Teleradiology in Croatia

A teleradiology system connecting 35 workstations in 27 hospitals was estab lished in Croatia. In two years of operation, 2071 consultations were condu cted using the system at an average rate of four neurosurgical teleconsulta tions per day. Eighty patients required urgent transfer to the tertiary hos pital and 181 required non-urgent transfer. An additional 181 patients rema ined in their local hospital and were treated under the supervision of the tertiary hospital. The avoidance of unnecessary patient transfer led to sig nificant cost savings.