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Internal Medicine Department with an Intensive Care Unit

The Internal Medicine Department, which includes an intensive care unit, provides preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic care—both outpatient and inpatient—within the defined scope of its specialty. In caring for its patients, the department works closely with other specialized facilities, particularly Hospital Hořovice, the Cardiology Center in Prague-Na Homolce, Motol University Hospital, and IKEM. The modernly equipped department features single- to triple-occupancy rooms with adjustable beds, private bathrooms, televisions, and Wi-Fi access. It is accredited for the training of physicians in this specialty. Documents for accreditation

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The intensive care unit (ICU) is part of the internal ward, it has 7 fully monitored beds. The ICU provides medical care for seriously ill internal medicine patients who are at risk of failure of basic life functions, or who are failing one or more vital organ functions. It uses modern instrumentation.

INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

The internal department with an intensive care unit provides preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic care on an outpatient and inpatient basis within the defined scope of the specialty.

doc. MUDr. Karel Sochor, CSc.

Highest education attained

1986 appointment as Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
1984 Candidate of Science - CSc.
1977 attestation II. degree of internal medicine
1973 attestation of the 1st degree of internal medicine
1970 graduation from the Faculty of Medicine and Hygiene of Charles University in Prague

Professional overview

1970 -1971 OÚNZ Beroun (internal department, hygiene station)
1971- 1976 Section physician of the internal medicine department of the Na Míčánkách Hospital Prague
1976 - 1979 head physician of the coronary unit of the internal department of the Na Míčánkách Hospital Prague
1979 - 1992 chief physician of the internal department of the Na Míčánkách Hospital in Prague
1992 - 1994 Chief physician of the Clinical Department of the Leoš Středa Institute in Prague.
1994 - 1998 Head physician of the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine, Beroun Hospital
1998 - 03/2024 Chief physician of the Internal Medicine Department of the Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun

Pedagogical activity

1974 -1989 VDU JEP (Military Medical Academy) Hradec Králové
1979 - 1989 FVL Praha UK (3rd internal medicine clinic)
1994 - 2005 Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague (Department of Family Education)
1998 - 2006 Secondary Medical School Beroun

Publication activity

48 articles in domestic and international literature, mostly in the field of cardiology

Membership in professional societies

Czech Society of Internal Medicine
Czech Society of Cardiology