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Today the Minister of Health Janez Poklukar and the representatives of the University Medical Center Ljubljana opened the Central Joint Laboratories. The project which started in 2009 now on the first floor of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Service of the University Medical Center Ljubljana unites 4 laboratories including the Clinical Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry the Special Laboratory Diagnostics Department of the Pediatric Clinic and the Specialized Hematology Laboratory. and atherothrombosis of the Internal Medicine Clinic.Minister Janez Poklukar EUR 14 million was invested in the project for construction work EUR 2.9 million for the purchase of laboratory analytical systems and an additional EUR 2.7 million for special laboratory equipment. He emphasized the importance of laboratory medicine. by acquiring new modern equipment it will greatly contribute to a better diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases. The previously dispersed laboratory activity will now be more consolidated and streamlined which on the one hand means better and safer medical treatment of patients and at the same time many opportunities for further development of laboratory medicine in Slovenia said Minister Poklukar.The move to the new premises will be completed by the end of autumn. At the same time training of laboratory workers on new technologies and at the same time ensuring continuous laboratory treatment of patients has been going on for some time. Therefore relocation must be led with a great deal of empathy and patience. With the funds allocated by the Ministry of Health for the project the profession of laboratory biomedicine in Slovenia will be able to become even more actively involved in the development at home and abroad and enable patients more modern safer and more efficient ie more personalized treatment.
