Military Medical Academy (Serbia)

The Military Medical Academy of the University of Defence (Serbian: Војномедицинска академија, romanized: Vojnomedicinska akademija; abbr. VMA), is a military hospital center in the Banjica neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia.

Military Medical Academy
Military Medical Academy Building
Geography
LocationCrnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°45′51.9″N 20°28′01.8″E
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeMilitary hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Defence
Services
Beds1,200 (2018)[1]
HelipadYes
History
Opened2 March 1844 (1844-03-02)
Links
Websitewww.vma.mod.gov.rs
ListsHospitals in Serbia

Founded in 1844, it is a part of the Serbian Armed Forces and is generally intended to serve the officers and soldiers, although it is open for civilians as well.[2] It is known for its high standard in medical practice and is generally considered to be the best medical institution in the country.[2]

History
Vračar Military Hospital

The Military Medical Academy celebrates 2 March 1844 as its founding date. On that day, Prince Alexander Karađorđević signed a decree establishing the first "Central Military Hospital" on the foundations of the military hospital in Belgrade.[3]

In 1909 began the construction of a new building of the "General Military Hospital". with 400 beds available, in Vračar. It was planned to be the most advanced hospital in the Balkans.

The hospital, changed its name once again into the "Main Military Hospital" in 1930. It operated under the Health Department of the Defence Ministry of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

In 1949, the hospital was renamed to the "Military Medical Academy", the name it bears to this date. In 1960, the Parliament of Yugoslavia passed an "Act on the Military Medical Academy as the top military medical, educational and medical research institution", which further contoured its supreme status in health system of Serbia and then SFR Yugoslavia.

In 1982, after five years of construction, the Military Medical Academy moved into new medical complex, one of the largest in Europe and the largest single hospital edifice in Serbia.[4][5]

In 2007, the Military Medical Academy was functionally integrated into the National Health System thus providing health care to civilians also.[6] This agreement was made between the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia.[6] In 2011, the Military Medical Academy became integral part of newly established University of Defence, together with Military Academy.[7]

Annually, with 1,200 beds available (as of 2018), about 35,000 patients are hospitalized, about 20,000 surgical interventions are made and more than half a million specialist examinations are performed.[2]

Building
Military Medical Academy, October 2019
Military Medical Academy as seen from outside the complex

Located on the Banjica hill area of Belgrade, the Military Medical Academy complex covers the area of 21 hectares (52 acres).

It was designed by the award-winning architects Colonel Josip Osojnik and Slobodan Nikolić. Their project won the competition in 1973.[8] The construction was finished in 1981 and the hospital officially moved into a new building and began operations on 1 January 1982.[8]

The hospital building itself is a 14-story building covering 180,000 square meters of space and divided in more than 60 different technical-technological units, which makes it the biggest single hospital edifice in Serbia.[8]

Awards and recognitions

The Military Medical Academy bears many decorations, awards, recognitions and letters of thanks of which the most significant are the following:[9]

Awards
Recognitions
  • Superbrand of Serbia in the Health & Beauty domain (2007)
  • The Best of Serbia award by the Economy Chamber of the Republic of Serbia
  • The Best Corporative Brand in the field of medicine and health care by the Economic Review and the Ministry of Trade and Services
  • "22nd December" prize for architecture of the hospital complex

List of Chiefs
Armed forces of the Principality of Serbia
  • Karlo Beloni (1844–1873)
  • Josif Holec (1873–1882)
Royal Serbian Army
  • Josif Holec (1882–1884)
  • Dimitrije Gerasimović (1884–1902)
  • Svetozar Arsenijević (1902–1909)
  • Roman Sondermajer (1909–1912)
Royal Yugoslav Army
  • Čedomir Đurđević (1920–1922)
  • Sima Karaganović (1922–1930)
  • Sava Popović (1930–1933)
  • Žarko Trpković (1933–1934)
  • Milan Dimitrijević (1934–1936)
  • Đorđe Protić (1936–1939)
  • Vojislav Popović (1939–1941)
Yugoslav People's Army
  • Ivica Pavletić (1944–1945)
  • Vojislav K. Stojanović (1945)
  • Vojislav Dulić (1945–1949)
  • Herbert Kraus (1949–1953) (1st time)
  • Salomon Levi (1953–1954)
  • Herbert Kraus (1954–1956) (2nd time)
  • Ivo Kralj (1956–1958)
  • Tomislav Kronja (1959–1971)
  • Đorđe Dragić (1971–1979)
  • Borivoj Vračarić (1979–1982)
  • Vladimir Vojvodić (1982–1988)
  • Mihajlo Đuknić (1989–1992)
Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro
  • Jovan Bjelić (1992–1996)
  • Aco Jovičić (1996–2001)
  • Momčilo Krgović (2001–2002)
  • Zoran Stanković (2002–2005)
  • Miodrag Jevtić (2005–2006)
Serbian Armed Forces
  • Miodrag Jevtić (2006–2011)
  • Marijan Novaković (2011–2014)
  • Zoran Šegrt (2014–2016) (acting)
  • Dragan Dinčić (2016–2017) (acting)
  • Miroslav Vukosavljević (2017–present) (acting)

See also

References
  1. "О нама". vma.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. Davidov-Kesar, Danijela (6 September 2018). "Nijedan pacijent ne sme biti vraćen sa praga Vojnomedicinske akademije". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. Davidov-Kesar, Danijela (2 March 2016). "Vojnomedicinska akademija obeležila 172 godine rada". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "Najveći građevinski poduhvati u Srbiji modernog doba". opusteno.rs (in Serbian). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. Majdin, Zoran (15 December 2004). "Vodič za kupce". vreme.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. Radivojević, Biljana (30 December 2007). "Ne tražimo privilegije". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "Osnovan Univerzitet odbrane u Beogradu". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. "O zgradi VMA". vma.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. "О VMA - Nagrade i priznanja". vma.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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