At the end of the Second World War the general practician Dr. Wallner saved the life of an English parachutist. The parachutist expressed his gratitude by presenting Dr. Wallner with an old X-ray device from an abandoned military hospital. Being a general practician, he didn't have much use for the device so he passed it on to his friend Dr. Karl Rohrbacher. Dr. Rohrbacher initially decided to start an X-ray practice in the town of Villach. Two years later he shifted his practice to Vienna - at Franz-Josefs-Kai. As early as in 1948, 200 patients were being serviced here every day. At this time there was no radiology practice in the eastern part of Vienna. Therefore, patients from far-flung districts like Stadlau or Floridsdorf would come regularly for their X-ray investigations to the practice in the first district of Vienna.
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The large circle of patients included Peter Riedl and his mother. His mother shared her visions with Dr. Rohrbacher - some day, her son would run a similar X-ray practice. Several years later Peter Riedl made this dream come true. After his study of medicine and specialization training in the General Hospital of Vienna, in the 1970's he served as head of the X-ray department in Addis Ababa, the largest hospital in Ethiopia. Upon his return to Vienna he remembered the old story and asked Dr. Rohrbacher whether he intended to hand over his radiology practice. At the end of 1979 Dr. Peter Riedl started to operate his own radiology practice. The present time:The offer of services increased parallel to the advancements made in the medical diagnostic sector: ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance tomography brought about a permanent change in imaging diagnosis. Dr. Peter Riedl was always open to new investigation methods and was one of the first to make use of them. Parallel to these successful developments, the practice also grew. Today, Assistant Professor Dr. Lucas Prayer, Dr. Wolfgang Drahanowsky and Assistant Professor Dr. Peter Barton are permanent partners of the team. On a total surface area of 2,500 square meters, the most modern radiological procedures are offered. In 1995 the practice was named Diagnose Zentrum Urania, abbreviated to DiagnoseZentrumUrania. At present the team consists of 12 doctors (radiologists), 21 X-ray assistants, 24 secretaries and three persons who ensure that the space is neat and clean during business hours as well. All investigations are performed under the permanent supervision of a specialist, and are of very high quality. The patient receives the images and reports about 30 minutes after the investigation. Over the years, the service hours have been extended to 80 hours per week for MR and 55 hours per week for X-ray and CT. Of course we work in the evening and on Saturdays as well. If necessary, we also make arrangements for weekend and night services. The future:DiagnoseZentrumUrania has undoubtedly kept pace with the trailblazing developments in radiology over the last 20 years. There is simply no question of standing still – the attention of the entire team is focused on an exciting future. |
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