Clinical Centre of Serbia

The University Clinical Centre of Serbia (Serbian: Универзитетски клинички центар Србије; abbr. УKЦС / UKCS) is an academic medical centre located in Belgrade, Serbia. It serves as the main medical centre for both Belgrade and the rest of Serbia.

University Clinical Centre of Serbia
Polyclinic of the University Clinical Centre of Serbia
Geography
LocationPasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44.798176°N 20.456760°E / 44.798176; 20.456760
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypePublic
Academic medical centre
Affiliated universityUniversity of Belgrade
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds3,150 (2017)[1]
HelipadYes
History
Opened1 January 1983 (1983-01-01)
Links
Websitewww.kcs.ac.rs
ListsHospitals in Serbia

Organization

It contains 41 organisational units, of which 23 are clinics, 9 centers, polyclinic and other service units.[2] The complex also houses the Belgrade School of Medicine and the Medical High School. Clinical Centre spreads over 34 hectares on the territory of Savski Venac, and it consists of about 50 buildings, with a total floor space of 280,000 square meters (3,113,000 square ft).[2]

The University Clinical Centre of Serbia has 3,150 beds,[1] considered to be the highest number in Europe,[3] and among highest in the world.[4] Annually, around one million patients are treated, 90,000 hospitalized, over 50,000 surgeries performed, and more than 7,000 childbirths performed.[2] As of June 2019, the health centre has 7,386 employees.[5]

In August 2018, the President of Serbia announced that the Government of Serbia is investing 110 million euros in complex' facilities reconstruction from 2018 to 2022.[6] On 27 February 2022, the renovated Clinical Centre was opened; total cost amounted 260 million euros.[7]

See also

References
  1. "UREDBA O PLANU MREŽE ZDRAVSTVENIH USTANOVA". paragraf.rs (in Serbian). Službeni Glasnik RS. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Osnovne informacije". kcs.ac.rs (in Serbian). Clinical Centre of Serbia. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. Mišković, Ivan (4 February 2009). "Za godinu dana više od 50.000 operacija". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "The Largest Hospitals In The World". worldatlas.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "УКУПАН БРОЈ ЗАПОСЛЕНИХ И АНГАЖОВАНИХ ЛИЦА" (PDF). kcs.ac.rs (in Serbian). Clinical Centre of Serbia. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. Spalović, Dejan (17 August 2018). "U KCS biće uloženo 110 miliona evra". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "Нови Клинички центар Србије отвара своја врата". politika.rs (in Serbian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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