The professional conference "Effective Hospital 2025 – Strategy of Health Insurance Companies, Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics"

will be held on Tuesday 25 November 2025 and Wednesday 26 November 2025 at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague – Vysocany.

(The conference will be held in the Czech language)

A shortened version of the programme of professional conference in English in PDF format can be found HERE.

The full Czech version of the programme of professional conference in PDF format can be found HERE.

You can register HERE >

The auspices of the professional conference have so far been accepted by:

• Eva Pavlova – wife of the President of the Czech Republic
• prof. MUDr. Vlastimil Valek, CSc., MBA, EBIR – Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the Czech Republic; Minister, Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
• Kamil Sasko, MSc. – Minister, Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
• MUDr. Bc. Tomas Fiala, MBA – Senator, Chairman of the Health Committee, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hospital Strakonice, a.s.
• MUDr. Milan Kubek – President, Czech Medical Chamber
• prof. MUDr. Milena Kralickova, Ph.D. – Rector, Charles University
• MUDr. Tomas Boran – Director, State Institute for Drug Control
• doc. MUDr. Roman Smucler, CSc. – President, Czech Dental Chamber
• Mgr. Jana Mrackova Vildumetzova – Governor, Karlovy Vary Region
• Ing. Martin Kukla – Governor, Vysocina Region
• MUDr. Martin Kuba – Governor, South BohemiaRegion
• MUDr. Kamal Farhan – Governor, Pilsen Region
• Mgr. Jan Grolich – Governor, South Moravian Region
• Ladislav Oklestek – Governor, Olomouc Region
• Ing. Radim Holis – Governor, Zlin Region
• Mgr. Richard Brabec – Governor, Ustecky Region
• Mgr. Vladimir Richter – Deputy Governor for Health, Liberec Region
• Ing. Pavel Pavlik – Statutory Deputy of the Governor for Health, Central Bohemia Region
• MUDr. Martin Gebauer, MHA, LL.M. – Deputy Governor for Health, Moravian-Silesian Region
• Pavel Stefka – Deputy Governor for Health, Pardubice Region
• MUDr. Jiri Behounek – Councillor for Health, Vysocina Region
• doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, CSc. – Mayor, Capital City of Prague
• JUDr. Marketa Vankova – Mayor, the statutory city of Brno
• Ing. Zbynek Prazak, Ph.D. – Deputy Mayor, the statutory city of Ostrava
• Mgr. Michal Marianek, MBA – Member of the Council, the statutory city of Ostrava
• prof. MUDr. Martin Vokurka, CSc. – Dean, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
• prof. MUDr. Marek Babjuk, CSc. – Dean, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
• prof. MUDr. Jozef Rosina, Ph.D., MBA – Dean, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
• doc. MUDr. Rastislav Madar, PhD., MBA, FRCPS – Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava
• Mgr. Jiri Vevoda, Ph.D. – Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacky University in Olomouc
• doc. RNDr. ThLic. Karel Sladek, Ph.D., MBA – Dean, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice
• Ing. Erika Jurinova – Chairwoman, Zilina Self-Governing Region
• Mgr. Juraj Droba, MBA, MA – Chairman, Bratislava Self-Governing Region
• Ing. Jaroslav Baska – Chairman, Trencin Self-Governing Region
• PaedDr. Milan Majersky, PhD. – Chairman, Presov Self-Governing Region
• Other auspices of the professional conference were approached

Tuesday 25. 11. 2025

OPENING OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE (13:30 – 14:30)

• MUDr. Zdenka Nemeckova Crkvenjas, MBA – Chairwoman, Committee on Health – Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
• MUDr. Bc. Tomas Fiala, MBA – Senator, Chairman of the Health Committee, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hospital Strakonice, a.s.
• doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, CSc. – Mayor, Capital City of Prague
• MUDr. Milan Kubek – President, Czech Medical Chamber
• MUDr. Tomas Boran – Director, State Institute for Drug Control
• PhDr. Martina Sochmanova, MBA – President, Czech Nurses Association; Deputy Director for Nursing Care and Quality, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Other participants of the opening of the conference were approached

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ABSOLUTE WINNER OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF THE BEST HOSPITAL OF THE YEAR 2025 AND THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2025 (14:30 – 14:45)

The results will be announced in the following categories:

• National survey Health insurance company of the year – Absolute winner.
• National survey The best hospital of the year – Absolute winner.

1. DISCUSSION SESSION – HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS (14:45 – 15:45)

Main topics of the discussion session:

• Limited finances and the need to restructure acute inpatient care, the advent of day surgery.
• Digitalisation of healthcare, massive development of artificial intelligence and its benefits in terms of accessibility and improvement of acute care, effects of reducing staffing requirements.
• Central medicines - system options in the Czech Republic and financial limit, optimal ratio of biological treatment.

Participation in the discussion session has so far been confirmed by:

• MUDr. Zdenka Nemeckova Crkvenjas, MBA – Chairwoman, Committee on Health – Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
• MUDr. Bc. Tomas Fiala, MBA – Senator, Chairman of the Health Committee, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hospital Strakonice, a.s.
• MUDr. Ladislav Slobodnik, MBA – State Secretary, Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
• MUDr. Tom Philipp, Ph.D., MBA – Chairman of the board of directors, General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic; Head of the Clinic, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital; Member of parliament, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
• Ing. Zdenek Kabatek  – Director, General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic
• prof. MUDr. David Feltl, Ph.D., MBA – Director, General University Hospital in Prague
• MUDr. Jan Prada – Vicepresident, Czech Medical Chamber
• Other participants in the discussion were approached

BREAK (15:45 – 16:15)

2. DISCUSSION SESSION – DISCUSSION PANEL WITH MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND EXPERTS (16:15 – 17:15)

Main topics of the discussion session:

• Demands of the population on the future of the Czech healthcare system. 
• Health insurance companies and purchase of acute health care.
• Digitalization of healthcare, massive development of artificial intelligence and its benefits in the field of accessibility and improvement of acute care, effects of reduction of staff intensity. 

Participation in the discussion session has so far been confirmed by:

• MUDr. Tomas Julinek, MBA – Minister of Health in the years 2006 – 2009, Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
• Mgr. et Mgr. Adam Vojtech, MHA – Ambassador, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki
• PhDr. Mgr. Jan Bodnar, LL.M. – Deputy Director of Health Care, General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic
• Mgr. Martin Balada, LL.M. – President, Association of Health Insurance Companies of the Czech Republic, z.s.
• MUDr. Ales Herman, Ph.D. – Director, University Hospital Hradec Kralove
• JUDr. Lenka Teska Arnostova, Ph.D. – Lawyer; Chairwoman, Society of Medical Law CzMA JEP
• MUDr. Miroslav Homza, Ph.D., MBA – Head of the Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital Ostrava, 2010-2018; owner of a network of cardiology outpatient clinics
• Other participants in the discussion were approached

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTIAL RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2025 (17:15 – 18:00)

The results of the national project will be announced in the following categories:

• Evaluation from the point of view of online communication of health insurance companies.
• Evaluation from the point of view of cyber security.
• Evaluation from the point of view of mobile app.
• Evaluation from the point of view of financial health.
• Evaluation from the point of view of health service providers.
• Evaluation from the point of view of preventive programs.
• Evaluation from the point of view of the insured.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTIAL RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF THE BEST HOSPITAL OF THE YEAR 2025 (18:00 – 18:25)

The results of the national project will be announced in the following categories:

• Project „Safety of Healthcare Professionals 2025".
• Project „Online communication of hospitals 2025".
• Cyber security.
• Financial health of hospitals.
• Employee safety and satisfaction.
• Safety and satisfaction of hospitalized patients.
• Safety and satisfaction of outpatients.

END OF THE 1^ST DAY OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE, DISCUSSION (18:25 – 22:00)

Wednesday 26. 11. 2025

3. DISCUSSION SESSION – SUMMIT OF HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS (10:00 – 11:00)

Main topics of the discussion session:

• Demands of the population on the future of Czech healthcare. 
• Optimal setting of cooperation between the Ministry, health insurance companies, patient organisations and providers.
• Improving access to care. Continuity of care, change in hospital processes towards what people need.

Participation in the discussion session has so far been confirmed by:

• MUDr. Tomas Boran – Director, State Institute for Drug Control
• MUDr. JUDr. Petr Honek – Director of the regional office in Usti nad Labem, General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic
• Ing. Mgr. Robert Hejzak, M.A. – Chairman, National Association of Patient Organizations (NAPO)
• Jana Petrenko – Director, Coalition for Health, o.p.s.
• Mgr. Vaclav Krasa – Chairman, National Council of Persons with Disabilities CR, z.s.
• Other participants in the discussion were approached

PRESENTATIONS OF PATIENT ORGANISATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (11:00 – 11:30)

• Presenting patient organizations and healthcare professionals were approached

END OF THE 2^ND DAY OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE (11:30 – 12:30)

THANK YOU TO THE PARTNERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE IN 2025: