Internal department

Internal Medicine Ward 

The department is located on the first floor of the hospital building and has beds for both men and women; bedside cardiac monitoring (telemetry) is available. 

The Internal Medicine Department provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of diseases in accordance with current trends in internal medicine. 
When necessary, it works closely with centers outside the region—particularly with the cardiology centers at Na Homolce Hospital, Motol University Hospital, the Department of Internal Medicine at the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Plzeň University Hospital, the dialysis unit in Beroun, and other facilities.
Our physicians provide round-the-clock consultation services across all hospital departments.
For patients requiring follow-up care, the services of a health and social worker are available;
and the department also works closely with the Department of Rehabilitation and Follow-up Care at Beroun Hospital. 

Room Amenities
Rooms are equipped with electric adjustable beds, a nightstand, a wardrobe, 
private bathroom facilities (toilet with shower in every room), a television, and free Wi-Fi access. 

Visiting Hours
Daily from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM; at other times by arrangement with the physician or head nurse.

Providing Information to Relatives
Only with the patient’s consent (upon admission to the ward, the patient provides in writing the names of the people who 
may be informed about their medical condition); the attending physician provides this information between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. 

Acute Care Unit – IMCU (Intermediate Care)

Provides care for acute patients requiring monitoring of basic vital signs (breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
A device is available here to provide respiratory support without the need for anesthesia (noninvasive ventilation).

Internal Medicine ICU 

It has beds within a multidisciplinary ICU.
It provides care for the most critically ill patients, particularly those with failure of vital organs. If necessary, in collaboration with AICU physicians, temporary full respiratory or renal support can be provided (mechanical ventilation, dialysis).
In addition to acute patients, elective procedures are also performed here—such as treatment for cardiac arrhythmias (electrical cardioversion).

Outpatient Care

When further specialized care is necessary, patients are referred for treatment and follow-up 
to outpatient physicians. These outpatient clinics provide a wide range of specialized examinations. 

Range of outpatient care:

· General Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic
· cardiology outpatient clinic (24-hour monitoring of ECG, blood pressure, echocardiogram,
· exercise stress testing, transesophageal echocardiography)
· spirometry
· Endocrinology and Obesity Outpatient Clinic (thyroid ultrasound)
· Vascular outpatient clinic (carotid artery ultrasound, lower extremity vascular ultrasound, device for detecting venous insufficiency)

Outpatient clinic

Department

Where to come for a reception?

On the day of your scheduled appointment, come to the internal medicine department in the morning (unless otherwise arranged).

I'm going in for surgery

You will be asked to give written consent for more complex diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. This will give you general information about the operation or procedure, its benefits and possible complications. Your physician will give you a detailed explanation and the individual treatment procedure. Procedures for which written informed consent is required:
to be completed by department:

1. endoscopic examination (colonoscopy, gastroscopy)'
2. bronchoscopy
3. liver biopsy
4. sleep laboratory examination
5. cardioversion
6. aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland
7. pericardial puncture
8. esophageal echography
9. temporary cardiac pacing
10. ascites puncture

Daily schedule

Room facilities

Each room is equipped with toilet, sink and shower, TV, wardrobes.
3 rooms with 4 beds, 4 rooms with 3 beds and 4 extra 1-bed rooms.

Information about the patient's health condition for the patient's relatives

Visits to the department

Visits are possible every day due to the treatment regime and the ward regime, we recommend visiting between 14.00 and 18.00 hours. Please note that visitors may be asked to leave the patient's room in the case of bedside procedures, personal hygiene or medical appointments. Visitors under 10 years of age are not appropriate.

In the case of isolation of the patient due to an infectious disease, the visitor is required to equip himself/herself with personal protective equipment (drape, gloves, empire) at the room according to the instructions of the ward staff.

In case of hospitalization of the patient in the IMCU, visits of maximum 2 persons older than 10 years are possible. Please respect the staff's recommendation on the appropriate length of visit.

Health information for the patient's relatives

• equipment: ultrasound machine for ultrasound examination of the heart, blood vessels, machine for 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, 24-hour ECG monitoring, ergometry machine - stress ECG
• endoscopic equipment for gastroscopy, colonoscopy, video endoscopy, treatment of hemorrhoids
• Venoscreen

Prices of superior rooms and beds:

The current offer of superior accommodation services can be found here:

Pricelist_of_upper_standard_residential_services.pdf

Billing and payment:
The final amount for the superior room, or superior food and beverages is paid at the end of the hospitalization at the NH cash desk. You can pay on weekdays until 2.30 p.m. by credit card or cash. Outside working hours, on weekends and on public holidays when the cash desk is closed, pay the bill at the ward (cash only). In both cases, you will receive a receipt for payment. Payment for the superior room does not include the inpatient bed charge. This is billed separately.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The superior room service includes only the superior standard of hotel services. It does not in any way imply a different treatment of patients by the attending staff.