Professional paper

The first clinic of the University hospital centre in Osijek

Aleksandar Včev

Abstract

The paper describes historical development of the Clinic for Internal Diseases at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Osijek. Huttler- Kohlhotfer-Monsperger Foundation Hospital with two departments (Department of Internal Diseases and Department of external surgical diseases) was founded in 1874. The first head of the Department of Internal Diseases was the hospital manager, Primarius Dr. Ferdo Knopp, who was one of the founders and initiators of the oldest Croatian magazine "Glasnik Društva slavonskih liečnika". Next hospital manager was Primarius Dr. Vatroslav Schwartz, doctor of internal medicine and head of the Department of Internal Medicine, who has contributed to the general development of other specialties as well, and under his management the hospital turned from a provincial to central health facility of that area. Furthermore, the author chronologically presents the development of the professional work of Clinic tor Internal Diseases and people who have contributed to development of the Clinic for Internal Diseases, which has been included into scientific and teaching work and has been a constituent part of the Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek.

Keywords

uttler-Kohlhoffer-Monsperger Foundation Hospital; Clinic for Internal Medicine - history; University Hospital Osijek - history

Hrčak ID:

191864

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/191864

Publication date:

1.12.2009.

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