The paediatric ward consists of three sections.
Intermediate Care Unit
The intermediate care unit provides comprehensive care in monitored beds in private rooms. Children who require intensive care and supervision, for example following surgery or accidents, are admitted here.
Standard Paediatric Ward
The standard paediatric ward has rooms with en-suite facilities.
Department of Long-Term and Intensive Nursing Care for Children (DIOP)
A unique and specialised part of the Paediatric Department, unrivalled in the Czech Republic, is the separate Department of Long-Term and Intensive Nursing Care for Children (DIOP), which opened in September 2018. This unit has fully equipped beds in private rooms, with the option for a carer to stay overnight. Children with serious life-limiting illnesses are admitted to the unit. This type of care forms part of the comprehensive care provided by Hospital Hořovice for chronically ill children with life-limiting conditions, including the necessary link to outpatient and home care. The care encompasses not only the management of physical symptoms but also psychological, social and spiritual support.
Outpatient clinics for children and adolescents are accepting new patients. Further information is available at the clinics.
Paediatric physician, Králův Dvůr – tel: 311 636 607, email: plddkd@nemocnice-horovice.cz
Paediatric physician at Hospital Hořovice – tel: 311 551 209 (PLDD I) / 311 551 218 (PLDD II), email: pldd@nemocnice-horovice.cz
Paediatrician, Žebrák – tel: 311 533 383, email: pldd.zebrak@nemocnice-horovice.cz
My child is to be admitted to hospital
The initial examination takes place at the paediatric outpatient clinic; depending on the child’s overall condition, it will then continue on the ward once the child has been admitted.
What should you bring with you?
- an identity card or other form of identification (passport) – this applies to the person accompanying the child
- Health insurance cards for both the child and the accompanying person, and the child’s health card (vaccination record)
- If you are coming for a planned admission, please bring the referral for admission and the results of any previous examinations; in the case of a planned surgical procedure, please also bring the pre-operative examination report from the child’s registered paediatrician
- Personal belongings for the child and the accompanying adult:
- pyjamas (nightwear), comfortable home clothes,
- a dressing gown,
- indoor shoes (non-slip, comfortable),
- personal hygiene items, nappies for the child,
- towel,
- favourite toys, a drinking bottle, a dummy,
- any medication taken regularly.
Hospitalisation of the child’s accompanying person
The person accompanying the child is admitted to the ward and, if ward capacity permits, may share a room with the child. Hospitalisation of a carer accompanying a child under six years of age is covered by general health insurance; hospitalisation of a carer accompanying a child over six years of age is subject to a fee of 500 CZK per night plus a meal allowance.
Ward routine
Morning rounds take place daily after 8.00 am; we endeavour to tailor afternoon and evening rounds to each child’s individual routine.
General guidelines and information
Information on the patient’s medical condition for their relatives
Information regarding the patient’s medical condition is confidential and may only be disclosed, with the patient’s consent, to those persons whom the patient has designated in writing upon admission to hospital in the Consent to Hospitalisation form. This information will be provided by the attending physician in the afternoon or by prior arrangement with the ward nurses.
Visitors are asked to respect the health condition of hospitalised children and to adjust their behaviour and the length of their visit accordingly. The recommended times and visiting regime are governed by the Ward House Rules. We allow the permanent presence of a close person (hospitalisation of the child's companion) according to the Charter of the Rights of Hospitalised Children.
Visits to the children's ward are possible at any time of the day. We ask, however, that no more than two adults visit a child; visits by siblings or persons under 18 years of age are always dealt with individually after consultation and with the consent of the parents.
Please note that visits may be restricted in the event of an epidemiological emergency.
General guidelines and information
Health information for the patient's relatives
Health information is confidential and may only be disclosed with the consent of the legal guardian or patient to persons designated in writing by the legal guardian or patient on the Consent for Hospital Admission. The information is provided by the attending or duty physician.
Specific features of the care provided:
- It provides comprehensive outpatient examinations and treatment for paediatric patients from birth up to the age of 18, and by arrangement up to the age of 19, as well as their admission, where necessary, to the paediatric inpatient ward.
- It provides a 24-hour consultation service.
- It addresses both acute and chronic health problems in paediatric patients.
- The outpatient clinic has an analyser for measuring CRP inflammatory parameters and offers a wide range of complementary investigations in collaboration with the Department of Imaging. (X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI), the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunology, and electrocardiography.
- It offers telephone consultations regarding laboratory results.
Important information:
- Please have your health insurance card ready before entering the outpatient clinic.
- From 3.30 pm, please have your receipt for payment of the administrative fee of 90 CZK ready; this fee can be paid at the hospital reception or at the main entrance.
- The administrative fee is not payable when a child is admitted to the inpatient ward.
Telephone number: 311 551 205
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