Thomayer University Hospital

Thomayer University Hospital (Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice, FTN) is the main state hospital for the south of Prague. It lies in a large park-like campus in Prague 4-Krč, which is why many Praguers simply call it “Krč”. It was founded in 1928, has carried the name of the physician Josef Thomayer since 1954, and has had university hospital status since 2021. It has a staffed Foreigners Department and, unusually for a Prague hospital, a dental emergency service on site.

At a glance

• Czech name: Fakultní Thomayerova nemocnice (FTN), formerly Thomayerova nemocnice
• Type: state university hospital for adults and children
• Address: Vídeňská 800, 140 59 Praha 4-Krč
• Switchboard: +420 261 081 111
• Email: info@ftn.cz
• Emergency care: yes, for adults, children and teeth
• Maternity unit: yes (building U)
• Foreigners Department: yes, building D, Monday to Friday 7:30–15:00
• Nearest metro: Kačerov (line C), then a short bus ride
• Website: ftn.cz/en (English version available)

What the hospital is known for

• a paediatric clinic with its own urgent admission for children
• urology, including robotic surgery and treatment of urological cancers, with patients referred from across the country
• lung medicine, with a pneumology clinic
• gynaecology and obstetrics with a maternity unit
• a centre for vaccination and travel medicine
• an oncology clinic

IKEM, the transplant and heart institute, is right next door, but it is a separate institution with its own entrance and switchboard.

Emergency care

Thomayer does not yet have one central emergency department. A new one is under construction and is expected around 2029. Until then, acute care is split between several places on the campus:

• Adults, acute internal medicine: the admission clinic (Příjmová ambulance) on the ground floor of pavilion A4, open non-stop, tel. +420 261 082 501.
• Adults, out-of-hours doctor (LPS): pavilion B1, to the right of the main gate. Weekdays 19:00–6:30, weekends and holidays non-stop. Tel. +420 261 082 520.
• Children, out-of-hours doctor: pavilion B1, tel. +420 261 083 783. Life-threatening cases go to the children’s urgent admission on the ground floor of pavilion B5.
• Dental emergency: pavilion B1. Weekdays 17:30–22:30, weekends and holidays 7:30–22:30 with a break from 14:00 to 15:00. Tel. +420 261 083 546.
• Pregnancy: the maternity department has its own 24-hour line, +420 261 082 355.

The out-of-hours services cost a regulatory fee of 90 CZK, paid at machines on site. Services are sometimes moved between pavilions for a few weeks, so look at the hospital’s website or ask at the main gate. In a life-threatening emergency call 155 or 112.

Services for foreigners and English speakers

The Foreigners Department is on the ground floor of building D. It registers foreign and self-paying patients, checks insurance documents and takes payments. The hospital publishes its information for foreigners in English, Czech and Vietnamese.

• Phone: +420 261 083 120
• Email: client@ftn.cz
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30–15:00

Insurance and payment

• EHIC or S2 form: accepted together with an ID. Without the card or the right documents you are treated as a self-payer.
• Commercial or travel insurance: the hospital needs a guarantee letter from your insurer before treatment.
• No insurance: you may be asked for an advance of 5,000 CZK. Planned procedures must be paid in full beforehand.
• How to pay: payment cards are accepted. Cash in foreign currency is not.

Patients with Czech public health insurance are treated in the usual way.

Maternity unit

The maternity unit is in building U. It had 1,912 births in 2025 according to national statistics and is an intermediate perinatal care centre that takes births from week 32 of pregnancy.

• Registration: abolished. You come for a check-in visit between week 36+0 and week 37+6, which you can book online from week 32.
• Online booking also covers antenatal classes, a tour of the delivery rooms and 3D ultrasound.
• Delivery rooms: four home-style rooms, each with its own bathroom.
• Pain relief: an epidural is free of charge.
• Companions: two people may be with you.
• Phones: check-in and reception +420 261 082 390, prenatal clinic +420 261 082 258.

Getting there

• Metro and bus: line C to Kačerov, then one or two stops by bus to Nemocnice Krč on Vídeňská street. Many bus lines run this way. There is no tram.
• By car: a free, unattended car park is in front of the main gate. Parking inside the grounds is free for the first 30 minutes and charged after that.

Good to know

• Pavilions are marked with a letter and a number (A4, B1, B5 and so on). The pharmacy is in pavilion P, on the left just behind the main gate.
• Visiting hours differ by department; the general rule is every day from 14:00 to 17:30.
• The lower exit from the grounds is open only on weekdays from 6:00 to 17:00.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a dental emergency at Thomayer hospital?

Yes, in pavilion B1, every evening on weekdays and during the day at weekends and on holidays.

Do I need to register to give birth here?

No. Registration has been abolished. You only book a check-in visit for week 36 or 37.

I have travel insurance. What should I bring?

Your passport, your policy, and if possible a guarantee letter from the insurer. Without it you may have to pay first and claim the money back.

Is Thomayer hospital the same as IKEM?

No. They are neighbours but separate hospitals. IKEM has no general emergency department, so for urgent problems in this part of Prague you come to Thomayer.

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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