Czech government aims to finalize new Prague hospital investment plan within a year

The government commissioner for the construction of a new Prague hospital, Pavel Scholz, aims to complete the project’s investment plan within a year, Czech Television reported. Authorities are currently selecting suitable land, with Letňany and Vysočany among the locations under consideration.

The future facility is expected to take over acute care from a number of Prague hospitals. This would free up capacity at those sites for follow-up and long-term care services.

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) recently argued that four of Prague’s university hospitals - Thomayer Hospital in Krč, Vinohrady Hospital, Bulovka Hospital and the General University Hospital - were built a very long time ago and it is time for Prague to get a new, state-of-the-art medical institution.