A new children's treatment facility with speleotherapy was built in Ostrov u Macochy for 196 million

Brno - The South Moravian Region has taken over a new Children's Treatment Center with speleotherapy in Ostrov u Macochy, which cost 196 million crowns. It still awaits the installation and setup of equipment. This was stated today by the region's spokesperson Alena Knotková in a press release. The capacity of the treatment center has increased up to three times, offering accommodation for 78 people. It expects its first patients in March. The health facility in the Moravian Karst takes advantage of the favorable climate of the Císařská Cave, where patients aged from four to 18 years with asthma, allergies, respiratory tract inflammations, and atopic eczema are treated. The costs of the overall reconstruction of the original building were covered by the region.

The modern complex of several buildings on the outskirts of Ostrov u Macochy in Blanensko will replace the original facility, which was in an unsatisfactory condition, after nearly 40 years. Children with health issues spend two to three hours a day in a hypoallergenic environment training and resting, while the rest of the time the environment is so-called "cleaned." "The Children's Treatment Center in Ostrov u Macochy is the only facility in the entire Czech Republic that utilizes a karst cave for speleotherapy. I am glad that we have managed to complete this treatment project, which helps children improve their lives. The first patients should settle into the new treatment center at the beginning of March," said Governor Jan Grolich (KDU-ČSL).

Thanks to the new facility, the capacity of the treatment center has increased. "It has increased up to three times. It will provide accommodation for 78 people, including children and their companions," said Councilor for Investments Vladimir Šmerda (ODS). The facility also includes a dining area, rehabilitation area with a swimming pool, sauna, aerosol room, and gym, four classrooms for a primary school, healthcare areas like an outpatient clinic, examination rooms, operational spaces, as well as changing rooms for speleotherapy, a sleeping bag drying room, staff facilities, storage and technical spaces, outdoor sports areas, an arboretum, and parking. "This is an architecturally interesting building that fits into the protected landscape area of the Moravian Karst, which utilizes renewable energy sources and, of course, has low operating costs. For instance, it was selected by evaluators from the OECD and the European Commission as one of the three best public procurement projects of 2021 in the Sustainable Public Procurement category of the PROCURA+ competition," said Šmerda.