University Hospital Centre Zagreb

University Hospital Centre Zagreb
University Hospital Centre Zagreb - Rebro campus
Geography
Location	Šalata 2, Zagreb, Croatia
Organisation
Care system	Publicly funded health care
Type	Clinical
Affiliated university	University of Zagreb
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	1800
History
Opened	1942
Links
Website	www.kbc-zagreb.hr
Lists	Hospitals in Croatia

The University Hospital Centre (sometimes also Clinical Hospital Centre, Croatian: Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, KBC) in Zagreb, Croatia, is the largest hospital in Croatia and the teaching hospital of the University of Zagreb. It serves most of Central and Northern Croatia for specialist and acute medical procedures. The average waiting time for outpatient treatment is approximately 5 months and it should be booked in advance either by mail, email or telefax.

The main hospital campus is located in Kišpatićeva street in Maksimir, and is colloquially known as "Rebro". Another major campus is located at Šalata, in immediate vicinity to the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb. Currently the hospital center also operates three other locations - the obstetrics facility at Petrova street, the rehabilitation facility at Božidarevićeva street and the dental department at Gundulićeva street.

The University Hospital Centre Zagreb is a publicly funded teaching hospital providing general and advanced medical care. With over ~1800 beds and 5470 employees, it is the largest and most advanced medical facility in Croatia.^[1]

The hospital offers gamma knife treatment as well as a Proton Beam Therapy treatment centre which makes the hospital among rare such facilities in Europe.