Rotes Kreuz Bezirksstelle Baden

About Rotes Kreuz Bezirksstelle Baden

The Baden district office of the Red Cross Lower Austria runs the ambulance service for Baden and the surrounding area from Rotes Kreuz Gasse. It also provides care, social assistance and the Haus der Menschlichkeit in Wiener Straße with a social shop, food bank and the Henry flea market.

Two locations in Baden

• Rotes Kreuz Gasse 6: administration, training, youth and ambulance service. Office hours Monday to Friday 8 to 15 h, phone 059 144 52000.
• Haus der Menschlichkeit, Wiener Straße 68a: since May 2019 the location of the health and social services, phone 059 144 52004.
• Branch offices: according to the district office, these include units in Alland, Deutsch-Brodersdorf, Landegg and Oberwaltersdorf.

In an emergency, always call the ambulance emergency number 144, without an area code, from all networks.

What the Haus der Menschlichkeit offers

• SOZIAL.Laden: food and everyday items at low prices for people at risk of poverty. The entitlement card can be applied for on Wednesdays from 10 to 12 h and on Fridays from 13 to 15 h.
• Team Österreich Tafel: free food every Saturday from 16 to 18 h. Baden launched it on 3 October 2009 as the first district office in Lower Austria.
• Henry permanent flea market: crockery, clothing, household goods, books and more, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 to 15 h, Tuesday and Friday 10 to 17 h. On the first Friday of the month there is a themed flea market.
• Care and support: home nursing, home help, help with everyday life, care aids to borrow and the emergency call service. Also a visiting service, senior citizens' afternoons, a learning club and assisted travel.

According to the district office, you can drop off donations in kind Monday to Friday from 10 to 19 h. The barrier in Biondekgasse opens for this with your debit card.

Who works here

According to its own information, around 90 full-time staff and almost 600 volunteers work for the district office, plus around 60 young people doing civilian service or a voluntary social year. The head of the district office is Gernot Grünwald, the managing director Manfred Lang. Its roots go back to October 1878, when the "Patriotische Frauen-Hilfsverein, Zweigverein Baden" called for members to join.

According to the district office, civilian service in Baden in 2027 starts in January, April, July and October. Applications are made via an online form on the website; the contact person is Manuel Strasser, head of the ambulance service department. If you want to do a voluntary social year, you can do it in the ambulance service or in the health and social services. A completed FSJ can replace civilian service.

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.