Split to Get €7.2m Regional Blood Transfusion Centre

ZAGREB, 7 January, 2022 -The Split Hospital Centre on Friday started implementing the HRK 54 million (€ 7.2 million) project of a state-of-the-art blood bank which should be completed by next summer.

The future blood bank is partly financed from the EU funds.

Split Hospital Director, Dr Julije Meštrović, said that the regional transfusion centre would certainly improve the health standard of patients.

The project is being financed through the ITU mechanism of Split's urban agglomeration with the specific objective of renewing brownfield areas. The EU has set aside more than HRK 31 million for the project. Croatia's Health Ministry has ensured HRK 22 million to equip the building and Split-Dalmatia County will also participate in financing the project.

The plans for this new centre were initiated ten years ago, the head of Split's transfusion centre, Dr Slavica Dajak said.