Department of Pathology and Anatomy
Spectrum of provided care
Department description
The Department of Pathology and Anatomy is a core diagnostic discipline of Jihlava Hospital. It is divided into a laboratory section and an autopsy unit.
The laboratories perform biopsy and cytology examinations of tissues and organs received both from the clinical departments and specialist outpatient clinics of Jihlava Hospital and from private, mostly Jihlava-based, outpatient facilities.
The autopsy rooms perform pathological autopsies of patients who died in healthcare facilities – Jihlava Hospital, Jihlava Psychiatric Hospital and occasionally Pelhřimov Hospital.
Staff
The team is currently led by Head Physician MUDr. Klára Dvořáková and Chief Laboratory Technician RNDr. Hana Bláhová and consists of 5 doctors, 5 laboratory technicians, 2 autopsy attendants and 2 secretaries.
Education
By decision of the Ministry of Health, the department holds accreditation for specialist training in pathology.
We cooperate with secondary vocational schools and universities in the region and beyond. Every year, students of the medical laboratory technician programme at the University of South Bohemia, the University of Pardubice and Farmeka in Jihlava complete their compulsory placements at our department.
Biopsy findings and autopsy diagnoses are often included in scientific publications by clinicians of all specialties.
Quality of Care
The laboratory holds an R3 audit certificate (NASKL).
The department participates in an external quality assessment scheme, which it has repeatedly completed with excellent results.
Healthcare professionals
All the necessary information on sending biopsy and cytology samples, including intraoperative biopsies, a list of specialised examinations and information concerning the autopsy unit, including instructions for completing the Death Examination Form, can be found in the department's Laboratory Manual.
For sending biopsy material from healthcare facilities outside Jihlava Hospital, you can use the Accompanying form for sending histological material.