Outpatient, day patient and inpatient hospital stay

Hospital visits may be on an outpatient, day patient or inpatient basis. Outpatient diagnostic services and treat­ment available at the hospital include radiology, laboratory diagnostics, private doctors’ offices of around seventy doctors, and specialist centers (Breast Health, Endometriosis, Fertility planning, Foot Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports and Joint Surgery, Endoscopy, Incontinence and Prostate Center, Prenatal diagnostics and Preventive medicine). Day patient treat­ment is when the patient is admitted and discharged on the same day. An inpatient stay is when the patient stays over­night in the hospital.

Before your hospital stay

If you and the doctor of your choice have agreed that you are going to stay at Con­fraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital, the booking is arranged by your doctor, and you can come directly to Ad­missions. This is on the ground floor (just beyond the con­cierge desk).

The time of your dis­­charge from hos­pital will be de­ci­ded by your atten­­ding doctor. You may be dis­­charged from the hos­pital at any time of day, and on any day of the week.

Information about fees and billing

Treatments at Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital are provided with or without private supplementary health insurance (self-pay basis). Learn more about cost coverage through your private supplementary insurance and about direct billing agree­ments between the clinic and your insurance. If you use our services on a self-pay basis, our team will be pleased to provide you with estimated costs.

During your hospital stay

An upcoming hospital stay can raise a variety of questions and concerns. With the following information we would there­fore like to provide important details about admission to our facility.

Car parking, underground parking garage

Please be aware that finding a parking spot in the area is likely to be difficult and that the entire 9th district is a short-term parking zone. On weekdays (Monday – Friday), from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. the maximum parking period allowed is two hours. Charges apply for parking.

There are also two pay-parking garages near Confraternität &Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital:

Both parking garages are open 24 hours a day, and are just a few minutes’ walk from our clinic.

Debit and credit cards

You can use a debit card or any regular credit card for payment in the hospital.

Disabled access

For people with special mobility needs, Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital has a step-free entrance. We also have a lift, and easy-to-read signage, to make sure your visit is straightforward and comfortable. On the 5th floor there are toilet facilities suitable for disabled users. Our staff are all trained in supporting people with special needs and will be happy to help.

Foreign insurance companies – direct reimbursement contracts

Do you have private supplementary health insurance? Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital has direct billing agreements with many Austrian and international private insurance providers.

Direct billing means that we will send the bill for the cost incurred from the hospital stay directly to the health care provider in question.

Hospital regulations

To ensure our patients and their companions have as pleasant a stay in our hospital as possible, we ask you to observe our Hospital regulations.

Internet access

At Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital you can access the internet (Wi-Fi) free of charge in every room, throughout the building, and even in the roof garden, using your own laptop or mobile device.

Mobile phones

Please avoid using your cell phone on hospital premises!
High-frequency electromagnetic radiation can cause disruption to various types of equipment in the hospital. In some instances this can lead to dangerous situations. Equipment ranging from electronic infusion pumps to heart-rate monitors may be disturbed.

We therefore ask you not to use your mobile phone at all in the children’s ward, delivery rooms, surgical areas and recovery rooms.

Please be considerate of those around you when using your cell phone.

Newspapers, journals, magazines

With the Austria Kiosk, we offer a free, comprehensive range of e-papers for patients and visitors. You can use it to read a large selection of daily Austrian and international newspapers, magazines and periodicals on your PC, smartphone or tablet in the hospital areas and rooms quickly, easily and in a user-friendly way.

Simply access the Austria-Kiosk FreeLounge with your internet-enabled device via the ‘Freewave’ WLAN at the Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital. By accessing the website www.kiosk.at, your PC, smartphone or tablet will be forwarded directly to the APA-Kiosk.

More than 500 titles are currently available in German, English and various foreign languages. The diverse range includes, among other things

  • all current Austrian daily newspapers,
  • a large selection of international daily newspapers
  • various weekly newspapers, news and business magazines, journals and magazines from the fields of sport, yellow press, fashion & lifestyle, nature, culture, family, cuisine and many other areas.

We hope you enjoy reading and browsing!

Pharmacy service for the period after discharge from the hospital

We are happy to provide you with the medications you may need for your first few days back at home. The medication will then be brought to your room on the following work day.

If the ward staff do not have at least one day’s advance notice of your discharge date, we will unfortunately not have sufficient time to organize your medications. If this is the case, your prescription will be included in your discharge folder, and can be filled at any pharmacy of your choice.

Roof garden

Relax in our roof garden and enjoy the wonderful view of Vienna. In the summer there are lounge chairs, tables and comfortable seats so that you can catch some sun. There are shade options too for anyone who prefers that for their favorite spot.

Opening hours

Daily: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in patients’ rooms, nor in all areas of the hospital. Smoking is permitted in our roof garden.

Supplementary insurance – direct billing agreements

Do you have private supplementary health insurance? Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital has direct billing agreements with many Austrian and international private insurance providers.

Direct billing means that the bill for fees and charges incurred during your stay is sent directly from our clinic to the relevant insurance provider.

Video cameras

We use a video camera to monitor the hospital’s entrance area, so that anyone waiting outside when the doors are closed or locked can be seen as soon as possible.

We also watch the hospital’s private parking area, to help optimize the use of its limited capacity, for people who are entitled to a parking space.

No individuals are identified in this process. Camera images are shown in real time at Reception, and deleted immediately afterwards. These images are not stored or forwarded. For further details see data protection (in German).

Nursing care

It is especially important to us to create an atmosphere in which you feel comfortable and experience care, safety, and personal independence. At Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital, you are always both a patient and a guest.

Visitors and relatives

Our hospital is open to visitors at any time. However, we ask for your consi­deration during our night­time quiet hours, from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. From 9 p.m. on­wards, the main hospital en­trance is locked. Please use the bell next to the main en­trance.

Please note:

We are committed to protecting our patients’ privacy. For this reason we do not allow photo­graphy or filming within the hospital pre­mises. This mea­sure also serves to protect the per­sonal rights of all indivi­duals in the hospital.
Media represen­tatives are reques­ted to contact the Director’s office or Communi­cations in ad­vance.

Contact

If you have any other queries, please contact our Reception team:

For patients & relatives

T: +43 1 40 111-0
E: empfang@pkcgk.at