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called in all medical DIRECTORY
emergencies by
dialling 144. Emergency Numbers
Ambulance
Minor Hazards Tel 144.
Most visitors to Dentist
Police car Vienna will only ever
need medical advice Tel 5122078.
for minor ailments, Night and weekend line.
such as sunstroke
during the city’s Doctor on Call
hottest months. Tel 141.
More common is Emergency Services (all)
altitude sickness
among high Tel 112.
mountain hikers Tel 0800 133 133 (SMS for deaf).
Ambulance and skiers venturing Fire
well above 3,000 m
(9,850 ft). The symp­ Tel 122.
toms are nausea Police
and headache, and
the only cure is a Tel 133.
quick return to valley
level. Hotels will be Lost and Stolen
able to recommend Property
a doctor.
Fire engine Lost Property (Fundbüro)
Am Modenapark 1–2.
Travel and Health
contact the issuing company’s Insurance Tel 40008091.
office (see p242). For items Open 8am–3:30pm Mon–Fri (to
lost elsewhere, call the Lost Medical care is expensive in 5:30pm Thu).
Property Bureau (Fündburo) Vienna, so it pays to be fully
and consult your embassy for insured for health purposes, Police Station
help (see p239). however short your visit. Stephansplatz, 1010. Map 2 D5.
Britain, like many other
European countries, has a Tel 31347202.
Hospitals and Pharmacies
reciprocal arrangement with Westbahnhof
Vienna’s many pharmacies are Austria whereby emergency Europaplatz 1.
a good source of information hospital treatment is free upon
on medicines and the presentation of a British Hospitals and
treatment of minor ailments. To passport. Keep all receipts for Pharmacies
locate an Apotheke (pharmacy), medical services, as you may
look out for a bright red “A” need to claim costs back after Internationale Apotheke
sign; there is generally one on you return home. EU citizens
every major street. Pharmacies with a European Health Kärntner Ring 17. Map 4 E2 & 6 D5.
operate a night and Sunday Insurance Card (EHIC) are Tel 5122825.
rota system. Closed pharmacies entitled to state­provided Pharmacy Information Line
will display the address of the healthcare at a reduced fee
nearest one open, and the or sometimes free. The card Tel 1455.
number of the Pharmacy comes with a booklet of advice Schweden-Apotheke,
Information Line. and information on the
For more serious illnesses procedure for claiming free Pharmacie-Internationale
and injuries, call the medical treatment. Schwedenplatz 2. Map 2 E2 & 6 E2.
ViennaMed doctors’ hotline A travel insurance policy will Tel 53329110.
for visitors. Vienna has several also provide cover for other
private hospitals, clinics and expenses and losses. Health and Vienna General Hospital
medical centres, but the main travel policies vary dramatically, Währinger Gürtel 18–20.
facility is Vienna General, so be sure to shop around for a Map 1 C4 & 5 A1.
the largest hospital in Austria. policy that suits your particular Tel 40400.
Most doctors, paramedics needs, especially if you are
and clinic staff in Vienna planning on participating in ViennaMed Hotline
speak English. An ambulance adventure sports, or if you have Tel 513 95 95 (24 hours).
(Rettungsdienst) should be an existing medical condition.

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