The "Dr Juraj Njavro" National Memorial Hospital (Croatian: Nacionalna memorijalna bolnica „dr. Juraj Njavro” Vukovar), commonly known as the Vukovar Hospital (Croatian: Vukovarska bolnica, Serbian Cyrillic: Вуковарска болница), is a public hospital in Vukovar in eastern Croatia. It is the primary hospital in the town of Vukovar and surrounding municipalities which together with hospitals in Vinkovci and Osijek covers the region of eastern Slavonia.
| Vukovarska bolnica | |
|---|---|
 Vukovar Hospital | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vukovar, Croatia |
| Coordinates | 45°21′29″N 18°59′39″E / 45.35806°N 18.99417°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HZZO |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District general |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Links | |
| Website | ob-vukovar.hr |
| Lists | Hospitals in Croatia |
The hospital gained national prominence in 1991 during and at the end of the Battle of Vukovar when 93 of its patients became victims of the Vukovar massacre.[1][2] International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted on a war crimes indictment Veselin Šljivančanin and Mile Mrkšić in Vukovar Hospital case while Miroslav Radić was released after being acquitted.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Vuk Tesija (18 November 2022). "Harsh Treatment: How Croatia's Vukovar Hospital Survived Under Siege". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Marija Ristic (12 April 2013). "Vukovar Hospital 'Constantly Attacked' During Croatia War". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Youth Initiative for Human Rights (19 November 2012). "Vukovar – 21 godina". Peščanik. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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