Naslov
Kalos Rehabilitation hospital in Vela Luka, Croatia

Autori
Pecotić-Jeričević, Sandra ; Vlak, Tonko ; Rota Čeprnja Asija ; Visković, Mada ; Franulović Golja, Nadija ; Eldar, Reuben

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 49 (2008), 3; 291-294

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
disability; rehabilitation; Croatia

Sažetak
Patients with severe disability and dependency who cannot be treated in other settings receive inpatient rehabilitation. Such rehabilitation is usually provided after an acute disease (eg, stroke or polyneuropathy), trauma (eg, compound fractures, craniocerebral or spinal injuries), surgical treatment (eg, intracranial meningioma surgery, hip or knee replacement, or amputation of lower limbs), deterioration in the course of a chronic disease (eg, arthritis), or in case of congenital malformations and birth-related injury. Facilities providing this type of care are usually established in large cities to allow for the easier recruitment of rehabilitation professionals and enable the family to participate in the care of the sick member and become a part of the rehabilitation team. Except for the facilities originally intended for other purposes, such as a rehabilitation facility in the Czech Republic located in a remote forest region and built for the treatment of tuberculosis, they are rarely located away from the cities (1). Kalos rehabilitation hospital in Vela Luka on the island of Korčula in Croatia is also one of such facilities. Established in 1972, it marked its 35th anniversary last year.Although it is an accepted practice to establish city-centered facilities for inpatient rehabilitation, Kalos hospital has demonstrated that, in spite of disadvantages due to remoteness (35 nautical miles from the nearest land and 200 km from the nearest hospital), dedicated, motivated, and well-organized rehabilitation professionals can make their facility function effectively, contribute to the education of medical students, and fulfill vital tasks in emergency situations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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