The Ljubljana University Medical Centre ( sl, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, abb. ''UKC Ljubljana'') or Ljubljana UMC is the largest hospital centre in

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based in

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. It was officially opened on 29 November 1975 and has over 2,100 beds and over 8,300 employees, making it one of the largest hospital centres in

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. It is the main training base for the

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Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, which is housed nearby. The Ljubljana University Medical Centre had previously been led by Janez Poklukar, who has since become the Minister of Health.

History

* 1966: Start of construction works on the central building. The construction, which started on 13 July, was led by Slovenian architect according to the plans by Medico Engineering. * 1975: Ceremonial opening of the Ljubljana UMC. The total price of the construction equaled 617 million

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s in 1975, which was recalculated to 617 million

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in 2020. * 2006: Ljubljana Medical Centre renames itself into ''Ljubljana University Medical Centre'', emphasising the collaboration of experts of different specialties and its role as a

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of the nearby medical faculty. * 2010: The first ever robotic-assisted operation at the

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is performed at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. *2016: Discovery of the first scientific evidence that the Zika virus infects the foetus brain through the infected mother and can cause permanent brain damage and microcephaly. *2018: Total nose reconstruction in two stages using only the patient's tissue; the nose was reconstructed on the forearm using a 3D model, following which the nose was placed on the face. *2018: Both lungs of a patient simultaneously transplanted for the first time. *2018: First auditory brainstem implant.

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Official website
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