Hospitals are core elements of social infrastructure and health care. Vienna has a wide range of hospitals offering different types of treatment. They are supported by the Vienna Hospital Association and other organisations. The General hospital (AKH) is Vienna’s biggest hospital with more than 1,700 beds and more than 8,900 members of staff.
Locations, size and equipment of hospitals, as well as medical services concepts are laid down in a hospital plan. This is to ensure humane, needs-oriented, economical and city-wide patient care.