Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca

Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca (BKUS) is the only specialised children’s hospital in Riga, and is part of the University hospitals of Latvia. (English: Children's Clinical University Hospital)[1]

Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca
Geography
LocationVienības gat. 45, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, LV-1004, Riga, Latvia
Coordinates56.922130°N 24.088044°E / 56.922130; 24.088044
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityChildren's hospital
History
Opened1899 (Jugla District), 1981 (Tornakalns District)
Links
Websitewww.bkus.lv
ListsHospitals in Latvia

History

The city of Riga established a children's hospital in 1899 with funds provided by a wealthy industrialist, James Armitstead. This hospital was opened on October 2, 1899 with 116 beds. The Riga city 1st Children’s Clinic was opened on March 1, 1981 with 406 beds.[1]

Services provided

It has about 30,000 inpatients episodes and more than 160,000 outpatient visits a year. From January to November 2019, 1,155 children were admitted with injuries due to swallowing foreign objects.[2] There were 225 patients in the hospital's palliative care service in December 2019.[3]

In 2019 it set up 7 digital check-in kiosks, with the Check-In, Flow Manager and Calling software to improve the flow of patients around the hospital services.[4]

References
  1. "About Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca". Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. "FOTO. Ieskaties! Ko spēj norīt mazs bērns un kādas tam ir sekas". Veselam. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Empātijas lielā nozīme darbā". Diena. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Intouch with Health launches patient journey platform in Latvia". Building Better Healthcare. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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