Capacity expansion initiative in Junakovic and Termal spas

The Government of Vojvodina submitted to the Government of Serbia a proposal for the amendment of the Regulation on the health institutions network plan. It refers to the expansion of the capacity and field of work of the two spas: Junakovic at Apatin and Termal in Vrdnik.

Healing water used by the Special hospital for rehabilitation Junakovic Apatin, which is used a supplementary treatment means with locomotion apparatus diseases, gynecological diseases as well as in the therapy of chronic obstructive diseases, can be used in the treatment process of neurological diseases.

Starting from that, the Special hospital for rehabilitation Junakovic Apatin fulfills all conditions for the change of the indication area to neurological diseases as wll and thus to the increase in the number of beds from 60 to 140. Increase in capacities in Vrdnik-based Termal from 70 to 130 beds for cardiology rehabilitation is also proposed.

According to relevant data, the number of the hospitalized patients suffering from heart and coronary diseases has been increasing during the past five years. In 2006, in hospitals in Vojvodina, 5.910 were treated while in 2010, the number increased to 7.155 patients. Therefore, the need for rehabilitation of these patients is more essential. The Special hospital in Vrdnik has all prerequisites to, apart from rehabilitation of rheumatic diseases and injuries of locomotion system, provide rehabilitation of patients suffering from heart and coronary diseases.