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A REFINED INSTITUTION WAS CREATED WHICH SERVES TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF INSURANCE IN THE CASE OF ILLNESS: FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MERKUR’S SANATORIUM IN ZAGREB UNTIL 1945.

Stella Fatović-Ferenčić
Darija Hofgräff


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Abstract

The historiography of Zagreb sanatorium Merkur, founded by Merkur Insurance Society in 1930 is presented. The research is based on archival sources kept in the State’s archives as well as in the National library in Zagreb aiming to identify the opening, building and governing the hospital until 1945. The analysis of the hospital historiography allowed the insight into social insurance development on our territory as well as of Zagreb’s population receptivity towards the health institution and the quality of health service in the first half of the 20th century. The paper is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Merkur Insurance Society foundation.

Keywords

Hospitals – history; Hospital design and construction – history; Foundations – history; Social security – history; Insurance, health –history; Societies – history; History, 19th century; History, 20th century; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

172481

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/172481

Publication date:

27.6.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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