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LKH Hochsteiermark State Hospital

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Location & how to get there

The LKH Hochsteiermark State Hospital at its location in Leoben is an important specialist centre for medical care in Upper Styria. It offers numerous specialised outpatient clinics in various fields.

Location

LKH Hochsteiermark – Standort Leoben
Vordernberger Straße 42
8700 Leoben
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+43 3842 401-0
Website LKH Hochsteiermark

How to get there

by public transport:

  • Bus stop “Landeskrankenhaus” (approx. 5-minute walk via underpass) – show on city map
  • Leoben railway station (approx. 15-minute walk, or by bus)  – show on city map

bus schedule

by car:

Parking is available at:

  • underground parking at LKH, subject to charge
  • Green Zone parking right next to LKH, subject to charge
  • Green Zone parking at parking lot Zeltenschlagstraße/Am Tivoli, subject to charge (approx. 5-minute walk via underpass) – show on city map

Departments at the location in Leoben

Department for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Markus Luidold
+43 3842 401-2504

The Department of Anaesthesiology offers a preoperative outpatient clinic and an outpatient clinic for pain management.


Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Head of department: AOA Dr. Martin Kostial
+43 3842 401-2463

The deployed Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of LKH Graz II at its location in Leoben ensures psychiatric care for children and adolescents in Upper Styria. The provisions include an outpatient clinic with scheduled appointments and a day-care clinic with six treatment units. Diagnostics and treatment options encompass the entire spectrum of behavioural problems and mental illnesses in children and adolescents aged 5 to 18.


Department for Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Gerhard Bratschitsch
+43 3842 401-2231

The Department for Orthopaedics and Traumatology at LKH Leoben offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic measures for the treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. A team of medical specialists, experienced physiotherapists and highly-skilled nurses provide modern, holistic patient care.


Department for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics

Head of department: Priv.Doz. Dr. Dietmar Enko
+43 3842 401-2669

The Department for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic laboratory analyses.


Abteilung für Hämato-Onkolgie

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Thamer Sliwa
+43 3842 401-2821

The Department of Haemato-Oncology has a 24-hour A&E unit and a facility for palliative care.


Department for Internal Medicine

Head of department Intensive Care: Dr. Viktor Wutzl
+43 3842 401-2439

Head of department Gastroenterology und Hepatology: Prim. Dr. Heinrich Leskowschek
+43 3842 401-2675

The Department for Internal Medicine offers a 24-hour A&E unit.
In the field of intensive care medicine, key areas of focus include the treatment of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular conditions.
In the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, the main focus is on chronic inflammatory bowel diseases and liver diseases.


Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Head of department: Prim. Priv.Doz. Dr. Thomas Aigmüller
+43 3842 401-2382

The Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology  is not only well-known for its work in the area of obstetrics, but also for its breast clinic, prenatal diagnostics, outpatient clinics for endometriosis and urogynaecology and oncology.


Department for Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Mihael Rudes
+43 3842 401-2341

In the ENT Department, in addition to the general outpatient clinic, there are special outpatient clinics in the area of tinnitus retraining and a speech and language therapy (SLT) clinic.


Department for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Head of department: Prim. Univ. Prof. Dr. Reinhold Kerbl
+43 3842 401-2438

In addition to the large stationary ward including neonatology and an intensive care unit for children, the  Department for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine also offers various specialised outpatient clinics, such as clinics for developmental diagnostics and follow-up care for premature infants, asthma and allergies, rheumatology, sports medicine, nutrition, as well as a diabetes clinic, a sleep laboratory, and a breastfeeding support clinic.


Department for Pathology

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Koppány Bodó
+43 3842 401-2414

The  Pathology Institute offers cytological and histological diagnostics. Its in-house laboratory deals with microbiological analyses and autopsies.


Department for Pneumology

Head of department: Prim. Dr. Otmar Schindler
+43 3842 401-2647

The Department for Pulmonology is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with thoracic tumours, as well as the management of all pulmonary diseases. The department also offers specialist outpatient clinics for asthma, sleep medicine, and an ILD (interstitial lung disease) clinic.


Department for Radiology

Head of department: Prim. Univ. Doz.  Dr. Martin Uggowitzer
+43 3842 401-2320

Institute for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine


Department for Radiotherapy-Radiooncology

Head of department: Prim. Univ.Prof.Dr. Thomas Brunner
+43 3842 401-3761

Dislocated facility for Radiotherapy-Radiooncology


Departments for Surgery

Head of department for Surgery and visceral surgery: Prim. Dr. Rudolf Schrittwieser
+43 3842 401-2311

Head of department Surgery and vascular surgery: Prim. Dr. Thomas Allmayer
+43 3842 401-2221

The Department for Surgery offers an A&E unit and various specialised outpatient clinics.


Department for Urology

Head of department: Prim. Univ. Dr. Thomas Alber
+43 3842 401-2434

In addition to an A&E unit, the Department for Urology at the LKH also offers outpatient clinics specialised in paediatric urology, incontinence, andrology (fertility), and both follow-up and preventive care for urological cancers.