Crtice o pravnom uređenju bolnica u srednjevekovnoj Srbiji

Abstract

Medieval hospitals, and more broadly, health care in general, were in the beginnings accessible only to a small part of the population. They were created primarily for the needs of monks in large monastic centers, such as Hilandar and Studenica. Their organisation was regulated by the provisions of the typics, written under Roman influence, and adapted according to the circumstances of medieval Serbia. The mission of these institutions was primarily the healing of the sick, and over time, specialisation in the treatment of diseases and care for people with disabilities became more prominent. Data on their organisation, as well as on the status of hospital staff and patients comes from various legal, but also literary, archaeological and other sources. The level of medical knowledge of „hospital employees”, the appearance of doctors later on and special hospital administration greatly helped the development of hospital care, whose benefits would begin to be felt by the secular population, even before the emergence of city hospitals. Finally, in order for them to be able to perform their functions, it is necessary to considerthe regulation of their property, as well as its legal nature.