University hospital, which is responsible for health care in region "Kralovehracky kraj" in Czech republic. At present the University Hospital Hradec Králové ranks among the most significant health facilities in the Czech Republic. It serves as a centre of the highest level for a large area populated by up to approx. 1,000,000 residents and many departments attract patients from the entire Czech Republic. The hospital is an important centre of training for physicians and secondaryschool educated medical workers. Every year, about 42,000 patients are admitted to 21 clinics with about 1,500 beds and approximately 660,000 patients are treated as out-patients. The hospital employs over 3,800 workers, of which 2,800 are in medical occupations, including 520 physicians. A number of doctors engaged in the University Hospital Hradec Králové hold important positions in specialised medical societies of the CZ, several are members of foreign professional companies and are successful also in the field of medical research. The hospital together with the Medical Faculty of Charles University annually organises a number of important gatherings of physicians on national as well as international levels and uses for these events the city of Hradec Králové, which has become one of the congress centres of the Czech Republic.