Clinical Centre of Niš
The Clinical Centre of Niš (Serbian: Клинички Центар у Нишу; abbr. КЦН / KCN) is a medical centre located in Niš, Serbia. It serves as the main medical centre for both Niš and Southern and Southeastern Serbia.
| Clinical Centre of Niš | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 48, 18000 Niš, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 43°18′56.7″N 21°54′46.6″E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Public Academic Medical Center |
| Affiliated university | University of Niš |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1,525 (2017)[1] |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 November 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Serbia |
History
The Clinical Centre of Niš was established on 14 November 1990. It is the second largest hospital in Serbia after Clinical Centre of Serbia (based in Belgrade) and serves more than 2 million people mostly from Southern and Southeastern Serbia.[2]
In December 2017, new main building of the Clinical Centre spreading over 45,000 square meters with surrounding clinics and building was officially opened.[3] The estimated cost of the investment, including the purchase of new medical equipment, stands at 50 million euros.[3]
In January 2018, the Emergency Center moved in new building of the Clinical Centre.[4] In April 2019, a helipad was opened.[5]
Organization
The Clinical Centre of Niš contains 28 organisational units, of which 22 are clinics, 3 institution centers other service units.[2] The complex also houses the University of Niš Faculty Of Medicine. As of 2017, the Clinical Centre has a capacity of 1,525 beds and has more than 3,000 employees,[1] of which 745 are doctors and more than 1,500 other medical workers.[2]
Annually, more than half million patients are treated, 55,000 hospitalized and over 75,000 surgeries performed.[2]
References
- "UREDBA O PLANU MREŽE ZDRAVSTVENIH USTANOVA". paragraf.rs (in Serbian). Službeni Glasnik RS. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "О НАМА". kcnis.rs. Клинички центар Ниш. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Janačković, Bane (17 December 2017). "OTVARANJE KLINIČKOG CENTRA U NIŠU: Prvi pacijenti već sledećeg ponedeljka". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "Urgentni uz trubače preseljen u novu zgradu KC Niš". n1info.com (in Serbian). Južne vesti. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Todorović, Toma (17 April 2019). "Klinički centar Niš dobio helidrom". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
