The Minister of Health Kamil Šaško, together with the project team, presented the key information and strategic direction of the project of the new National University Hospital General M. R. Štefánik in Bratislava's Vajnory.
The budget for the hospital is 1 billion Euro. The forced investments related to the adaptation of the surrounding infrastructure are quantified at EUR 200 million.
The project of the new National University Hospital is one of the most important modernisation steps of the state in the field of health in recent decades. The aim is to create a comprehensive, tertiary university hospital that combines prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and education and will serve patients from all over Slovakia. stated the Health Minister Kamil Šaško on the Committee.
Capacity analysis, which is the basis for planning, is based on detailed production data and demographic forecasts for Bratislava region. The population in the county is expected to increase by 9% by 2042. The most significant increase, up to 49%, is expected in the population category over 70. This is what presents a huge challenge for health care. Based on these analyses, two capacity scenarios were created: an optimal model with 1,328 beds (874 standard, 182 intense, 244 stationary and 28 emergency intake beds) and a maximum model with 1,532 beds (1 078 standard, 182 intense, 244 stationary and 28 emergency intake beds).
The hospital will have a total of 46 modern operating and intervention halls (20 central operating halls, 4 operating halls in departments, 10 intervention halls in the intervention centre and 12 intervention halls in departments). The outpatient section includes 210 ambulances and 100 examination rooms, the emergency reception will have 9 specialized ambulances with a triage and 22 extraction points.
It will also include a dialysis center with 9 seats, 6 angiographical halls for interventional radiology and extensive radiodiagnostic background including two CT and other imaging modalities.
The project also envisages the development of highly specialised centres. These include the ECMO centre for critical patients, the hyperbaric medicine centre, the comprehensive emergency intake with the highest level of biological protection (BSL3), the epilepsy treatment centre and the complex cardiocentre.

The hospital budget is 1 billion Euro (excluding VAT), including complete medical equipment and mobilarium. Forced investments related to the modification of infrastructure are quantified at EUR 200 million (excluding VAT).
The new National University Hospital is a generational investment in nation health and a cornerstone for sustainable and competitive health in the 21st century. It stresses the patient's needs and involvement in the treatment process, high-tech and modern working environment for our healthcare professionals, as well as maximum efficiency and flexibility in management, Closed by Minister Shaško.