St. Ekaterina Hospital

The St. Ekaterina University Hospital (Bulgarian: университетска болница „Св. Екатерина“) is a university hospital in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was formed in 1985 as a national centre for cardiovascular diseases led by professor Aleksandar Chirkov. A second centre was established in 1989 also under Chirkov, with the uniting on 3 February 2002 to form the present hospital.[1]

St. Ekaterina Hospital
St. Ekaterina Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Coordinates42°41′6″N 23°18′44″E / 42.68500°N 23.31222°E / 42.68500; 23.31222
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universitySaint Ekaterina University
Services
SpecialityCardiovascular
History
Opened1985
Links
Websitewww.uhsek.com
ListsHospitals in Bulgaria

The St. Ekaterina Hospital is known for the first heart transplant in Eastern Europe (the then-Soviet bloc) in 1986.

The hospital consists of three dynamic complexes — a diagnosis department, a hospital and an administrative and economic department.

References

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  1. ^ "St. Ekaterina Hospital". St. Ekaterina.