The Croatian Government has approved a contract for the next phase of construction of the new central complex of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević” in Zagreb.
The contract is worth €224.77 million and covers the design and construction of three new hospital buildings with a total of 244 beds. The works are expected to be completed by early 2029.
The Clinic for Infectious Diseases is thus receiving the largest investment in its history and is also one of the most important projects in the record investment cycle in Croatian healthcare, during which more than €3.4 billion has been invested in new hospitals, renovations and equipment over the past ten years.
During the pandemic, the clinic bore the brunt and showed how important strong public health is for every citizen. That is why we are building a complex where patients will be treated in safe and modern conditions, and where employees will work in facilities worthy of their knowledge and expertise. We are building a hospital for the future – ready to respond to new health challenges and epidemics and, above all, to ensure timely and high-quality care for every patient.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Irena Hrstić, Minister of Health
The new buildings will have a total floor area of more than 51,500 square metres. In the two larger buildings, B1 and B2, all the hospital’s key services will be located in one place: emergency admission, diagnostics, central sterilisation, a kitchen, a laundry and a garage with a shelter, as well as patient wards for eight departments – from respiratory infections and intensive care to paediatric infectious diseases and infections in immunocompromised patients. The third building, B3, will provide logistical support, including a hospital pharmacy and warehouse.
A special feature of the complex is its construction method, which is adapted to the needs of a highly specialised institution.
Patient rooms will also be accessible from outside via separate entrances and balconies, allowing the wards to be converted into isolation units when necessary, not only during epidemics caused by new pathogens but also during seasonal influenza outbreaks.
Isolation units are also included in the first phase of the complex: a building of more than 8,600 square metres with a polyclinic, which was completed on 31 July this year. The works, worth more than €45 million, were financed with €13.3 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Phase B, together with the costs of supervision, project management and connection to the new substation, is worth €227.5 million, while the total value of the entire complex is almost €273 million.
