Sisters of Charity Hospital

Clinical hospital Sisters of Charity (Klinička bolnica Sestre milosrdnice) in Zagreb, Croatia is one of oldest hospitals in southeastern part of Europe.

History
The hospital was established in 1846, by initiative of Juraj Haulik, cardinal and archbishop of Zagreb. It changed various locations in city center until dedicated hospital campus was built from 1893 to 1894 by German architect Kuno Waidmann, on the place of former Villa Socias and neighboring graveyard in Vinogradska Street.

It was operated by Sisters of Charity from 1894 until 1948. Austro-Hungarian emperor and king Franz Joseph visited the hospital in 1895.

After WW II, it was nationalized by communist government (in 1948) and renamed into Dr. Mladen Stojanović Hospital. Old name was returned in 1992, but ownership didn't change.

Activities
As of 2007, hospital consists of 13 clinics and specialized 7 institutes, 853 beds and 2334 employees in one campus. Hospital is educational basis for higher education institutions - medical and dental medicine faculty, as well as for secondary education - school for nurses.