Unfallkrankenhaus Klagenfurt (LOKU)

The Unfallkrankenhaus Klagenfurt Hospital (UKH) is a hospital of the General Accident Insurance Institution in Carinthia . The UKH is an academic teaching hospital of the Medical University of Graz . The treatment spectrum includes the entire trauma surgery and orthopedics . In 2013, 5,056 inpatients and 45,260 outpatients were treated at the Klagenfurt Accident Hospital . In the next few years, a new building and the integration of the casualty hospital on the premises of the Klagenfurt Clinic are planned.
Quality assurance in the AUVA treatment facilities is based on the needs and wishes of the patients, the employees and the organization. In this order of priorities, a model was introduced that supports the practical work on site.As in all AUVA accident hospitals, the error reporting system CIRPS (Critical Incident Reporting and Prevention System) was introduced in Klagenfurt by the end of 2011.
Across Austria there are 16 emergency heliports. Until 2001, the helicopters of the ÖAMTC intervened in collaboration with the Bundesheer and the Bundesgendarmerie. The collaboration of the Christophorus Flugrettungsverein extends today with the Austrian Red Cross , mountain rescue and Berufsrettung Wien. The rescue helicopter is used in the event of a traffic accident but also with mountains medical emergencies.
The UKH is equipped with a top floor helipad for emergencies.
High skilled pilots are required.