Named after the Donauspital, the hospital opposite the station.
Spital means hospital: the Donauspital (‘Danube hospital’) is the official name of the hospital in the Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost. Built in 1985–1992, it went into operation on 27 April 1992 and was officially opened on 25 May 1992. Since 2020 the hospital has been called Klinik Donaustadt, but the station keeps the old name.