| University Hospital Centre Zagreb (Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb) |
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| Clinical Hospital Center "Zagreb" - Rebro | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Šalata 2, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Publicly funded health care |
| Hospital type | Clinical |
| Affiliated university | University of Zagreb |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 2100+ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.kbc-zagreb.hr/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Croatia |
The University Hospital Centre (sometimes also Clinical Hospital Centre, Croatian: Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, KBC) in Zagreb, Croatia is one of the largest hospitals in the country. 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 it is well known as "Rebro". The other major location, including the headquarters, is at Šalata. There are also three other locations - the obstetrics facility at Petrova street, the rehabilitation facility at Božidarevićeva street and the dental department at Gundulićeva street.
It is a publicly funded hospital providing general and advanced medical care, one of the largest hospitals in Croatia, equipped with 2100 hospital beds and some 4712 permanent staff and as many medical student working at the hospital.
Hospital is one of few in Europe to have gamma knife and by scope of medical procedures hospital can easily be considered as one of the best medical facilities in central and southern Europe.
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 than SDP Government of Ivica Račan agreed to invest 75 million euros in to expanding the hospital, which would enable hospital to move most clinics that were spread-out across the city in to one central location but also adding new surgical wing with additional 36 operating theaters, by the end of 2008 most of the works were completed, although some work is still ongoing. 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.