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The Beginning of the Construction of Modern Hospitals in Dalmatia
Stanko Piplović
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During the XIXth century hospitals in Dalmatia are in a very bad condition. The buildings were old, without light and badly equipped. The population grew, more and more people were receiving an education so that such a state could no longer be maintained. Finally in 1870 the regional administration began to address the problem. The old buildings were repaired but this was not of great benefit. The decisive event was the meeting of the Dalmatian Assembly held in Zadar in 1880. There it was recognised that regional hospitals had to be built in the more important cities. Building plans were commissioned from Kun Waidmann, the architect, for the hospital and mental institution in Šibenik and the hospitals in Zadar and Dubrovnik. The hospital in Šibenik to the east of the city, was the first to get under construction. The works lasted from 1881 to 1883. The mental institution, built within the same complex, was the most modern in the entire country and the only one within the region. During the subsequent years the buildings were adapted and equipped. Thistle, central heating was installed in 1907. As a next step the hospital in Zadar got under construction. Its construction lasted from 1885 to 1886. Its lease-holder was Molner. For its time the institution was exemplary. It was erected in the directions of Kotari nearby the sea. It was made up of individual buildings of which there were 5 main ones and a number of accessory buildings. Differently then the other hospitals which at the end of the XIXth century were built as pavilions, the hospital in Dubrovnik was conceived as a single building. It is located at the top of Pila alongside the road which leads to Gruž. The works were completed in 1888. Public auctions were announced for the construction of all of these hospitals so that the construction works were given to the most favourable constructors. Although they were built in the modern manner there are buildings displaying historicism Renaissance forms. During the second phase the hospitals in Split and Kotor were built. Plans for both were drawn by the Wien architects Max Stetz and Alfred Keller in 1913. They were also planned outside of the city limits with pavilions situated in rich greenery. However, their architectural appearance was no longer stylised but modern. By their choice of animated volumes, materials and forms the authors attempted to conform to the traditional way of building on the coast with its use of stones, slanted roofs and semicircular openings. Financial difficulties accompanied the construction. In addition, WWI had broken out which halted all further activities. This is why the last two hospitals were not built. The completion and elaboration of the existent network of health institutions, their modernisation and the expansion of bed capacities was continued after the war. Between 1930 and 1939 the state or the administration of the coastal regions erected hospitals and pavilions in Knin, Zemunik, Biograd, Šibenik and Split. An old hospital from the XVIIIth century had existed in Split on the Corner bastion. It was in a dilapidated condition. Initially there were plans to restore and enlarge it. However, since it was situated in the centre of the city, after much discussion, it was decided to build a new hospital east of the city on the Firule area. Works on this large complex which had a capacity of over 500 beds got under way in 1931. Individual wards were gradually built. In such a manner the question of health care in Dalmatia was solved in a qualitative manner and for a longer period of time.
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19.10.2001.
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