The heliport of the Innsbruck University Hospital is now closed for around three months due to necessary renovation work. The patients do not have to do without the possibility of rescue helicopters landing and taking off, because a temporary solution has been set up. 

The helicopters normally use the tower of the Innsbruck University Hospital. From there, the patients are then taken to the relevant department of the hospital as quickly as possible. However, the heliport is closed due to the three-month renovation work. As a result, the helicopters of the rescue organizations are now landing and taking off temporarily on a replacement landing pad that was set up in the Olympiaworld Innsbruck. 

Since this temporary heliport is not in the immediate vicinity of the previous landing site, a kind of shuttle service was set up on the ground. In concrete terms, this means that patients who are brought by air are transported to the university clinic in an ambulance after landing in Olympiaworld. According to a statement from the hospital, this interim solution is said to entail an “enormous logistical challenge”. 

A clinic spokesman explained, among other things, that several rescue vehicles have been rented and that paramedics and emergency doctors are also available accordingly. Frequently, patients brought to the hospital by helicopter would be seriously injured or otherwise in critical condition. The "shuttle traffic" between Olympiaworld and the university clinic must therefore be medically supervised. 

The state of Tyrol selected the replacement landing site in consultation with the city of Innsbruck and the clinic management. We are aware that it is a suboptimal solution, but the renovation work on the heliport of the university hospital can no longer be postponed. The climate stickers also played a role in the decision for the Olympiaworld. The officials have worked out a route that should not be affected by their unannounced demonstrations, because in an emergency every second counts. In both Germany and Austria, rescue vehicles have been stuck in traffic jams intentionally caused by climate adhesives and, as a result, a patient who would have been dependent on emergency aid unfortunately died. 

The heliport of the Innsbruck University Hospital was last renovated 26 years ago. According to official information, this should now have 69.000 starts. Or have landings under their belt. Within the next three months, this will not only be renovated, but also brought up to date with the latest technology.