Project name: Faculty Hospital Bulovka-Interoperability II

Project start date: 1. 1. 2025

Project completion date: 31. 12. 2025

Project size: 33 456 500 CZK (of which eligible expenditure 27 650 000 CZK)

Project registration number: CZ.31.1.0/0.0/0.0/23_088/0011001

Project status: under implementation

Project content:

The main object of the project is to modify existing information systems in order to achieve the following outputs:

• Interoperability and information sharing
• Implementation of health worker identifiers, health service providers and patients
• Implementation of electronic data transmission to the NCPeH
• Ensuring the use of the National Point of Identification and Authentication services for patients or health workers
• Implementation of information system connectivity to the NCPeH

The project aims to build on the Ministry of Health's standards for information exchange in the medical care sector and thus achieve a significant increase in interoperability in this sector.

The total cost of the project is CZK 33,456,500, of which CZK 27,650,000 will be financed through the National Recovery Plan and CZK 5,806,500 from Bulovka University Hospital's own resources. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) through the National Recovery Plan of the Czech Republic from the call no. 22 (Component 1. 1 Digital services to citizens and companies, Reform 2: eHealth services).

Project Title: MedWaveImage - Microwave imaging technology transfer to innovate the medical sector

Project Start Date: 1. 7. 2024

Project End Date: 31. 12. 2026 

Project amount: 2 258 500 EUR (ERDF share 1 806 800 EUR)

Project registration number: CE0200670

Project status: under implementation

www.interreg-central.eu/projects/medwaveimage

Project Team: Polytechnic of Turin, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Italy (lead partner); Bulovka University Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology; Motol University Hospital; CTU, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering; Technical University of Ilmenau, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Germany; Jena University Hospital, Experimental Radiology, Germany; Ilmsens GmbH, Germany; E.P.F ELETTROTECNICA SRL, Italy.

Project brief: The MedWaveImage project is funded by the Interreg Central Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme. It aims to improve the healthcare infrastructure in Central Europe, where, due to demographic changes, the shortage of doctors in peripheral and rural areas is a major problem that needs to be addressed in the near future.  Addressing innovation-related challenges will help reduce territorial disparities between regions and will be key to overcoming the urban-rural divide. The MedWaveImage project therefore aims to support the transfer of technology and innovation from universities to territorial SMEs in order to promote the uptake of innovative solutions and reduce the innovation divide in non-urbanised areas by improving access to innovative technologies.

The central technology implemented in the MedWaveImage project will be microwave imaging (MWI), which has great potential to address the identified challenges and needs. Firstly, it uses low-energy non-ionising radiation, so there is no risk to patients, which increases its acceptance. Second, MWI devices are portable, cost-effective and easy to maintain due to the implemented hardware, which is widely used for telecommunication purposes. 

The main outcome of the project will be the implementation and clinical deployment of MWI-based medical devices for widely spread diseases with high socio-economic impact in Central Europe: throat cancer, breast cancer and cerebrovascular diseases. The target group will be hospitals, medical centres, the general public, SMEs, universities and research organisations.

Project Title: MedWaveImage - Microwave imaging technology transfer to innovate the medical sector

Project Start Date: July 1, 2024

Project End Date: December 31, 2026

Project Budget: EUR 2,258,500 (ERDF contribution EUR 1,806,800)

Project Registration Number: CE0200670

Project Status: Ongoing

www.interreg-central.eu/projects/medwaveimage

Project Team.; Motol University Hospital, Czech Rep.; Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Rep.; Technical University of Ilmenau, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Germany; Jena University Hospital, Experimental Radiology, Germany; Ilmsens GmbH, Germany; E.P.F ELETTROTECNICA SRL, Italy.

Project Summary: The MedWaveImage project will focus on the improvement of the health care

infrastructures in Central Europe, where, due to the demographic change, the medical undersupply in peripheral and rural areas is a big challenge, and needs to be counteracted in the foreseeable future.Tackling innovation-related challenges will help to reduce territorial disparities between regions and it will be the key to overcome the urban-rural division. Hence, the MedWaveImage project will focus on fostering technology and innovation transfer from universities to territorial small and medium enterprises in order to support the roll out of innovative solutions, and on reducing innovation gaps in non-urban areas by improving the access to innovative technologies.

The central technology implemented within the MedWaveImage project will be microwave imaging (MWI) that has great potentialities to tackle the identified challenges and needs. First, it uses low-power non-ionizing radiations, so there is no-risk for patients that increases its acceptance. Second,MWI devices are portable, cost-effective and with easy maintenance thanks to the implemented hardware, widely used for telecom purposes. This will allow their wide-spread in Central Europe peripheral and rural areas, via a low-cost improvement of the national health care systems, without requiring large novel infrastructures.

The main project result will be the realization and clinical introduction of medical devices based on MWI for wide-spread diseases of high socio-economic impact in Central Europe: neck cancer, breast cancer and cerebrovascular diseases. The target audience will be composed of hospitals, medical centres, general public, SMEs, higher education and research organizations.

Project implementation:February 2024 - October 2024 

Project objective:To reduce the energy consumption of the building, implement energy management, reduce the production of emissions especially CO2 and improve the aesthetic appearance of the nurses' station building.

The project "Modernization of Oncology Care at Bulovka Hospital" is financed by the European Union from the Instrument for Recovery and Resilience through the National Recovery Plan of the Czech Republic.

Project Title: Modernization of Oncology Care at Bulovka Hospital 

Project Start Date: 1. 9. 2023 

Project End Date: 31. 12. 2026 

Project budget: 145 175 800 CZK (of which eligible expenditure, i.e. from EU funds 100 000 000 CZK) 

Project registration number:CZ.31.8.0/0.0/0.0/23_072/0008258 

Project Status: under implementation 

Project Brief Description: Due to the long-term increasing trend in the incidence of oncological diseases and the demands for higher quality, safety and efficiency of the provided health care, continuous intervention in favour of the equipment of specialised workplaces is necessary. The aim of the project is to renovate part of the existing equipment of the Cancer Centre of the National Cancer Hospital in order to improve the conditions for diagnosis and treatment of cancer diseases and also to increase its availability. The acquired equipment will contribute to increasing the prevention of cancer and to ensuring the highest possible quality of care provided to patients with this diagnosis. Cooperation between the departments supported by this project can reduce waiting times for diagnosis and treatment, which will improve the efficiency and speed of care. Upgrading of existing equipment will increase the resilience of the healthcare provider by enabling better diagnosis and therapy due to more advanced software algorithms of modern devices. Early detection of diseases can prevent fatal consequences and also reduce the cost of treatment in advanced stages of the disease. The renewal of the existing physical infrastructure will maintain the scope of healthcare provided, increase its volume and quality, and create a modern and comfortable environment for the patient. At the same time, the risk of delays in healthcare delivery will be reduced. The project will include the renewal of a linear accelerator, therapeutic X-ray, diagnostic CT scan, skiagraphic-skiagraphic X-ray in the Urology Department and skiagraphic-skiagraphic X-ray in the Internal Medicine Department.

Project Start Date: 21. 2. 2020 

Project Closure Date: 31 May 2026 

Project Budget: CZK 98,484,320 (of which CZK 81,000,000 is eligible expenditure) 

Project Registration Number: CZ.31.2.2.0/0.0/0.0/22_054/0007993 

Project Status: under implementation 

Project Content: The subject of the project is the acquisition of SW and HW infrastructure and services required to enhance the applicant's cyber security. The proposed solutions will help to reduce the risks arising from a possible successful cyber-attack against FNB, thereby reducing the likelihood of disruption to FNB's operations and the quality of care provided, as well as the leakage of sensitive personal data. In particular, the project aims to elevate the inadequate level of security of FNB's information systems and the data contained therein. The project budget is CZK 98,484,320, of which CZK 81,000,000 will be financed through the National Recovery Plan and CZK 17,484,320 from the Bulovka University Hospital's own resources. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) through the National Recovery Plan of the Czech Republic from Call No. 25 (Component 1. 2 Digital Public Administration Systems, Investment 3: Cybersecurity).

Project realization: 2022 - 2023

Project content: In 2022, the Bulovka NFP started the realization of the project "FNB - Development and modernization of laboratory equipment", registration number CZ.06.6.127/0.0/0.0/21_125/0017512. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund and was supported under the 102nd call of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme, specific objective 6.1 REACT-EU.

Project objective: acquisition of equipment to strengthen the resilience of the healthcare provider and to ensure sufficient capacity of the FNB central laboratories. 

List of equipment procured HERE.

Project Title: 2021 - 2023

Project content: In 2021, Bulovka Hospital started the implementation of the project "FNB - Renewal of equipment of oncology patient care units", registration number CZ.06.6.127/0.0/0.0/21_122/0016663. The project is co-financed by the European Union from European Regional Development Fund and was supported in the framework of the 99th call of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme, specific objective 6.1 REACT-EU.

The aim of the project is to renew and improve the quality of comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic care at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the FNB. This objective will be achieved by the renewal and modernization of instrumentation in accordance with the standards of equipment for specialized centers:

• Endoscopic equipment - Single chamber disinfector (2 end.), (2 pcs)
• Endoscopic equipment - Drying cabinet (16 end.), (1 pcs)
• Endoscopic Tower - Gastroscopy, (1 pcs)
• Endoscopic Tower - ERCP, (1 pc)
•  
• Mammography Probe, (1 pc)
• Diagnostic CT for ONKO, (1 pc)
• Contrast Pressure Syringe (Mammography), (1 pc)
• Classic LU, (1 pc)

Project Name:FNB - KIPTN Development and Modernization

Project Implementation: 2021 - 2023

Project content:

FN Bulovka in 2021 started the implementation of the project "FNB - Development and Modernization of KIPTN", registration number CZ.06.6.127/0.0/0.0/21_123/0016677. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund and was supported in the framework of the 100th call of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme, specific objective 6.1 REACT-EU.

The aim of the project is to renew and develop the instrumentation in order to strengthen the resilience of the healthcare provider and to ensure sufficient capacity of the infectiology department of the FNB. The implementation of the project will have a positive impact on improving the efficiency, quality and, most importantly, the availability of health care provided to patients not only from the catchment area of the health facility but also from the whole Czech Republic, using the latest technologies.

Downloadable list of equipment (in xlsx format) HERE.

Project name: 2021 - 2023

Project content: In 2021, Bulovka Hospital started the implementation of the project "FNB - Development and Modernization of Equipment for Surgical and Diagnostic Fields", registration number CZ.06.6.127/0.0/0.0/21_121/0016326. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund and was supported in the framework of the 98th call of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme, specific objective 6.1 REACT-EU.

The aim of the project is to renew and develop instrumentation in order to strengthen the resilience of the healthcare provider and ensure sufficient capacity of the hospital. Within the project activities, instrumentation will be acquired to support the disciplines and departments of the Bulovka University Hospital defined in the IROP Call No. 98. 

Downloadable list of instrumentation (in xlsx format) HERE.

Project Title:hsl(0,0%,0%);">The project is co-financed by the European Union from European Regional Development Fund under the Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP), project registration number: CZ.06.3.05/0.0/0.0/16_034/0006545

Project implementation: 7/2017 - 5/2024

Project description: The main objective of the project is to implement tools for consolidating a data trunk that will be subject to secure data exchange between Bulovka University Hospital and other healthcare providers, which will include building a portal for providing information about healthcare to patients through a web portal and using consolidated patient data. The reason for the implementation of the project is therefore the computerisation of the collection of medical records - from the computerisation of image data as part of the medical records to the possibility of sharing (exporting) selected data from the patient's master record or patient medical records.

The project will acquire and implement a new long-term trusted repository (LTR) for the purposes of the Bulovka University Hospital, centralized computerization of medical documentation (EZD) and the creation of an integration layer (integration of the IS of the Bulovka University Hospital based on the Enterprise Service Bus - ESB, Master Patient Index - MPI, Central Health Documentation Registry, standardized data interfaces according to the valid eHealth standards for the purpose of data sharing with other healthcare providers and providing information to patients, to create a tool (interface) for future connection of regional or national system of secure data exchange and to ensure interconnection and mutual sharing of data contained/maintained in internal IS of Bulovka University Hospital).

As such, the project will contribute to development, modernization and increase of availability, reliability and security of information systems in ICT environment of the hospital; to speed up and simplification of internal processes; to introduction of computerization of processes and to increase of the quality of provided health care. At the same time, it will ensure the nationwide availability of datasets and selected health data on patients.

The implementation of the project will eliminate the heterogeneity of individual patient data and the lack of possibility to share the data by all entities involved in the mechanism of diagnosis, treatment and reporting of health care of the population of the Czech Republic.

Project Title: Efficiency of the hospital care system in the Czech Republic through volunteer activities.

The support program is part of the project "Efficiency of the hospital care system in the Czech Republic through volunteer activities" (CZ.03.3.X/0.0/0.0/15_018/0007517).

Title of the pilot verification: Volunteer activity in the Hospital Na Bulovce 

Implementation of the pilot verification: 1. 2022

Objectives of the pilot verification: The aim of the pilot is to promote volunteering and is implemented within the framework of the project of the Ministry of Health "Effectiveness of the hospital care system in the Czech Republic through volunteering", which is financed by the European Union and the State Budget of the Czech Republic.

Strong content of the project/pilot testing.

Project: Renewal and modernization of instrumentation for oncogynecology 

The project is co-financed by the European Union from European Regional Development Fund under the Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP), project registration number: CZ.06.2.56/0.0/0.0/15_006/0005471

Project Execution: 1/2018 - 12/2019

Project description: The project is aimed at modernization and renewal of the instrumentation of the highly specialized health care center in oncogynecology at Hospital Na Bulovce, to improve the conditions for providing care for patients. This is a necessary replacement of equipment that is at the limit of its service life and acquisition of new modern equipment that will contribute to maintaining the standard of quality and safety of health care.

The following equipment was purchased within the project in the total value of 55 380 330,45 CZK incl. VAT, of which the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State Budget of the Czech Republic amounted to 48 834 375,39 CZK. 

Equipment of diagnostic suiteent HERE.

Project name: Nemocnice Na Bulovce - KOC renewal of equipment

Project implementation: 1. 5. - 31. 12. 2015

Project objective.

The aim of the project is to significantly improve the quality of care in Bulovka University Hospital for patients with oncological diseases from a catchment area of more than 1 million inhabitants.

The aim of the project is to significantly improve the quality of care for cancer patients from Prague, the Central Bohemia Region and the whole Czech Republic.
The global objective fulfils the objectives of the IOP and the requirements for the standards of technical and instrumentation equipment of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre given by the 19th call of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and the concept of cancer care in the Czech Republic. Within the framework of the project, NNB will renew and modernise the outdated equipment of the Radiology Clinic and renew medical devices necessary to increase the standard of quality of care provided.
The main priorities are:

• improving the quality and accessibility of health care in the field of diagnostics by upgrading and renewing the instrument capacity - by renewing the skiagraphic and skiascopic X-ray, skiascopic X-ray (with direct digitization) and multidetector CT.

Project description. The European Union provided a subsidy of 18 183 448,11 CZK through the Integrated Operational Programme. The remaining part was paid by the hospital from own funds

The Bulovka Teaching Hospital in the KOC provides biological therapy to patients with breast, kidney, intestinal,pancreatic tumours from Prague and the Central Bohemia region. The Bulovka University Hospital wants to renew and modernise the outdated equipment of the Radiology Clinic, which is necessary to maintain and increase the quality of care. The basic priorities are:

• improvement of quality and availability of medical care in the field of diagnostics by upgrading and renewing the instrumentation capacity - by refurbishing the multi-detector CT machine, the skiascopic-scopy tilting wall and the scanscopy X-ray machine.
• this renewal will significantly reduce the radiation burden on patients during examinations and increase the interpretive accuracy of findings, thanks to state-of-the-art imaging techniques. At the same time, the operation of the radiodiagnostic clinic will be fully digitized.

The renewal of diagnostic equipment is extremely important not only for primary diagnosis, but also for monitoring the success of treatment. This factor contributes in cancer patients to optimization of treatment by efficient use of therapeutic agents in dependence on the development of the disease. The investment in the Bulovka University Hospital project is based on the increase in the frequency of oncological diseases and the increasing demand for diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in the whole Czech Republic. Bulovka University Hospital is an integral part of the concept of oncological care in the Czech Republic.

Faculty Hospital Bulovka in cooperation with the General University Hospital and Thomayer Hospital (hereinafter referred to as CSOP) is a comprehensive and integrated workplace with nationwide scope.

The subject of the project is the acquisition of multi-detector CT (1pc) , Skiascopic and Skiagraphic X-Ray (1pc) and Skiagraphic X-Ray with direct digitization (1pc). The project involves renovation.By renovating and modernizing the existing medical equipment, the applicant will achieve improved quality of care in the cooperating comprehensive oncology centers of the hospital, i.e.

The project is aimed at ensuring the level of the standard of equipment in the adult Cancer Centre. The benefit of the project implementation will be the improvement of the quality of care for patients with oncological diseases, especially in the field of cancer diagnosis.

Chance for your development

This project "Hospital Na Bulovce - KOC renewal of equipment, reg. No. CZ 1.06/3.2.01/19.09755" is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund.