Museum of the Vienna Ambulance Service
In serious medical emergencies, people rely on the emergency number, 144, to get professional help. This has not always been the case. The Ambulance Museum takes visitors on a journey through the history of the Vienna Ambulance Service. You can also discover interesting facts about the evolution of medical equipment and techniques.
Today, the Vienna Professional Ambulance Service provides 24/7 emergency medical care for Austria’s capital city. However, when Dr Jaromír Freiherr von Mundy sought to establish an ambulance service in Vienna more than 144 years ago, the city authorities initially refused. It was only after 386 people lost their lives in the Ringtheater fire on 8 December 1881 that permission was granted to establish the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungsgesellschaft (Vienna Voluntary Rescue Society). Over time, this evolved into today's Vienna Professional Ambulance Service.
GUIDED TOURS
The museum curator will regularly offer guided tours that immerse you in the history of Vienna’s ambulance service.
AMBULANCE – AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ON WHEELS
Children and adults can explore a modern ambulance, talk to a rescue team, lie down on the stretcher, try out the medical equipment, and learn about the work of the paramedics.
