What should you know about healthcare and emergencies in St. Anton?
Emergency number
112
Police: 133. Ambulance: 144.
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: expatfinancial.com, eu-healthcare.fi
Anton itself has no full-scale hospital, so the real trauma/ER facility serving the town is in the neighboring village of Zams
Good to know
Good to Know
- 112 is the easiest number to remember for any emergency in St. Anton and connects you to police, fire, or ambulance dispatch — English-speaking operators are generally available.
- Given St. Anton's alpine setting, saving 140 (mountain rescue / Bergrettung) is especially worthwhile for skiers and hikers — it's a free, dedicated line including helicopter rescue.
- The SOS EU ALP app is a smart download specifically for the Tyrol region (which includes St. Anton) since it connects directly to the local Tyrol rescue coordination centre and sends your GPS position automatically.
- Mobile signal can be patchy in some off-piste or high-valley areas around St. Anton — the orange SOS phone columns on nearby motorways and satellite-based SOS features on newer iPhones are useful backups.
- Make sure any travel or ski insurance explicitly covers helicopter mountain rescue and off-piste skiing before relying on 140 — rescue costs can otherwise fall on the individual.
- St. Anton itself does not have a full hospital — for serious injuries (common with skiing/mountain accidents) patients are taken by ambulance or rescue helicopter to Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz in Zams, roughly 30 minutes away by road.
- For ski/mountain accidents, mountain rescue and helicopter evacuation (e.g. via services like Wucher Helicopter) are the standard response — buying an Arlberg Safety Card at ski-pass counters covers rescue-cost reimbursement.
- For minor injuries or non-emergency medical issues, local GP practices and the Sportklinik Arlberg in the village can often treat you faster than traveling to Zams.
- If a severe polytrauma case needs a higher level of specialist care than Zams can provide, patients are generally transferred onward to the university hospital in Innsbruck, which is the region's major trauma referral center — this is common regional practice but wasn't independently re-confirmed at the time of research.
National Numbers
Police (Polizei)
- Number
- 133
- Notes
- Direct line to Austrian police control rooms; St. Anton falls under the Tyrol regional police control centre.
Fire Brigade (Feuerwehr)
- Number
- 122
- Notes
- Available 24 hours a day; local fire response in the St. Anton area is via volunteer brigades typical of most small Austrian towns.
Ambulance / Rescue (Rettung)
- Number
- 144
- Notes
- Operated predominantly by the Austrian Red Cross; ambulance and rescue services are run separately from the fire department in Austria.
Mountain Rescue (Bergrettung)
- Number
- 140
- Notes
- Highly relevant for St. Anton given its location in the Tyrolean Alps and heavy ski/hiking traffic; used for off-piste ski accidents, lost hikers, and climbing emergencies.
Gas Emergency
- Number
- 128
Physician On-call / Out-of-hours GP Service
- Number
- 141
Poison Control
- Number
- 01 406 43 43
- Notes
- National hotline based in Vienna, reachable from anywhere in Austria including St. Anton.
Recommended Safety Apps
SOS EU ALP
- Cost
- Free
- Platform
- iOS / Android
- Why Relevant Here
- Purpose-built for the Alpine region and specifically for the province of Tyrol, where St. Anton is located — it starts a call directly with the Tyrol emergency control centre (Leitstelle Tirol) and shares GPS location automatically, making it especially useful for ski, mountain, and backcountry emergencies around St. Anton.
DEC112
- Cost
- Free
- Platform
- iOS / Android
- Why Relevant Here
- Nationwide Austrian text-based emergency call app for deaf/hard-of-hearing users, works for police, ambulance, fire brigade and mountain rescue anywhere in the country including St. Anton.
KATWARN Austria
- Cost
- Free
- Platform
- iOS / Android
- Why Relevant Here
- Official Austrian Ministry of the Interior location-based disaster/weather warning app, useful for severe alpine weather, avalanche-related, or other civil-protection alerts in the St. Anton area.
Apple Emergency SOS Via Satellite
- Cost
- Included with compatible iPhone
- Platform
- iPhone 14 and later
- Why Relevant Here
- Available in Austria and allows messaging emergency services from areas without cellular or Wi-Fi coverage — relevant for St. Anton's surrounding backcountry and high-mountain terrain where signal is often poor.
Hospitals
Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz Zams
- Type
- Full public hospital with 24/7 central emergency department (Zentrale Notaufnahme) and trauma surgery (Unfallchirurgie) department — the actual hospital ski/road accident patients from St. Anton are taken to
- Hours
- Emergency department open 24 hours, every day
- Address
- Sanatoriumstraße 43, 6511 Zams, Austria
- Distance From St Anton
- Roughly 30–35 minutes by road (about 30 km) down the Arlberg valley; ski accidents and mountain-rescue cases are frequently flown there directly by rescue helicopter rather than driven
- Trauma Level Designation
- Not classified under a US-style Level I–IV system. It is described as a regional 'Standardversorgung' (standard-care) hospital serving the Tyrolean Oberland, with dedicated Unfallchirurgie (trauma surgery), general surgery, orthopedics, radiology (CT, MRI, X-ray) and a central lab.
- Notes
- This is the hospital named repeatedly in local incident reports for ski accidents, avalanche/fall injuries, and road accidents around St. Anton and the wider Arlberg region.
- Quality Note
- Patient reviews are mixed to positive overall (aggregate ratings around 4.3–4.4/5 on Google), though a small number of visitor reviews describe communication and discharge-process frustrations, particularly for foreign patients needing follow-up documentation sent home.
Sportklinik Arlberg (Private Clinic)
- Type
- Private specialist clinic — accident surgery and sports traumatology, plastic/aesthetic surgery, vein surgery, pain therapy and anaesthesia; has its own MRI
- Hours
- Not confirmed as a 24/7 emergency facility — appears to operate on scheduled/on-call basis rather than as a walk-in emergency room
- Address
- Sollederweg 5, A-6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
- Trauma Level Designation
- Not a designated trauma center; functions as a specialist surgical clinic for sports injuries and orthopedic trauma rather than a full-service ER
- Notes
- Located in St. Anton itself, this is often where visiting skiers with fractures or sports injuries are treated, but it is not equivalent to a hospital ER for life-threatening trauma.
ArlMed Praxis Dr. Klimmer (GP / First-response Practice)
- Type
- General practice offering primary emergency treatment, initial trauma care and sports-injury first response
- Hours
- Standard consultation hours on weekdays, plus a weekend/on-call emergency service; exact current hours should be confirmed by phone
- Address
- Dorfstraße 8, 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
- Trauma Level Designation
- Not a hospital — provides first-aid/primary trauma stabilization before referral or transfer to Zams if needed
Universal EU Number
- Number
- 112
- Description
- The pan-European emergency number, usable free from any phone in Austria (including EU-wide), and can even be dialled from a locked mobile phone without a PIN. Operators in Austria commonly answer in German and English.
Motorway And Roadside SOS
- Roadside Assistance Number
- 120 (ÖAMTC)
- Notes
- Orange SOS emergency phone columns are placed roughly every 2 km on Austrian motorways for free, geolocated direct contact with ASFINAG control in case of breakdowns or accidents — relevant if driving the Arlberg route to/from St. Anton.
Deaf Hard Of Hearing Service
- Number
- 0800 133 133
- App
- DEC112
- Notes
- Allows deaf and hearing-impaired persons to reach police (112/133), ambulance (144), fire brigade (122), and mountain rescue (140) via text-based emergency call, including a silent emergency call option for situations of domestic violence where voice contact isn't possible.
Healthcare
- Access Overview
- Austria has a highly-rated universal healthcare system. St. Anton is a mountain resort town in Tyrol; healthcare access follows Austrian national standards.
- Mountain Rescue Note
- Rescue transport from mountain areas due to sports/leisure injuries is not free; patient typically covers cost. St. Anton, a major ski resort, has specialized sports medicine facilities.
Emergency
- Contact Number
- 144
- Alternate Number
- 112
- Description
- Emergency ambulance and medical services. Free of charge when dispatched by contracted rescue organizations.
Public System
- Costs
- Emergency care and most essential treatments covered. Prescriptions subject to small mandatory co-payment.
- Access For Foreigners
- EU/EEA citizens with EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) can access public care. Non-EU foreigners must secure valid health insurance before accessing care.
- Description
- Statutory social health insurance (ÖGK) covers approximately 99% of Austria's population. Employees automatically enrolled via employer; contributions ~3.87% of net income (2024).
Private System
- Coverage
- Hospital stays, specialist access, private rooms—costs vary by policy.
- Estimated Cost
- Example: €45/month for basic private plan (covers emergencies + repatriation).
- Description
- Supplementary private insurance available through providers like Cigna Global, Allianz International, and others. Often used by expats for faster access, private rooms, or specialists.
Pharmacies
- Language
- Many pharmacists speak English, though German is primary language.
- Availability
- Austria has approximately 2,831 pharmacies nationwide (2024). Very common in populated areas.
- Typical Hours
- 08:00–18:00 (standard weekday hours; varies by location)
- Identification
- Recognizable by large red sign displaying the Staff of Asclepius (A symbol).
- Late Night Access
- Late-night pharmacies typically available in neighborhoods; may be located further away and charge service fees.
- Prescription Access
- Doctor-prescribed medications available at any pharmacy. Co-payment: €6.30 per prescription (2024).
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this emergencies research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
- 1.expatfinancial.com
- 2.eu-healthcare.fi
- 3.jarniascyril.com
- 4.expatica.com
- 5.axaglobalhealthcare.com
- 6.relocate.me
- 7.expatarrivals.com
- 8.trresident.com
- 9.luxury-vienna.com
- 10.itij.com
- 11.monito.com
- 12.housinganywhere.com
- 13.bankaustria.at
- 14.wise.com
- 15.expatica.com
- 16.workinaustria.com
- 17.lawyersaustria.com
- 18.fxpal.com
- 19.b2bpay.co
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