
Ovarian cancer;
Colorectal cancer;
Prostate cancer;
Melanoma.
The Oncology Center of the Wiener Private Clinic cooperates with well-known European specialists in the field of cancer treatment, tumor surgery, and molecular genetics. This allows them to use not only classical methods of therapy such as chemotherapy and surgery but also effectively apply the latest developments in medical science in immunotherapy. That is to provide personalized treatment based on the genetic profile of the tumor. As a result, side-effects like hair loss or vomiting can be reduced to a minimum.
The equipment used for radiotherapy is of the latest generation. As a result, the doctors are able to target the beams directly at the malignant cells without causing harm to the healthy tissue.
Another novel treatment available at the Wiener Privatklinik is targeted therapy. It is most commonly used in cases when traditional treatment methods are proven to be useless. In this case, the patient is prescribed specific drugs that target specific molecules within the tumor and suppress its growth.

In the Wiener Privatklinik, Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski with 40-years of experience, a well-known Austrian oncologist, author of unique methods of treatment, curator of numerous medical studies also conducts his practice. He is a recognized expert in cancer therapy with unique targeted drugs that have already proven effective in treating complex cancers.
GENERAL SURGERY IN THE WIENER PRIVATE CLINIC
The operating department is the central structural unit of the Wiener Private Clinic. There are 4 operating rooms available, which are equipped with the most modern medical equipment, which allows them to successfully conduct complicated operations.
Among the modern methods available at the department is endoscopic surgery, which allows performing surgical interventions without skin incisions.
At the clinic, Univ.Prof. Dr. Hanno Millesi, a world-renowned surgeon, is leading the practice. He focuses on plastic surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and microsurgery.
Within the surgical department, there is a post-operative rehabilitation center. There, patients who underwent complicated procedures can get help with recovery.
CARDIOVASCULAR DEPARTMENT IN THE PRIVATE CLINIC WIENER
Wiener Privatklinik has the best equipment and experience for quality diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The patient's treatment is monitored by a multidisciplinary team of specialists that includes cardiologists, heart surgeons, neurologists, dermatologists, and phlebologists. Heart and vessel disorders can be discovered early thanks to:
Echo-cardiography;
Electrocardiogram;
Coronary arteriography;
Myocardial scintigraphy;
Angiography of heart;
Vascular angiography.
At the Wiener Privatklinik, a modern cardiac catheterization laboratory is available to conduct accurate diagnosis and therapy of all cardiovascular diseases. Thanks to the newest angiographic equipment, it is possible to simultaneously perform visual diagnostics of damaged vessels and, if necessary, to perform minimally invasive surgery. This type of diagnosis and therapy has a wide range of applications: from carotid, cardiac, kidney to lower limb surgeries. All surgical procedures are carried out with minimal invasiveness without large incisions, blood loss and a short recovery period.
ORTHOPEDICS IN THE WIENER PRIVATE CLINIC
In the Wiener Privatklinik, modern treatment of all diseases of the musculoskeletal system is available. Here the best doctors of the Vienna in endoprosthetics are working. The 3D-modelling methods and quality materials they use can make the prosthesis last for more than 30 years.
Moreover, in the hospital children's endoprosthetics are possible with the help of special "growing" endoprostheses. In addition, minimally invasive, endoscopic methods of surgical intervention are used to treat diseases of the hip and knee joints, spine and feet.
At the Sports Medicine Center, the patients can get assistance with the recovery of coordination and agility.
GASTROSCOPY AND HEPATOLOGY CENTER
The department offers 100% accurate diagnostic of stomach and intestine issues. Thanks to the new diagnostic methods and modern equipment, the process is quick, reliable and painless. In a single endoscopic procedure, the doctors can effectively make a diagnosis, recover tissue for laboratory analysis and provide the treatment.
The doctors at the Wiener Privatklinik have vast experience in treatment of diseases of the liver, stomach, intestines, pancreas, and gall-bladder. They successfully remove polyps, hemorrhoids, and prevent colon cancer.
COST OF TREATMENT AT WIENER PRIVATKLINIK
Procedure | Cost |
Consultation with a specialist | from €350 |
Ultrasound examination | from €200 |
Echocardiogram | from €300 |
MRI | from €800 |
PET-CT | from €1,500 |
Procedure | Cost |
Check-up | from €1,800 |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia removal | from €11,600 |
Mastectomy | from €10,000 |
Thyroidectomy | from €12,000 |
Joint replacement | from €17,000 |
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The Wiener PrivatKlinik is located in the heart of the medical district of Vienna, next to the largest public clinic Vienna General Hospital. Vienna Medical University is also located here. The location of the clinic in the medical district explains the liveliness and development of the transport network, which makes the access to the hospital more convenient. The road from Vienna International Airport to the clinic will take about 20 minutes by car (about 20 km away), and it will take about 50 minutes by public transport. A 5-minute walk from the hospital is a tram stop Skodagasse and Alser Strasse metro station.
In the vicinity of the hospital there are several parks (Park Ostarrihi, Schönbornpark, Sigmund-Freud Park), the old building of the Vow Church and many other historical sites. The road to the very center of Vienna will take no more than 15-20 minutes. Nearby for patients there is a large selection of hotels for every taste and budget, apartments are also rented. There is also a large number of food establishments - coffee shops, restaurants, cafes, bakeries, where you can dine deliciously. Walking on foot towards the city center, you can visit at least 3 museums located nearby and admire the City Hall.
