Internal Organization

Pavilion I

Outpatient Polyclinic Department

The following services are provided by the Outpatient Polyclinic Department:

1. Specialist medical examinations (Physiatrist, Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatrician), triage, diagnostics, and neurodevelopmental and re/habilitation treatment;
2. Consultations with other specialists: Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry Specialist, Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics Specialist, Radiology Specialist, Clinical Pharmacology Specialist;
3. Physicians work according to a set schedule, with prior appointment scheduling;
4. Diagnostic procedures: ultrasound diagnostics (ultrasound examination of the central nervous system and hips), electroencephalography (EEG);
5. Outpatient clinical examinations and consultations with psychologists, speech therapists, special educators, social workers;
6. Multidisciplinary assessment, application and adaptation of orthopedic aids;
7. Monitoring the psychomotor development of infants with a history of and/or symptomatic risky development, referred from developmental counseling centers;
8. Therapeutic treatment of all types of therapeutic approaches such as: kinesiotherapy, electrotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychological, social, and other treatments which are conducted at the Special Hospital.

Inpatient Service for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Treatment of Children Aged 7 to 18 (Inpatient Department A)

1. Plans the admission, program, and process of habilitation, rehabilitation, as well as patient education for children aged 7 to 18;
2. Monitors the health condition of patients, treats intercurrent illnesses and acts as an isolation facility when needed;
3. Oversees the therapeutic treatment, evaluates achieved results and ensures a multidisciplinary assessment;
4. Schedules consultations with specialists and diagnostic procedures;
5. Prescribes, receives and controls orthopedic aids;
6. Continuously provides all types of therapeutic procedures which are available at the Hospital;
7. Provides educational and pedagogical activities for school–  and preschool–age children in cooperation with schools: Miodrag Matić Elementary School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Dr Dragan Hercog Elementary School;
8. Provides occupational and recreational activities for patients during their free time.

Inpatient Service for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Treatment of Children Aged 1 to 7 (Inpatient Department B)

1. Plans the admission, program and rehabilitation/habilitation process for patients aged 1 to 7;
2. Plans the admission of accompanying mothers in order to educate them in performing the therapeutic measures with their children at home;
3. Monitors the health condition of patients, treats intercurrent illnesses and acts as an isolation facility when needed;
4. Schedules consultations with specialists and diagnostic procedures;
5. Oversees the therapeutic treatment, evaluates achieved  results and ensures a multidisciplinary assessment;
6. Prescribes, receives and controls orthopedic aids;
7. Continuously provides all types of therapeutic procedures which are available within the Hospital;
8. Cooperates with counseling centers regarding early detection of cerebral palsy and monitors children at risk, aiming for early detection and providing early treatment for cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions.

Pavilion II

Day Hospital and Pre–Professional Guidance and Training Department

The Day Hospital and Pre–Professional Guidance and Training Department conducts the following activities:

1. Plans admission, program and rehabilitation/habilitation processes for patients of all ages;
2. Provides all types of modern therapeutic approaches available at the Hospital;
3. Conducts follow–up examinations with specialists and consultants and provides treatment with intensive habilitation stimulation without distancing patients from their family and the social environment;
4. Conducts video EEG monitoring;
5. In addition to kinesiotherapy, electrotherapy is also used, as well as therapy in sports halls and on the sports field within the Day Hospital;
6. Educates parents and guardians through counseling services regarding treatment within the family and the patient’s living environment;
7. Provides pre–professional orientation and professional training;
8. School–age patients are offered an educational program alongside therapeutic program. They are enrolled into daily classes, which follow a special curriculum at the Miodrag Matić Elementary School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and the regular school curriculum at the Dr Dragan Hercog Elementary School.
9. Provides a program of pre–professional guidance and professional training for patients with specific levels of disability.