The Martin University Hospital
Geography
LocationUl. Kollarova 2, Martin, Slovakia
Coordinates49°01′48″N 18°33′00″E / 49.030°N 18.550°E / 49.030; 18.550
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityJessenius School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes, accident and emergency
Beds900
History
Opened1889
Links
Websitehttp://www.mfn.sk
ListsHospitals in Slovakia

The Martin University Hospital (Slovak: Univerzitná nemocnica Martin, abbreviated to UNM) is a Slovak public university hospital located in the Martin municipality, in the county of Zilina, north-east of the Slovak capital Bratislava. It is a teaching hospital and it is the main university hospital affiliated with the Jessenius School of Medicine. The hospital has over 1,700 employees. Martin University Hospital has 900 beds in total including all sectors. The current director of the hospital is Dr. Dušan Krkoška, M.D., PhD., MBA.

History

Long known for its curative thermal springs, the region of Turiec (German: Turz) has a history as a destination for people with various illnesses. King Ladislaus IV of Hungary wrote of its healing effects in 1281 as did King Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1423. In 1532 Johannes Barbierus of Mosovce became the first permanent doctor to settle here, and later in 1680 the Jesuits set up a monastic pharmacy at the site.[1]

1888-1945: War and epidemics

The present hospital, however, was not completed until 1888; after a lengthy process, operations did not commence until 1889. The hospital suffered from chronic lack of skilled doctors and beds were scarce, yet within a few years over 200 patients per year were treated, most with lung and intestinal disorders. In 1892 a cholera epidemic struck the region, this along with recurrent outbreaks of tuberculosis made sure that new wards for patients with infectious diseases were required to be built.

During World War I Martin Hospital was converted to an auxiliary army hospital and used for treating wounded soldiers. As the war progressed and the number of patients increased, the hospital undertook rapid expansion to accommodate them. After the war, with increasing population the hospital again needed to expand, and in 1923 a new surgical building was constructed. However, as beds were still insufficient, the authorities resorted to buying adjacent private residences to alleviate the shortage. In 1934 the Department of Gynecology was completed.

The World War II years again saw the hospital being used as a military reserve hospital, but also the construction of both pediatric and otolaryngology wards, and despite having to dismiss all Czech and Jewish doctors it remained in service throughout the war years.[1]

1945-present

As a result of the war the hospital in Martin had suffered serious damage. The consequences of fighting had taken its toll and buildings were in need of significant structural repair. It had also become necessary to supplement the lack of medical and technical material. Dr. Jàn Longauer became the new manager and things started to improve. A new generation of doctors arrived who contributed to the growth of professional and social prestige. One of those doctors was Dr. Vladimir Galanda who in Turiec developed a high level of medical care for children. Another was the father of modern Czechoslovak cardiac surgery Pavol Steiner, who performed in Martin the first open cardiac surgery in Slovakia.[2] By the 1960s it had become a teaching hospital serving medical students from the Jessenius School of Medicine, also located in Martin, and new departments were added continuously.

Department of Stomatology

In 1992 several units were created including a separate Neonatal Unit, a Department of tropical disease, a Department of Gastroenterology, a Department of Parasitology and Department of Clinical Oncology. A year later, the ear-nose-throat clinic changed its name to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology as it was no longer part of the Surgical Clinic Department of Pediatric Surgery and Department of Neurosurgery. The Skin Clinic was renamed the Department of Dermatology and the Women's Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. The Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Department became the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in 1996.

In early 2002, changes occurred in the teaching of basic medicine. Centers for teaching medical students in pediatric surgery, sports medicine, neonatal, and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry became separate clinics. Over the years the hospital has undergone thorough modernization including a new surgical department completed in 2011.[1] In September 2012 the Clinic of Ophthalmology performed Slovakia's first intra-ocular lens implantation, curing two patients with cataracts.[3] In July 2010, the hospital changed its name from Martin Faculty Hospital to its current name, Martin University Hospital.[4]

Specialties

As of 25 October 2013[5]

Ministry of Health Experts

As of 11 May 2016[6]

Notable doctors

  • Pavol Steiner (1908–1969), Olympic water polo player, swimmer, and cardiac surgeon

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dolezalek, Marian (July 2010). "Historia" (in Slovak). mfn.sk. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ↑ Borik, Matej. "Realizátor prvej operácie srdca v SR Pavol Šteiner zomrel pred 45 rokmi". Turiec Online. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ TASR (1 September 2012). "MARTIN: At University Hospital Martin made a unique lens surgery". Turiec.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Dierova, Miroslava (1 July 2010). "Martin Faculty Hospital changes its name". Turiec.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Dolezalek, Marian (July 2010). "Centers at UNM" (in Slovak). mfn.sk. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  6. ↑ Dolezalek, Marian (July 2010). "Ministry of Health experts" (in Slovak). mfn.sk. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
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