PT Journal AU Hospital, S TI STERNBERK HOSPITAL SO Biomedical papers PY 2005 BP 505 EP 506 VL 149 IS 2 DE STERNBERK HOSPITAL AB Sternberk Hospital is a regional hospital disposing of 250 beds currently. Its Olomouc operational area covers over 100,000 inhabitants. However, some departments ofthis hospital provide care for other catchment areas in the Czech Republic and in some cases specialised medical examinations for the whole CR. Sternberk Hospital for instance houses the Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) (www.nemstbk.cz/olm) which employs 52 persons (12 physicians, 10 chemistry graduates, 20 laboratory technicians, 5 collection nurses, 1 dietary nurse, 2 administrative workers, 1 LIS administrator and 1 auxiliary worker). ER