University Hospital Centre Zagreb
| University Hospital Centre Zagreb | |
|---|---|
 University Hospital Centre Zagreb - Rebro campus | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Šalata 2, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Publicly funded health care |
| Type | Clinical |
| Affiliated university | University of Zagreb |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 2100+ |
| History | |
| Opened | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Croatia |
The University Hospital Centre (sometimes also Clinical Hospital Centre, Croatian: Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, KBC) in Zagreb, Croatia, is the largest hospital in Croatia and the teaching hospital of the University of Zagreb. It serves most of Central and Northern Croatia for specialist and acute medical procedures.
The main hospital campus is located in Kišpatićeva street in Maksimir, and is colloquially known as "Rebro". Another major campus is located at Šalata, in immediate vicinity to the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb. Currently the hospital center also operates three other locations - the obstetrics facility at Petrova street, the rehabilitation facility at Božidarevićeva street and the dental department at Gundulićeva street.
The University Hospital Centre Zagreb is a publicly funded teaching hospital providing general and advanced medical care. With over 2100 beds and 4700 employees It is the largest and most advanced medical facility in Croatia.
The hospital is one of the few gamma knife treatment centers in Europe.
History
The hospital was established in 1942 as the University Hospital Zagreb, when the main site (Rebro) was first built. Other individual hospital locations existed from earlier periods - the first Clinical Hospitals of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Medicine were founded in the 1920s.
In 2002 the than SDP Government of Ivica Račan agreed to invest 75 million euros into expanding the hospital, which made it possible to merge many of the clinics that were spread-out across the city into one central location while also adding a new surgical wing with an additional 36 operating theaters. By the end of 2008 most of the works were completed, although some work is still ongoing, the hospital once completed should have around 2500 beds. As of 2007[update], the hospital consists of 30 clinics and 7 specialized institutes.
Since July 2010, the Clinical Hospital "Jordanovac", a respiratory disease clinic located near Rebro, is part of the University Hospital Centre.