Valjevo Hospital

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General Hospital Valjevo
Valjevo Hospital
Geography
LocationSerbia
Coordinates 44°16′39″N19°53′47″E / 44.277423°N 19.896423°E / 44.277423; 19.896423
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Type General
Services
Beds657 (2017) [1]
History
Opened1957;67 years ago (1957)
Links
Website www.obvaljevo.rs
Lists Hospitals in Serbia

Valjevo Hospital is a general hospital in Valjevo, Serbia. [2]

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War hospital in Valjevo

War Hospital in Valjevo became the medical symbol of sacrifice and humanity during the World War I and World War II, as it was the biggest naval hospital in the war. The Serbian government planned that in the event of war use Valjevo Hospital with at the time 2,210 beds for patients. Due to geographical position of Valjevo and it being close to the front lines, Valjevo Hospital naturally became the main center for the reception of the wounded, a large number of refugees, prisoners and patients. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "UREDBA O PLANU MREŽE ZDRAVSTVENIH USTANOVA". paragraf.rs (in Serbian). Službeni Glasnik RS. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Serbia Health Project" . Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. "Obvaljevo". Obvaljevo Russia.