Registration, admission, discharge

Here you will learn more about our registration and admission process as well as being discharged from Wörgl Private Hospital.

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Once you have taken time to weigh your options with your doctor and have decided to undergo surgery and stay at Wörgl Private Hospital, your doctor will handle all communication and make all necessary reservations (bed and operating room).

Before your inpatient stay

To ensure you are fully prepared for your stay, our anesthesiologists – who work with us as attending physicians – will contact you by phone in advance. You will be treated by the doctor you trust. Your discharge will be arranged individually with your attending doctor and can take place at any time – 24 hours a day.

If you are unable to keep an appointment, please let both your practitioner and us know as soon as possible.

Preliminary examinations

If your doctor recommends any tests, please have them done in a timely manner and bring the results with you when you are admitted, such as:

ECG
Chest X-ray
Latest lab test results:
- Routine laboratory panel (blood count, electrolytes, blood glucose, coagulation panel, CRP)
- Extended laboratory panel (including LFTs, GFR, and creatinine)
Internal medicine examination

Anesthesia information

You have received anesthesia information form from your attending doctor. Please read this carefully.

You will need to have a consultation with the anesthesiologist prior to surgery. There are several anesthesiologists who work as attending doctors at our hospital. One of these anesthesiologists will be happy to care for you. The anesthesiologist will call you a few days before your surgery to answer any questions you may have.

If you have any further questions afterward, please feel free to call us, and the anesthesiologist will get back to you.

T: +43 5332 745 72

If your anesthesiologist requires any additional preoperative tests, please have them done as soon as possible and bring the results with you when you come for admission.

For more information, including educational videos, visit www.oegari.at in the Patient Forum section.

We advise day patients to arrange for someone to assist them for 24 hours after discharge and not to drive.

More about anesthesia and recovery room

Medications

Please bring the medications you take regularly with you when you check in for your inpatient stay. Be sure to bring enough to last for the entire duration of your stay.

Please bring the following with you for your admission

For medical care:

Relevant previous findings (lab tests, etc.)
Imaging results (MRI, CT, X-ray) or digital records related to the surgical site or the initial diagnosis
Medications taken regularly for the duration of the stay
List of medications, including dosages, that you are currently taking or have been taking until recently
Allergy card (if available)
Signed informed consent form for surgery (if available)

For administrative purposes:

Official photo ID (e.g., passport, national ID card, driver’s license)
e-card or your social security number
Policy number for your Austrian supplementary health insurance (if available)
Policy number and statement of coverage from your non-Austrian supplementary health insurance (if available)
If you do not have private health insurance, you will receive a bill.

Admission

When you arrive in the morning on the day of your surgery, you can take the elevator directly to the 3rd floor, where you will be greeted by our nursing staff.

Surgery day

On the day of your surgery, please do not eat or drink anything. This means, don’t eat anything after midnight, and stick to light meals before then. You are permitted to drink tap water (not carbonated water) until 4 a.m.

For your own safety, please stop smoking no later than the day of your surgery.

Please remove any nail polish and piercings before the surgery.

We look forward to seeing you at 6:30 a.m. on the day of your surgery at Wörgl Private Hospital. The anesthesiologist will stop by your room in person before the surgery so you can ask any final questions.

How to find us

You can reach us by public transportation or by car.

How to get to our hospital

Discharge

Your discharge will be arranged individually with your attending doctor and can take place at any time – 24 hours a day.

Even after you are discharged, we want to provide you with the best possible support. A qualified nurse will take the time to have a personal discharge consultation with you, answer your questions, and provide clear information about available outpatient support services. That way, you can go home well-prepared and feeling confident.