Ward

The ward carries out a range of different activities:

One of the ward’s main focuses is identifying pathogens and sources of infections, and providing targeted treatment with the help of antibiograms and antimicrobial drugs. The majority of patients on the ward are immune-suppressed after receiving cytostatic treatments or organ transplants, which leaves them particularly susceptible to infections. 

Another core activity is the treatment of patients with bacterial, viral and parasitic infections, as well as fungal infections and tropical diseases (including malaria and dengue fever).

The unit also has wide-ranging experience of clarifying fevers and inflammations of unknown origin. 

As fully qualified wound management specialists, three nursing staff at the ward treat patients with chronically infected wounds, both on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Other services include the isolation and treatment of people with multiresistant pathogens.

For patients who require close observation, the Division has six monitors with two central screens (in the doctors office and nursing support unit) and two Airvo (nasal high flow) devices for continuous monitoring.

During the flu season, the Division serves as the flu-patient ward for the whole of University Hospital Vienna, working in accordance with strict hygiene and isolation regulations.

The Division has a total of 27 beds:

• 1 isolation room with bathroom and WC
• 11 two-bed rooms, 1 four-bed room with a window to the nursing support unit