New Palliative Care Unit at LKH Weststeiermark Opened

The LKH Weststeiermark in Deutschlandsberg was commissioned in the mid-1980s. Over the past two years, the C-wing was expanded to include a palliative care unit by adding an additional floor while operations continued. After a construction period of approximately 20 months, it was finally officially opened at the end of 2023. In addition to Operations Director Michael Koller and the head of the palliative care unit Gabriele Treichler, as well as staff and colleagues, many guests of honor attended the event, including Ulf Drabek (Board Member for Finance and Technology), Gerhard Stark (Chairman of the Board), Provincial Councilor Karlheinz Kornhäusl, District Commissioner Doris Bund, Mayor Josef Wallner, Member of the Provincial Parliament Helga Kügerl, and Peter Mrak, the Medical Director of the hospital association. The investment costs amount to approximately 7.20 million euros. The extension was carried out using lightweight construction with steel frames and KLH elements. The surrounding sun protection structure was also built using steel construction. Innocad Architektur ZT GmbH was commissioned with the architectural design, which was carried out together with the architectural design team from Thomas Lorenz. The Thomas Lorenz team was also responsible for the structural engineering.