Tijekom ljetnih mjeseci Splitsko-dalmatinska županija bilježi velik porast broja ljudi zbog dolaska turista, što dodatno opterećuje zdravstveni sustav. Kako bi se turistima, ali i svim pacijentima kojima je potrebna neodgodiva, ali ne i bolnička hitna skrb, omogućila dostupnija zdravstvena zaštita, Dom zdravlja Splitsko-dalmatinske županije organizirao je rad turističkih ambulanti.
Turističke ambulante otvorene su na više lokacija u županiji — u Splitu (na dvije lokacije: Matoševa 2 i Spinčićeva 1), Trogiru, Omišu, Makarskoj, Hvaru i Supetru.
Ovakvom organizacijom želi se pacijentima osigurati brža i dostupnija zdravstvena skrb tijekom turističke sezone, ali i rasteretiti Objedinji hitni bolnički prijem KBC-a Split koji mora ostati prvenstveno dostupan teško bolesnim i životno ugroženim pacijentima. Lakša stanja i tegobe koje ne zahtijevaju bolničku obradu mogu se zbrinuti u turističkim ambulantama i kroz sustav primarne zdravstvene zaštite.
KBC Split je za potrebe organizacije turističkih ambulanti ustupio prostore u poslijepodnevnim satima i vikendima, čime se dodatno povećava dostupnost zdravstvene skrbi u razdoblju najvećeg pritiska na zdravstveni sustav na način da je po prvi put osigurana i mogućnost osnovne laboratorijske obrade i rendgenske dijagnostike, što bi trebalo omogućiti bržu obradu pacijenata. Riječ je o djelatnosti Doma zdravlja Splitsko-dalmatinske županije koja se provodi u suradnji s KBC-om Split.
U vrijeme kad turističke ambulante Doma zdravlja Splitsko-dalmatinske županije ne rade, pacijentima i turistima za pružanje zdravstvene skrbi dostupni su u radnom vremenu svi zdravstveni timovi koji imaju sklopljen ugovorni odnos s Hrvatskim zavodom za zdravstveno osiguranje, tj. oni koji na svojim oglasnim mjestima imaju jasno vidljiv istaknut znak ugovorenog partnera HZZO-a.
During the summer months, Split-Dalmatia County records a significant increase in the number of people due to the arrival of tourists, which places additional pressure on the healthcare system. In order to provide more accessible healthcare to tourists, as well as to all patients who require urgent but not hospital emergency care, the Split-Dalmatia County Health Centre has organized tourist clinics.
Tourist clinics have been opened at several locations across the county — in Split, at two locations: Matoševa 2 and Spinčićeva 1, as well as in Trogir, Omiš, Makarska, Hvar and Supetar.
This organization aims to ensure faster and more accessible healthcare for patients during the tourist season, while also reducing the burden on the Unified Emergency Hospital Admission Department of Universit hospital of Split, which must remain primarily available to seriously ill and life-threatening patients. Milder conditions and complaints that do not require hospital treatment can be managed in tourist clinics and through the primary healthcare system.
For the purpose of organizing the tourist clinics, Universit hospital of Split has provided premises during afternoon hours and on weekends, thereby further increasing the availability of healthcare during the period of greatest pressure on the healthcare system. For the first time, basic laboratory testing and X-ray diagnostics have also been made available, which should enable faster patient processing. This is an activity of the Split-Dalmatia County Health Centre carried out in cooperation with Universit hospital of Split.
When the tourist clinics of the Split-Dalmatia County Health Centre are not operating, patients and tourists may receive healthcare during working hours from all healthcare teams that have a contractual relationship with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund, i.e. those that display a clearly visible sign indicating that they are a contracted partner of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund.