St. Ekaterina Hospital
| St. Ekaterina Hospital | |
|---|---|
 St. Ekaterina Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°41′6″N 23°18′44″E / 42.68500°N 23.31222°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Saint Ekaterina University |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Cardiovascular |
| History | |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Bulgaria |
The St. Ekaterina University Hospital (Bulgarian: университетска болница „Св. Екатерина“) is a university hospital in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was formed in 1985 as a national centre for cardiovascular diseases led by professor Aleksandar Chirkov.[1] A second centre was established in 1989 also under Chirkov, with the uniting on 3 February 2002 to form the present hospital.[2] The hospital is located on Pencho Slaveikov Boulevard.[3]
History
The St. Ekaterina Hospital is known for the first heart transplant in Eastern Europe (the then-Soviet bloc) in 1986, on 32 year old Rostislav Popov. The transplant was completed by Dr Aleksandar Chirkov.[4] It is currently the only hospital in Bulgaria where heart transplants are regularly performed, with a total of 45 performed since 2003, and is the main centre for cardiac care in Bulgaria.[3]
Facilities
The hospital consists of three dynamic complexes — a diagnosis department, a hospital and an administrative and economic department. It contains over 150 beds, and has 88 doctors and 200 medical professionals. There is a cardiac surgery clinic with 4 operating rooms. They treat on average 5000 patients per year. [3] Doctors also perform Kidney transplants in partnership with specialists from other hospitals.[3] The hospital is involved in numerous clinical trials and research programs. It serves as a teaching hospital for cardiac care doctors and nurses.[5] The hospital also has two seminar rooms, one with a 25 person capacity, and the other with a 170 person capacity.[3]
References
- ^ "University Hospital "St. Ekaterina", Sofia – CME". CMEBG. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "St. Ekaterina Hospital". St. Ekaterina. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "UMBAL "Sveta Ekaterina" - i-Health". UMBAL. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Heart Transplantation Carried Out Successfully in Bulgaria - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "St. Ekaterina Hospital". About Sofia. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.