Semmelweis Frauen-Klinik
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The Semmelweis-Frauenklinik (English: Semmelweis Women's Clinic) is a women's clinic
in the 18th district
of Vienna
known as Währing
. It is named after Ignaz Semmelweis
.
The clinic is registered as an historically significant place and is to be found at Bastiengasse 36–38 in Vienna. It encompasses six five-story pavilions surrounded by a park.
In the complex there is a statue commemorating Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria
, completed in 1910 by sculptor Georg Leisek. A bust of Ignaz Semmelweis by Rudolf Schmidt commissioned in 1944 is also located on the grounds. The portal
of the clinic is in the Art Nouveau
style and features the coat of arms
of Lower Austria
.
The Semmelweis-Frauenklinik treats approximately 5,500 female inpatients yearly. The clinic houses the Rudolfstiftung Hospital's department
s of gynecology and obstetrics
and the department of anesthesiology. The seven clinics are focused on diseases of the pelvis, dysplasia
, obstetrics, gynecology, psychosomatic dysfunction, ultrasound
for prenatal diagnostics
, as well as urogynecology
.
In the Semmelweis-Frauenklinik there is also a wellness center for women, parents and girls. This was founded in 1992 by the Institute for Female and Male Health (German: Instituts für Frauen- und Männergesundheit).
Clinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
in the 18th district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
known as Währing
Währing
Währing is the 18th district of Vienna, Austria. It is in the northwest part of the city. In addition to currently hosting a number of Vienna's foreign embassies, Währing was the site of the original burial places of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.-Location:Währing lies in the...
. It is named after Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "savior of mothers", Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be drastically cut by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics...
.
The clinic is registered as an historically significant place and is to be found at Bastiengasse 36–38 in Vienna. It encompasses six five-story pavilions surrounded by a park.
In the complex there is a statue commemorating Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
, completed in 1910 by sculptor Georg Leisek. A bust of Ignaz Semmelweis by Rudolf Schmidt commissioned in 1944 is also located on the grounds. The portal
Portal (architecture)
Portal is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and especially a grand entrance to an important structure. Doors, metal gates or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of...
of the clinic is in the Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
style and features the coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
of Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
.
History
The clinic was constructed between the years of 1908 and 1910 under a contract from the Lower Austrian Landesregierung (English: provincial parliament). The architects were Karl Otto Limbach and Max Haupt and was originally the location of the Lower Austrian Home for Children (German: Niederösterreichische Landes-Zentralkinderheim). In 1943 the city of Vienna added two pavilions which were the original Semmelweis-Frauenklinik. In 2002 it was subsumed into the Rudolfstiftung Hospital System. As a result of the reorganization of the Vienna Hospital System, the Semmelweis-Frauenklinik is to become a part of the newly created Krankenhaus Nord (English: North Hospital).The Semmelweis-Frauenklinik treats approximately 5,500 female inpatients yearly. The clinic houses the Rudolfstiftung Hospital's department
Department
A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.In particular:...
s of gynecology and obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and the department of anesthesiology. The seven clinics are focused on diseases of the pelvis, dysplasia
Dysplasia
Dysplasia , is a term used in pathology to refer to an abnormality of development. This generally consists of an expansion of immature cells, with a corresponding decrease in the number and location of mature cells. Dysplasia is often indicative of an early neoplastic process...
, obstetrics, gynecology, psychosomatic dysfunction, ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
for prenatal diagnostics
Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnosis refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identify a possible disease or disorder , and to the opinion reached by this process...
, as well as urogynecology
Urogynecology
Urogynecology or urogynaecology is a surgical sub-specialty of urology and gynecology.-History:In 1893, Howard Kelly, a gynecologist and pioneering urogynecologist, invented an air cystoscope which was simply a handheld, hollow tube with a glass partition...
.
In the Semmelweis-Frauenklinik there is also a wellness center for women, parents and girls. This was founded in 1992 by the Institute for Female and Male Health (German: Instituts für Frauen- und Männergesundheit).