Steinhof (Vienna)
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Hospital
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in Vienna
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, Austria
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. It was originally a psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
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and center for pulmonology
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.
The hospital lies in the 14th district of Vienna, Penzing
Penzing (Vienna)
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, and was built according to the plans of architect Otto Wagner
Otto Wagner
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and opened in 1907. The building is made up of 60 pavilions
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that were designed by Carlo von Boog. The Kirche am Steinhof
Kirche am Steinhof
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is located at the center of the compound. An art nouveau
Art Nouveau
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theater
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is found further in.
In 2000, five health facilities were consolidated under the label Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Baumgartner Höhe - Otto Wagner Spital mit Pflegezentrum (Baumgartner Höhe Social Medicine Center - Otto Wagner Hospital and Care Center). The five facilities are Förderpflegeheim Baumgartner Höhe (advancing care), Neurologisches Krankenhaus Maria-Theresien-Schlössl (neurology
Neurology
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), Pflegeheim Sanatoriumstraße (nursing care), Psychiatrisches Krankenhaus Baumgartner Höhe (psychiatry
Psychiatry
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), and Pulmologisches Zentrum Baumgartner Höhe (pulmonology).
The center also hosts the Gedenkstätte zur Geschichte der NS-Medizin in Wien (Memorial to the History of Nazi-Medicine in Vienna) memorial and exhibition.