University Hospital Královské Vinohrady (FNKV)

University Hospital Královské Vinohrady (Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, FNKV) is one of Prague’s large state teaching hospitals. It stands in Prague 10, about ten minutes on foot from Želivského metro station, and serves much of the east side of the city. It is the teaching hospital of the Third Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and is best known across the country for its burns clinic.

At a glance

• Czech name: Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady (FNKV)
• Type: state university hospital for adults and children
• Address: Šrobárova 1150/50, 100 34 Praha 10
• Switchboard: +420 267 161 111
• Emergency department: yes, open 24 hours (pavilion S)
• Maternity unit: yes
• Foreigners’ reception: yes, at the main entrance, Monday to Friday 7:00–17:00
• Nearest metro: Želivského (line A)
• Website: fnkv.cz (mostly in Czech)

What the hospital is known for

FNKV opened in 1902 and has grown into a campus of separate pavilions, each marked with a letter. Its best-known department is the Clinic of Burn Medicine, one of only three specialised burn centres in the Czech Republic. Other strong areas are:

• cardiology and cardiac surgery
• a stroke centre for acute treatment of diseases of the brain’s blood vessels
• a comprehensive cancer centre with radiotherapy
• plastic surgery and neurosurgery
• gynaecology and obstetrics, with its own maternity unit

Emergency care

The emergency department (Urgentní příjem) is on the ground floor of pavilion S and is open around the clock. Bring an ID and your insurance card; you register at the emergency department’s own front desk.

For problems that are urgent but not life-threatening, the out-of-hours doctor service (lékařská pohotovostní služba, LPS) works from a room inside the same department. A dedicated doctor is there on weekdays 18:30–23:00 and on weekends and public holidays 8:00–20:00. Outside those hours the emergency doctors cover it, and because they treat life-threatening cases first, you may wait longer. Information line: +420 267 163 778.

• Children: the out-of-hours service for children and teenagers is in pavilion M, tel. +420 267 163 600.
• Teeth: FNKV has no dental emergency service. Go to a dental emergency clinic elsewhere in Prague.
• Fee: the out-of-hours service costs a regulatory fee of 90 CZK. You pay it at a machine that does not give change, so bring coins. Change machines are in buildings H, N and S.

In a life-threatening emergency call 155 (ambulance) or 112.

Services for foreigners and English speakers

FNKV has a foreigners’ reception (cizinecká recepce) in the information centre right at the main entrance. This is the gatehouse you reach from Vinohradská street via U Vinohradské nemocnice and Šrobárova. Start here if you have no Czech public insurance, if you have travel or commercial insurance, or if you are paying yourself.

• Phone: +420 267 162 223, +420 267 163 723
• Email: bill@fnkv.cz
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00–17:00
• Information centre (general questions, finding a pavilion): +420 267 162 212

The hospital’s website is mostly in Czech, and how much English is spoken varies from one department to another. According to the hospital’s patient information, an interpreter can be arranged on request, at the patient’s expense. Many patients bring a Czech-speaking friend instead.

Insurance and payment

As a state hospital, FNKV treats patients with Czech public health insurance in the usual way. If you have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), bring it together with your passport or ID: it entitles you to medically necessary care on the same terms as a Czech-insured patient. If you are uninsured, or your insurer has no agreement with the hospital, you are treated as a self-payer and the foreigners’ reception will tell you what has to be paid and when.

For a planned visit to a specialist you need a referral (žádanka) from a GP or another specialist. Appointments are made by phone through the switchboard, or online for some clinics.

Maternity unit

The maternity unit is part of the Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. By number of births it is the smallest of Prague’s six maternity hospitals (939 births in 2025) and it has the status of an intermediate perinatal care centre.

• Registration: not compulsory. You can register voluntarily online between weeks 12 and 34 of pregnancy.
• Check-in visit: required, in week 36–37. Book it in week 34–35 on +420 267 162 906 (call between 10:00 and 14:00).
• Bring to check-in: the request from your gynaecologist, your pregnancy card, ID or passport, insurance card, the results of all tests and ultrasounds from the pregnancy, and your blood group result.
• Pain relief: epidural analgesia is available, along with other methods.
• Companion: one person is preferred; two are possible in special cases. Companions are briefed on arrival and pay a fee for the briefing (500 CZK in the price list valid from November 2024).
• Questions: porodnice@fnkv.cz

Getting there

• Metro: line A to Želivského, then walk downhill along U Vinohradské nemocnice street to the main entrance.
• Tram and bus: several lines stop at Želivského. Line numbers change, so check pid.cz for the current ones.
• By car: there are two entrances for cars, from Šrobárova and from Ruská street, both open non-stop. You take a ticket at the barrier and pay at a machine by the exit before you leave, in cash or by Visa or Mastercard.

Good to know

• The campus is made up of lettered pavilions. Ask at the information centre by the main entrance which one you need.
• To find a relative who has been admitted, the information centre will ask for the patient’s Czech birth number.
• Visits are possible every day. Each ward sets its own hours, and visits outside them need the agreement of the doctor or nurse.

Frequently asked questions

Is the emergency room at FNKV open at night?

Yes. The emergency department in pavilion S is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Can I give birth at FNKV without registering in advance?

Yes. Registration is voluntary. What the hospital does require is a check-in visit in week 36–37 of pregnancy.

Where do I go if I have no Czech insurance?

During working hours, start at the foreigners’ reception by the main entrance. At night or at the weekend, go straight to the emergency department if your problem is urgent.

Does FNKV treat dental emergencies?

No. The hospital does not run a dental emergency service for the public.

Last checked in November 2026 against the hospital’s official website. Phone numbers, opening hours and prices change, so confirm with the hospital before you go.

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