Valjevo Hospital

Valjevo Hospital is a general hospital in Valjevo, Serbia.

During the First World War, the hospital at Valjevo was the biggest naval hospital in the war. Valjevo, as a result of its geographical position close to the front lines, naturally became the main center for the reception of the wounded, a large number of refugees, prisoners and patients.

War Hospital in Valjevo became the medical symbol of sacrifice and humanity during World War II, it was the biggest naval hospital in the war. Valjevo its geographical position and blizni the front lines naturally became the main center for the reception of the wounded, a large number of refugees, prisoners and patients. Soon higjenskih due to poor conditions, in contact with the enemy wounded soldiers appears spotted fever. The biggest problem of this era could easily be spread caring, the epidemic claimed the lives of many.

Valjevo is its geographical position was the center of attention in the First World War, including the medical center. Serbian government plans in the event of war, using 11 municipal buildings that will be in the hospital where the building will have a total of 2210 beds for patients [1]. The developments that took place after the changes led to the original plan, so that on the eve of the war in Valjevo, there were only two hospitals: Hospital Valjevo district with administrative Selimir Dr. Djordjevic and permanent military hospitals Drina Division, headed by Major, Dr. Paul Vojtech. Both modest adjustment options. The problem is, in addition to facilities and staff. Serbia had about 450 doctors to 4.5 million people. After the outbreak of typhoid fever, Serbian ambulance was forced to call the medical mission to help

Austria-Hungary attacked the Kingdom of Serbia with the three well-prepared army, ie. engaged the entire Balkan army under the command of Oskar von feldmajstera Potiorek. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Serbia in the conflict unprepared, in a very difficult financial situation, and huge losses ljudksim of the Balkan Wars, shortage of weapons and medical supplies. As the Austro-Hungarians suddenly attacked the Drina, instead of the expected attack from the Sava and Danube rivers, where there are changes in the Serbian war plan. The whole team and the Kingdom of Serbia was relocated in Valjevo, and the city became a major hospital. At the beginning of the war, the citizens' initiative organized by the Commission wounded, where he was appointed a large number of volunteers, primarily Valjevka. In Valjevo had gathered all the wounded, [3].

After the first major battles and victories of the Serbian army, a large number of wounded stationed in Valjevo. Arrival and installation of soldiers wounded and refugees caused population reached the figure of 100,000, ten times more than in peacetime, and the city in the words of Dr. Archibald Reiss became the "main house of the Serbian" . In these difficult conditions are beginning to work and the first back-Hospital: First build 17 barracks regiment, artillery barracks in the second, third, in the barracks 5 Infantry Regiment of the beginning of the epidemic was just contagious hospital, and the hospital was fourth in the high school building. conflict intensified, and a number of wounded coming in Valjevo, until the end of September in 1914. Many bars and hotel rooms were available to the wounded, and the owners of the remaining stores in Valjevo ordered: "To open a night hotels and bars that would not have some of the wounded who come in during the night would not have remained in the streets." The whole city became a hospital. And seriously wounded in despair waiting for the order to be reviewed. It is important to note that in Valjevo then there were only 26 doctors. According to the number of wounded has often been over 8000 Another problem besides the wounded and made a typhus epidemic. Therefore, the Serbian government was forced to call for help from the medical mission.

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