Klatovska Nemocnice, A.S. (Czech Republic)

Klatovska nemocnice, a.s. is a regional acute-care hospital located in Klatovy and forms part of the Nemocnice Plzenskeho kraje hospital group. The hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services, including internal medicine, surgery, traumatology and orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and neonatology, neurology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, radiology and diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, anaesthesiology and intensive care, rehabilitation and long-term and follow-up care, supplemented by a hospital pharmacy and supporting laboratory and transfusion services. The modern hospital complex, opened around 2012, is one of the most up-to-date bed-care facilities in the Czech Republic and is the second largest hospital in the Plzen region after the regional teaching hospital in Plzen. Klatovska nemocnice primarily serves the population of Klatovy district and neighbouring areas, with selected specialised services accessible to patients from a wider region. Its key assets include a modern purpose-built facility, a broad spectrum of medical specialisations and integration into a regional network of county hospitals. Strategically, the hospital positions itself as a regional provider of accessible, high-quality acute and follow-up care, emphasising continuous upgrading of equipment, quality management, patient safety and cooperation with other health-care providers and insurance funds in the region.