Military Medical Academy (Serbia)

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

Military Medical Academy
Geography
LocationCrnotravska 17, 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 Ministry of Defence and is generally intended to serve the personnel of the Serbian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence, 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 among the best medical institution in the country.[2] In 2011, Medical School of Military Medical Academy is formed as part of the newly-established University of Defence.

History

The Military Medical Academy was founded on 2 March 1844. 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 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, under the agreement between the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Health, the Military Medical Academy was functionally integrated into the national health system thus providing health care to civilians also.[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, 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

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

Chiefs
No.PortraitNameTerm of officeMilitary
 Principality of Serbia
1 Karlo Beloni 1844–1873  Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia
2 Josif Holec 1873–1882
 Kingdom of Serbia
2 Josif Holec 1882–1884  Royal Serbian Army
3 Dimitrije Gerasimović 1884–1902
4 Svetozar Arsenijević 1902–1909
5 Roman Sondermajer 1909–1912
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
6 Čedomir Đurđević 1920–1922  Royal Yugoslav Army
7 Sima Karaganović 1922–1930
8 Sava Popović 1930–1933
9 Žarko Trpković 1933–1934
10 Milan Dimitrijević 1934–1936
11 Đorđe Protić 1936–1939
12 Vojislav Popović 1939–1941
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
13 Ivica Pavletić 1944–1945  Yugoslav People's Army
14 Vojislav K. Stojanović 1945
15 Vojislav Dulić 1945–1949
16 Herbert Kraus 1949–1953
17 Salomon Levi 1953–1954
(16) Herbert Kraus 1954–1956
18 Ivo Kralj 1956–1958
19 Tomislav Kronja 1959–1971
20 Đorđe Dragić 1971–1979
21 Borivoj Vračarić 1979–1982
22 Vladimir Vojvodić 1982–1988
23 Mihajlo Đuknić 1989–1992
 Serbia and Montenegro
24 Jovan Bjelić 1992–1996  Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro
25 Aco Jovičić 1996–2001
26 Momčilo Krgović 2001–2002
27 Zoran Stanković 2002–2005
28 Miodrag Jevtić 2005–2006
 Republic of Serbia
28 Miodrag Jevtić 2006–2011  Serbian Armed Forces
29 Marijan Novaković 2011–2014
Zoran Šegrt
(Acting)		 2014–2016
Dragan Dinčić
(Acting)		 2016–2017
30 Miroslav Vukosavljević[10] 2017–present

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.
  10. "MMA Acting Head Colonel Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vukosavljevic". www.vma.mod.gov.rs. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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