Health Care

Health services for tourists provided by public institutions in the Region of Istria – Summer 2025

Pursuant to the contractual obligations with the HZZO (Croatian Health Insurance Fund), the Region’s health institutions provide services both for national and foreign tourists staying in the area of the Region of Istria. Should the need for immediate medical assistance be required, all tourists are entitled to health care under the same conditions as Croatian insured parties provided they have a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Domestic tourists can access health care if they have a valid HZZO card. The following text provides information on the conditions and ways of access to health care for tourists.

* In case of life-threatening emergencies or serious health-affecting conditions, call 194 for emergency medical assistance

(sudden breathing difficulties, choking on a foreign body, cardiac and respiratory arrest, loss of consciousness, sudden chest pain, spasms (convulsions), speech difficulty, weakness or paralysis of a part of the body, facial distortion, traffic accident injuries and other sudden injuries (falls from height, gunshot wounds), abnormal bleeding, electrical and lightning injuries, hypothermia, heat stroke, drowning, medicine poisoning).

In the event of acute events occurring outside the working hours of tourist medical clinics or family doctors, emergency care is provided 24/7 by medical clinics at branch offices of the Istrian Region’s Institute for Emergency Medicine.

The location of the medical clinics of the emergency healthcare service in Istria as well as all additional information can be found on the website of the Istrian Region’s Institute for Emergency Medicine https://zhmiz.hr/.

* In case of acute illnesses and non-life-threatening conditions…

(conditions for which you would normally see your doctor, such as airway inflammation, viral infections, high fever, minor burns, minor accidents, abdominal pain, back pain, etc.)

…contact a doctor for help using the Istrian Health Centres website information or visiting a tourist medical clinic.

You can find information about the nearest doctors (GPs), their contact details and addresses, including working hours, on the Istrian Health Centres website www.idz.hr (under ‘Ispostave’).

Tourist medical clinics are organized in Poreč, Rovinj, Labin, Pula and Umag in the main buildings of the Istrian Health Centres branch offices. All information about the operation of tourist medical clinics can be found on the Istrian health centers website www.idz.hr which is updated daily.

On weekdays and Saturday mornings, tourists are received by the GPs also in the branch offices of the Istrian health centers.

* If you need the services of a paediatrician, gynaecologist or dentist, you can find their contact information on the Istrian Health Centres’ website.

You can find information about the nearest paediatricians, gynaecologists and dentists, their contact details and addresses, including working hours, on the Istrian Health Centres website www.idz.hr (under ‘Djelatnosti’).

On weekends and public holidays, a paediatrics and gynaecology emergency clinic are on duty at Pula General Hospital, Santoriova 24A.

* If a patient has completed a medical examination and needs to be admitted to hospital…

Pula General Hospital, situated in Santoriova 24A in Pula, manages emergencies requiring urgent diagnostic workup or urgent treatment through an emergency system comprising the Comprehensive Emergency Hospital Admission Service and the emergency clinics of the following units: Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Infectiology, Psychiatry as well as Laboratory, Transfusion and Radiological Diagnostics.

Hospital units that DO NOT provide emergency examinations are: Dermatovenerology, Physical Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Pathology and Cytology.

For further information, visit www.obpula.hr.

* If a patient needs an out-of-hours pharmacy, all relevant information can be found on the Istrian Pharmacies website.

The Centar Pharmacy, Giardini 14, Pula, is open 24/7 (on duty at night-time). Working hours and addresses of all other pharmacies can be found on the website www.istarske-ljekarne.hr.

* If you need emergency services in the field of epidemiology and microbiology, or emergency disinfection, disinsection and rat extermination, call 112 for information about services on duty.

For further information, visit the Istrian Region Public Health Institute website www.zzjziz.hr.

* Patients with injuries of the locomotor system, cuts or suspected bone fracture can also receive treatment at the Martin Horvat Hospital in Rovinj.

The Martin Horvat Hospital in Rovinj operates a medical clinic for traumatology of the locomotor system, which is open every weekday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Contact numbers: +385 52 811 011 or +385 52 537 126
For further information, visit: www.bolnica-rovinj.hr.

Health services for tourists provided by private tourist medical clinics in the Region of Istria Summer 2025

* In case of acute illnesses and non-life-threatening conditions you can also contact a private tourist medical clinic.

Pediatrica Polyclinic Pula
Open from April 1 onward
Working hours:
Mon 10:00 AM — 6:00 PM
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 8:00 AM — 8:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday 9:00 AM — 2:00 PM
Kumičićeva 25, Pula
+385 52 382 503
info@poliklinika-pediatrica-pula.hr

Terra Medica Clinic – Tourist Medical Clinic
Open from April 1 onward
Amfiteatarska 8, Pula
+385 98 410 680
+385 98 212 104
info@terramedica.eu
https://terramedica.eu
House calls:
9:00 AM — 2:00 PM at Belvedere Hotel
5:00 PM — 8:00 PM at Park Plaza

Health 4 U
Open from June 1 — September 15
Every day 5:00 PM — 9:00 PM, except Sundays
Avenija Punta Verudela, Pula
+385 52 332 908
+385 99 4420 202
zlata.jurgec@gmail.com
House calls:
Every day 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
+385 99 4420 202
zlata.jurgec@gmail.com

AuriCor Polyclinic for Adults and Children
Istarska Street 8, Pula
+385 97 6776 455
+385 52 352 602
poliklinika@auricor.hr
Main services: Otolaryngology (ENT) and Pediatrics

Zlatne ruke Pula

They offer a wide range of medical services and rental of medical equipment for tourists in the Pula and Istria area.
Services include:

  • Rental of medical aids: hospital beds (with delivery and installation in your apartment or hotel), wheelchairs, crutches, and patient lifts.
  • Massages and lymphatic drainage at the facility
  • Physical therapy and implementation of doctor-recommended treatments – all in the comfort of your accommodation.

Their team consists of experienced and licensed professionals who guarantee high-quality, professional service tailored to your needs.
For more information or to book:
+385 98 323 211
info@zlatneruke.hr
zlatneruke.hr

List of Doctors

Morena Butković
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 384 018
morena.butkovic@mail.inet.hr

Zvjezdana Ćatović
Alda Negrija 5
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:00
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:00
+385 52 214 745

Brankica Dobrić
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 222 824

Ružica Grkinić
Dobrićeva 1
+385 52 218 194

Marina Jekić-Volarević
Cerneccina 5
Even dates (morning): 07:00 — 13:00
Odd dates (afternoon): 14:00 — 19:00
+385 52 207 334

Silvija Keceli-Mesaroš
Arsenalska 8/II
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
Saturday: according to duty schedule
+385 52 212 168

Anastazija Maksa-Vidos
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
Saturday: according to duty schedule
+385 52 384 145

Ljiljana Manić-Bimbašić
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 211 570
ordinacijamanicbimbasic@idz.hr

Magda Martinčević-Diminić
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 384 051
ordinacija.martincevic-diminic@inet.hr

Ariana Skočilić
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 214 914
ariana.skocilic@pu.t-com.hr

Elis Strmotić
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
Saturday: last in the month (morning)
+385 52 544 095
elis.strmotic@idz.hr

Miroslav Šabijan
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 212 428
sestraspela.ord@gmail.com

Vijoleta Šabijan
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 222 676
sr.sandra.ord@gmail.com

Anamarija Šepuka Fiorentin
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 384 144

Ana Vanjak
Palladiova 22
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 384 054
ordinacija.sestra.vanjak@gmail.com
ordinacija.vanjak@inet.hr

Anica Vujović
Flanatička 27
Odd dates (morning): 07:00 — 14:30
Even dates (afternoon): 13:00 — 20:30
+385 52 219 284
anica.vujovic@gmail.com

Team without Primary Physician 5 (ex Marčec Obase)
Nensi Mušković, Nurse
Flanatička 27
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 493 863
Email: ordinacijaom5@idz.hr

Petra Benazić
Marčana 166
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 571 034
Email: petra.benazic@idz.hr

Fedor Butković (Private Practice)
Trg 1. istarske brigade 6
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 756 015
Email: ordinacija.fedorbutkovic@gmail.com

Nicol Kolar
Flanatička 27
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:30 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 211 550
Email: ordinacijakolar@idz.hr

Dena Didović Erman
Brunjakova ulica 5
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 552 057
Email: dena.didovic.erman@idz.hr; ordinacijadidovicerman@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician (ex Komel)
Doctor: Dr. Tea Gjirlić, M.D.
Katija Cerin, Nurse
Palladiova 22
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 384 036
Email: tea.gjirlic@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician 12 (ex Heraković)
Doctor: Dr. Nika Kaić, M.D.
Nataša Finderle, Nurse
Brunjakova ulica 5
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 552 056
Email: ordinacijavelivrh@idz.hr

General Medicine Practice – Team without Primary Physician (ex Grgurev)
Doctor: Dr. Emilia Kanciani, M.D.
Klaudia Morožin, Nurse
Arsenalska 8/2
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 212 040
Email: ordinacijauljanik2@idz.hr

Marija Kurtović
Flanatička 27
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 222 442
Email: ordinacijakurtovic@idz.hr

Ljiljana Manić Bimbašić
Flanatička 27
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 211 570
Email: ordinacijamanicbimbasic@idz.hr

Ana Matić
Palladiova 22
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 384 047
Email: ordinacijamatic@idz.hr

Miloš Mitrović
Palladiova 22
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 384 053
Email: milos.mitrovic@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician 35 (ex Juran Gobo)
Doctor: Dr. Dejan Mladenovski, M.D.
Anita Stajčić, Nurse
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 212 168
Email: ordinacijauljanik@idz.hr

Snežana Nastić Ristić
Flanatička 27
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 541 844
Email: snezana.nastic.ristic@idz.hr

Morena Peruško Butorac
Flanatička 27
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 224 604
Email: morena.perusko.butorac@idz.hr; ivona.dubroja@idz.hr

Maja Ploh
Flanatička 27
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 222 824
Email: ordinacijaploh@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician 29 (ex Počekaj)
Doctor: Dr. Anđela Počekaj, M.D., Specialist in School Medicine
Biserka Vrbljanin, Nurse
Palladiova 22
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 384 050
Email: andela.pocekaj@idz.hr; ordinacijapocekaj@idz.hr

Maja Runić
Flanatička 27
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 223 040
Email: ordinacijarunic@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician (ex Andrijašević-Trivić)
Doctor: Dr. Tea Seletković, M.D.
Marina Aljić, Nurse
Palladiova 22
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 496 036
Email: obiteljska.palladiova@idz.hr

Marko Mihajlović
Flanatička 27
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 255 849
Email: mirsada.vrbnjak@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician 11 (ex Prenc)
Doctor: Dr. Helena Vujičić, M.D.
Jasminka Fainkutić, Nurse
Odd dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Even dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 417 072
Email: opcamedicina11@idz.hr

Team without Primary Physician (ex Ladavac)
Doctor: Dr. Davor Ševkušić, M.D.
Dubravka Kovačević, Nurse
Even dates, morning: 07:00 – 14:30
Odd dates, afternoon: 13:00 – 20:30
Phone: +385 52 418 750
Email: ordinacijauljanik3@idz.hr