Slovakia hospitals provide intensive hospital care and a well developed hospital management. There are a number of care
hospitals in Slovakia and many polyclinics. These hospitals and polyclinics combine excellent medical services with palliative care. Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia houses some of the biggest and major Slovakia hospitals.
Though Slovakia does not have a tradition of medical and palliative care today it is full of hospitals and care centers well equipped to deal with sick and injured people. Concentration on palliative care in the recent years has brought significant changes in the health care system of Slovakia. The Department of Palliative Care in established the National Cancer Institute in Bratislava in 1995. The aim was to better the quality of life of the patients admitted there. Some methods to prolong life without producing side effects ere also used.
There are 4 hospitals in four parts of Bratislava which fall under the University Teaching Hospital with Polyclinic Bratislava. A number of different types of clinics constitute the University Teaching Hospital and Polyclinic Ruzinov. These include neurological, psychiatric,orthopedic, surgical, gynecological-maternal etc. The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases is one of the most urbanized and well equipped medical center in Slovakia.
Some of the major
hospitals of Slovakia located in Bratislava are as follows:
- Nemocnica s poliklinikou Ruzinov
- Nemocnica s poliklinikou akademika Ladislava Derera (Kramare hospital)
- Nemocnica s poliklinikou Podunajske Biskupice
- Fakultna nemocnica
- NsP sv. Cyrila a Metoda Petržalka
- Nemocnica s poliklinikou Milosrdni Bratia
- Nemocnica s poliklinikou Petrzalka
- Gynecology and Obstetrics: Gynekologicko - porodnicka nemocnica
- Cardiology: Slovensky ustav srdcovych a cievnych chorob
Other hospitals in Slovakia are located in some of the major cities like Kosice and Nitra.
