Abstract:
Healthcare in Austrian Army at the beginning of the 19th century was – like in
many other countries – on a very low level; it was lacking experts, auxiliary staff, and its
organization was neglected. The experience of relatively frequent wars together with the
progress in medicine resulted in numerous changes in Austrian military administration. The
changes mainly concerned the increase in the number and qualification of medical staff,
application of the up-to-date scientific findings and medical branches (such as bacteriology),
improvement of the permanent medical facilities network and preparation of their
“field” equivalents at different levels, the provision for medical facilities mobility and their
flexibility to the instant needs, improved transport of the ill, their distribution in the out-oflines
and cooperation with voluntary medical institutions.
