Healthcare infrastructure developments in Slovakia and Czech

Healthcare infrastructure in Slovakia and the Czech Republic is undergoing various developments involving facility upgrades and specialized service expansions.

In Slovakia, significant investments have been directed toward hospital modernization. The AGEL Faculty Hospital in Skalica opened a new €31 million internal medicine and neurology pavilion, while Poprad Hospital completed a €57 million reconstruction featuring new nuclear medicine equipment. Additionally, the Slovak government allocated €300,000 for urgent repairs and intensive care modernization at the hospital in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. In Žilina, the Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic opened a new Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) center to provide biological treatments for conditions such as Crohn’s disease.

In the Czech Republic, developments include the construction of a new 550 million CZK integrated emergency operations center in Karlovy Vary to consolidate emergency services. However, service disruptions were noted at the Orlické ústecké nemocnice, which announced a planned electricity outage for high-voltage cable repairs, temporarily limiting access to diagnostic imaging and emergency services.