MKČR will decide whether the polyclinic in Prague 6 will be a monument

Prague - The Ministry of Culture should decide within a month whether the Pod Marjánkou polyclinic in Prague 6 will be declared a monument. This will affect its repairs, for which the local district has received a subsidy of 60 million crowns from the capital city. At today's meeting of the Prague 6 council, the councilor for health and social affairs, Milena Hanušová (TOP 09), stated this. The district is also considering the possibility of constructing an extension next to the polyclinic, where it will house a long-term care hospital (LDN).

Whether the municipality will renovate the building as a monument or a regular building will also influence the nature of the repairs. "Only after the ministry decides can we commission the completion of the project documentation," Hanušová explained. The subsequent study will show how it will be possible to renovate the polyclinic while in operation. The municipality can draw on the subsidy until the end of 2018.

The local district acquired the Pod Marjánkou property from the state in 2008. A condition for the free transfer was the operation of the healthcare facility until 2033. A private company, Poliklinika Pod Marjánkou, managed the facility from 2010, and last year it was taken over by the local district, which paid the company nearly 40 million crowns.

The potential extension for the placement of LDN should cost around 100 million crowns. The new building with 102 beds should be connected to the existing structure from the eastern side. The local district could have an income of 2.5 million crowns annually from the rental of the space. Initially, the plan for LDN did not include an extension but rather the use of part of the existing building. However, people opposed this, and the extension for LDN is also unpopular with some doctors who have practices in the building.