The University Hospital Brno, established on January 1st 1998 consists of three parts: The Center for Adult Medicine in Brno-Bohunice, Jihlavská 20 with the separate Long-Term Care Hospital in Bílovice nad Svitavou 408, The Center for Reproductive Medicine, Obilní trh 11, and The Children's Medical Center at Černopolní 9.

The University Hospital Brno is the only hospital in Brno and all of Moravia which provides patients with basic, specialized and highly specialized care in all medical branches, regardless of the nature of the disease, severity of the accident or patient’s age. It currently has 2 094 beds and more than 4500 employees. The University Hospital Brno is also the largest teaching base for Masaryk University’s Faculty of Medicine, enabling the education of paramedical staff and both pre- and post-graduate education for secondary school graduates and university graduates.

The establishment of a hospital for Brno was first openly discussed after the end of the Second World War. A feasibility study was then carried out by Ing. arch. Bedřich Rozehnal. The construction of the new health center was only begun at the end of the 1960s however, based on Ing. arch. Miroslav Spurný´s plans. The year 1989 saw the inauguration of the wing with a capacity of 1020 beds – the dominant building of the present hospital. Construction of the hospital complex was then halted and did not resume until the end of the 1990s according to the proposals of Ing. arch. Miroslav Spurný and Ing. arch. Zdeněk Jánský. Upon completion of the hospital complex, the Faculty Hospital Brno initiated cooperation with Masaryk University of Brno on a university campus development project.

Clinic of Internal Medicine – Cardiology, Clinic of Internal Medicine – Hematology and Oncology, Clinic of Internal Medicine – Hepatogastroenterology, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinic of Neurology, Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinic of Dermato-venerology, Clinic of Geriatric Medicine and General Medicine, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Oncology, Department of Pain Control, Department of Home Care, Clinic of Surgery, Clinic of Traumatology,  Clinic of Neurosurgery, Clinic of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Orthopedic Clinic, Urological Clinic, Ear, Nose & Throat Diseases (ENT) Department, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, Clinic of Oral, Maxillary and Facial Surgery, Clinic for Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Central Operating Theatres, Radiological Clinic, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology, Department of Clinical Hematology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Tissue Bank, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank, Institute of Pathology and Anatomy, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Central Sterilization Department, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center.

The Center for Adult Medicine currently has 1230 beds.

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This center has been situated at its current location since 1898 when the Franz Josef I Children’s Hospital was established there. The Provincial National Committee decided on its reconstruction and completion after the end of the Second World War. In 1953 the first phase of construction, based on Ing. Arch. Bedřich Rozehnal´s design was completed. Construction was halted in the years that followed. The reconstruction and completion was achieved at the beginning of the 1990s in accordance with Ing. Arch. Zdeněk Jánský´s plans.

I. Pediatric-Internal Medicine Clinic, II. Pediatric Clinic, Clinic of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Clinic of Pediatric Neurology, Clinic of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Outpatient Clinic Departments, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinic of Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Diseases (ENT), Department of Pediatric Rehabilitative Medicine, Clinic of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Central Operating Theaters, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Pediatric Radiological Clinic, Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology (separate workplace for the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology in Bohunice)

The Children's Medical Center currently has 440 beds.

The history of this center dates back to 1888, when the Provincial Maternity Hospital was completed. Prof. Dr. Hubert Riedinger is credited as the originator of the project. In 1919, after establishment of the University of Brno, the Maternity Hospital became a teaching center. The same year saw the establishment of the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology which is currently the largest institute in the Czech Republic providing comprehensive care in all specializations of this field. A neonatal department was established there in 1949 and headed by MUDr. Milada Schnellerová. The Neonatology department currently forms part of the Perinatal Center of Brno.

Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology (part of the workplace is located in the Bohunice complex), Department of Neonatology, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology (separate workplace of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology in Bohunice), Department of Radiation Oncology, Unit for Imaging Methods (separate workplace of the Pediatric Radiological Clinic), Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, Department of Clinical Psychology, Internal Medicine Outpatient Department

The Center for Reproductive Medicine currently has 339 beds.

The hospital was built in 1928. Benefiting from the ecologically pure valley of the Svitava River, a Pulmonary Sanatorium was established there, and subsequently the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, which fulfilled its role until the end of the year 2000. In 2001 the building became a part of the The University Hospital Brno which established a Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) there. The specialized treatment of pulmonary diseases was transferred to the Center for Adult Medicine.

The Long-Term Care Hospital is intended for after-treatment of patients, especially those who were hospitalized in the Faculty Hospital Brno. The admission of patients is carried out with the help of social workers (tel. 532 232 082, 532 233 091), on the recommendation of clinics and departments of the Faculty Hospital Brno or other medical institutions or on the recommendation of a general practitioner directly after treatment at home.

The Long-Term Care Hospital currently has 85 beds.

If you are looking for any clinic or physician at a particular section of the The University Hospital Brno, simply go to our Information Center. In the Center for Adult Medicine, you will find it in the entrance of the bed wing in the ”L” building; in the Children's Medical Center, it is situated in the entrance hall of pavilion “D” (called Teyschl Hall); in the Center for Reproductive Medicine you will be provided with all necessary information by the Central Admission Office staff in the entrance hall of building “C1”. In The Long-Term Care Hospital you will be provided with information by the Admission Office staff.

Emergency admission provides continuous service. The office hours for specialized outpatient departments are 7.00 to 17.00 on working days. Further information regarding the working hours – considering the large number of outpatient departments – can be found at our web page: www.fnbrno.cz (Centers – sections- the Center for Adult Medicine, The Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Children's Medical Center – Clinics and Departments)

Before being admitted into hospital, please follow the advice of your general practitioner or ambulatory physician. Please come to the hospital at your appointed time. Children may be hospitalized in special sections of the Orthopedic Clinic and the Clinic for Burns and Reconstructive Surgery at the Center for Adult Medicine. The hospitalization of children in other Center for Adult Medicine clinics is possible upon written request and the approval of the deputies for treatment and preventive care in the center. On the other hand, full care for child patients is provided in the Children's Medical Center.

An ID card, a health insurance card, the name and address of your attending physician, a certificate of inability to work (provided that it has been issued), a medical recommendation for admission and test results, personal necessities, toiletries, slippers and a pyjama or night dress should you wish. For children, it is possible to bring house clothes, sportswear or a favorite toy, in accordance with the nature of the illness

The University Hospital Brno offers hospitalization in over-standard rooms in the Center for Adult Medicine in Bohunice and in the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Obilní trh 9. The Children's Medical Center offers over-standard rooms only in the Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology. The prices of the over-standard rooms are listed in the enclosed table. Price lists for other over-standard services provided by the The University Hospital Brno can be found on the web page: www.fnbrno.cz

Mothers or legal surrogates may be admitted for all-day stays with their children in a department from 7.00 until 19.00, in accordance with the conditions of individual departments, so as to maintain constant contact with the child. The doctor and nurse will provide you with information about conditions and hospital rules. The accompanying individual may also be accommodated together with the child, depending on circumstances (as determined by the attending physician), either directly in the department or in the hospital dormitory for mothers at Černopolní 22a. Should the child’s accompaniment be a necessity, the health insurance company will pay for the hospital stay, otherwise the stay will be paid for by the individual.

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An attendant person may be accommodated with an adult as well. Should the adult’s accompaniment be a necessity and approved by a medical assessor, the health insurance company of the accompanied patient will pay for the stay; otherwise the stay will be paid for by the accompanying person.

Upon your discharge from hospital you will obtain a written report for your attending physician, a three-day supply of the necessary medication and information concerning further recommended treatment.

The funeral hall in which close relatives may bid their last farewells to the deceased is located in the Institute of Pathology and Anatomy of the Faculty Hospital, which is situated in pavilion ”I” of the Center for Adult Medicine in Bohunice (deceased from all sections of the hospital are transferred to the Institute of Pathology and Anatomy).

The Office for Communication with Mourners can be found in the basement of the Institute of Pathology and Anatomy building, where you will be provided with all necessary information. Tel.: 532 233 510, 532 232 842

A foreigner not participating in the system of public health insurance in the Czech Republic, or who is not insured on the basis of long-term contractual health insurance, must pay directly for health care or medical preparations provided. Participation in the public health insurance system applies to people with permanent residence in the Czech Republic, that is Czech citizens registered in the Czech Republic for permanent residence; foreigners holding Czech Republic residence permits or accorded asylum status and registered for permanent residence here and for people not having permanent residence on condition that they are employed by an employer who has an office registered in the Czech Republic. Foreigners who stay in the Czech Republic on the basis of a visa of more than 90 days may take out long-term contractual health insurance (in case of a longer stay, more than 365 days). More detailed information can be found in the information manual for foreigners ”Guide to Health Care in the Czech Republic” which may be obtained from the Information Center staff in the following languages – English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Visits in the Center for Adult Medicine in Bohunice are allowed daily from 14.00 to 18.00, and in the Long-Term Care Hospital in Bílovice nad Svitavou from 14.00 to 17.00. In the Children's Medical Center visits are allowed from 15.30 to 17.30, additionally on weekends and holidays from 9.30 to 11.30. In case of need, an all-day stay with the child in the department is permitted. Visits in the Center for Reproductive Medicine are Monday to Saturday from 15.00 to 17.00, and on Sunday from 14.00 to 16.00.

Religious services in the Center for Adult Medicine take place every Saturday at 10.00 in the Blue Lounge of the bed wing in the “L” building; in the Children's Medical Center every Wednesday at 15.30 in the auditorium of the ambulatory part of the Polyclinic in the ”G” pavilion; and in the Center for Reproductive Medicine every Saturday at 16.30 in the auditorium of the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the “C” building. The individual visit of a priest may be arranged in any center at the patient’s request.

The meals served to patients are prepared in accordance with a proven dietary system. The nature of the diet prescribed for a patient is determined by the attending physician in keeping with the type of treatment. Patients of the Faculty Hospital of Brno do not currently have the opportunity to choose their meals, even within the bounds of their diet. If a special meal is required for traditional or religious reasons, please contact the dietician. Meals for patients in the Center for Adult Medicine are served in the form of the ”tablet” system (individual helpings), while meals in the Center for Reproductive Medicine, Children’s Medical Center and in the Long-Term Care Hospital are delivered in thermoports, with individual helpings served directly in the departments.

One may find the following services on the 3rd floor of the bed wing in the Center for Adult Medicine: a grocery store, snack bar, flower shop, boutique, shop with products for the handicapped, bookshop, drugstore, automated banking machine, pay phone, and soft drink machine, etc. In the Children’s Medical Center there is a snack bar, bookstore, payphone and drink machine situated in the entrance hall of the ”D” pavilion (called Teyschl Hall). In the Center for Reproductive Medicine you may make use of the snack bar, soft drink machine, payphone (only in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department 5) and hairdresser’s. Should you need a taxi, it is possible to ask the Information Center staff in any department and they will be happy to provide you with phone numbers for taxi services, or if required enable you to make a chargeable phone call.

Cash payments for things such as over-standard services may be made at the cashier’s office, which is located on the 2nd floor of the bed wing of the Center for Adult Medicine, across from the main admissions desk, building ”L”; in the Children’s Medical Center, in the entrance hall in pavilion ”D” (called Teyschl Hall) and in building ”C2” of the Center for Reproductive Medicine. The business hours for all of the above offices are 7.00 –15.00, Monday to Friday. Payments at the cashier’s office may be made both in cash and by credit card.

A hospital pharmacy for the Center for Adult Medicine is located on the first floor of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, building ”Z”; another is located on the third floor of the bed wing in building ”L”. A separate one is situated at the Children’s Medical Center, on the first floor of the ambulatory part of the Polyclinic in the ”G” pavilion.

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The Faculty Hospital Brno has its own media spokesperson (tel. 532 232 193, anesvadbova@fnbrno.cz) who may be reached by anyone interested in the operations of the hospital. The public may also call the hospital’s information line (tel. 532 233 622) or send an e-mail to fnbrno@fnbrno.cz if they wish to convey suggestions or comments concerning the work of the Faculty Hospital. Further information on all hospital departments may be obtained by visiting the hospital’s website at www.fnbrno.cz.

All of our centers provide the opportunity to anonymously fill out a questionnaire evaluating the level of patient satisfaction or dissatisfaction. You may also find questionnaires at the hospital’s website. We encourage you to respond in order to help us in improving the standard of health care that our hospital offers. The Faculty Hospital Brno also has an Internal Audit and Inspection Department which responds to complaints from patients – tel. 532 232 906.

If you wish to support the Faculty Hospital Brno, you may send a financial donation to the endowment fund Vita Nova. The purpose of the fund is the overall development of the hospital. To that end, the fund provides for the purchase of devices and other equipment, makes contributions for modernization and reconstruction, the further education of its doctors, advancements in medicine, support for research and for the publication of professional medical literature. We would be very grateful for any financial help that contributes to an improvement in the quality of our healthcare.

Address: Faculty Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, 625 00 Brno, e-mail: petr.koska@fnbrno.cz, tel.: 532 232 801, 532 232 802

There is an attended car park at the Center for Adult Medicine with a capacity of 380 vehicles (10 Czech Crowns per hour) which is situated next to the access road from Netroufalky Street. Alternative parking is possible in the hospital surroundings, especially on Jihlavská Street. In emergencies, private cars may enter the hospital complex through the main gate on Jihlavská Street and through the gate on Kamenice Street for a deposit of 100 Crowns for the necessary time, but with a limit of two hours. There are 75 parking places available in the vicinity of the Children’s Medical Center, which is situated not far from the city center. You can park inside the complex for the duration of treatment for an immobile patient. Parking near the Center for Reproductive Medicine is available only in the surrounding streets and parking lots on Údolní Street, Gorkého Street or part of Obilní Trh Street. Private cars may enter the hospital only for the purpose of transporting newborns, expectant mothers and handicapped children.

• from the central Railway Station or from Joštova street: TRAM No. 4
• from 2 TRAM 3, 5, 11, to Joštova, then TRAM 4

Links to the Children's Medical Center (2)

• from Joštova street: TRAM No. 3, 5, 11
• from the Central Railway Station: TRAM No.1 to Moravské nám., then TRAM No. 3, 5, 11
• from the Zvonařka Central Bus Station: TRAM No 9 to Jugoslávská St., then TRAM No. 3
• from 1 TRAM No. 4 to Joštova, then TRAM No.3, 5, 11

Links to the Center for Adult Medicine (3)

• from Úzká street (TESCO): BUS No.60
• from the Central Cemetery: BUS No. 50

Links to the Long - Term Care Hospital in Bílovice nad Svitavou (4)

• by train from the Central Railway Station: Babice Station
• by car – direction: Bílovice nad Svitavou