[Development of the infectious disease service in Sarajevo 1895-1994]

The Regional Hospital in Sarajevo was founded in 1894, while the Department of Infectious Diseases in 1895, in a hut and had 22 beds. A year later the Department was moved into a building, had 67 beds, 2 foreign doctors were in charge, nurses (not thoroughly trained) and nuns. Dr Hamdija Karamehmedović was appointed as a chief in 1918, later appointed to a director of the Hospital. The chief became Dr Ivo Pehovac, who died of typhus himself, his successor was Dr Asaf Sarac until the year 1949. At the time when the Medical Faculty came to existence the Department was transformed into the Clinic, had 2 buildings, 200 beds. In 1949 director was Dr Blagoje Doräević, senior lecturer, 1971 Prof. Muhamed Teftedarija, in 1984 Prof. Dragan Doräević and in 1990 Prof. Sadzida Bulbulović-Telalbasić. Along with the building up of the Clinical Centre the Clinic was given a new building, 120 beds in the old building, 60 in the new building. The Clinic has two departments (ambulances). We have been doing our work incontinually in the course of the agGression, under difficult circumstances, lacking beds and staff. Nonetheless, the Clinic performs its duties.