PM Babiš: Planned new hospital in Prague will be military facility

The hospital the state plans to build in Prague’s Letňany district will be a military hospital, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) said today on the social network X. It will include several underground floors that could be converted into a crisis headquarters.

Before departing for Azerbaijan, Babiš linked the decision to the NATO commitment for defense spending of 2% of GDP, which the Czech Republic is required to meet as a member of the alliance. He also added that Czechia would thus take inspiration from other NATO member states. He cited Turkey as an example, saying it is meeting the 2% target partly thanks to the construction of military hospitals.

At the beginning of this year, Health Minister Adam Vojtěch (ANO) said that parts of hospitals currently located on the right bank of the Vltava River would be moved to the new facility, including Bulovka University Hospital, Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, and the General University Hospital.