Regional Public Health Authorities in the Slovak Republic

There are 36 regional public health authorities established in the Slovak Republic. According to the Act No. 355 Coll. of Laws on protection, promotion and development of public health and on change and amendment of some acts they have following functions:

  1. participation in solving of national and international projects important for public health and performing scientific research in this field,
  2. managing, directing and controlling of epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases and fulfilment of immunisation program,
  3. reviewing assessment of impacts on public health on regional level and on local level,
  4. performing specialized tasks of public health and tasks of public health threats,
  5. ordering measures for diseases prevention and measures against public health threats in scope of their territorial competence,
  6. issuing binding standpoints and decision making in proposals in scope of assessment activities of the law, establishing commissions for examination of professional competence, issuing certificates of professional competence and maintaining register of professionally competent persons for epidemiological substantial activities stated in the act,
  7. performing state health surveillance, issuing orders and imposing measures on elimination of shortcomings found during state health supervision,
  8. securing access to information on bathing water quality during bathing season,
  9. performing tasks of control body entitled to impose sanctions on placing of chemical substances and mixtures on market according to special ordinance,
  10. cooperating with district offices and municipalities in elaboration of the plan of protection of inhabitants,
  11. performing activities in the field of radiation protection and other activities.

Seats and territorial districts of regional public health authorities in the Slovak Republic

  • Bratislava region
  • Banská Bystrica region
  • Košice region
  • Nitra region
  • Prešov region
  • Trenčín region
  • Trnava region
  • Žilina region

Bratislava region

Regional Public Health Authority Bratislava

Ružinovská 8
820 09  Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Otakar Fitz
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 2 43 338 286
​​​​​​​+421 917 426 111
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 2 43 338 288
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzba@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzba.sk

Banská Bystrica region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Banská Bystrica

Cesta k nemocnici 1
​​​​​​​975 56  Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office:  Assoc. prof. MUDr. Cyril Klement, CSc.
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 48 4367 785
​​​​​​​Fax:     +421 48 4367 701
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzbb@vzbb.sk
web: www.vzbb.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Lučenec

Petőfiho 1
​​​​​​​984 38  Lučenec, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Jarmila Lehotayová, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 47 4322 567
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 47 4322 567
​​​​​​​e-mail: lc.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzlc.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Zvolen

Nádvorná 336/12
​​​​​​​960 35  Zvolen, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Viktor Kosmovský
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 45 555 2301
​​​​​​​e-mail: zv.ruvz@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzzvolen.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Rimavská Sobota

Sama Tomášika 14
​​​​​​​979 01  Rimavská Sobota, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Dušan Béreš, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 47 5631 394
​​​​​​​+421 47 5634 121
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 47 5811 101
​​​​​​​e-mail: rs.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzrs.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Veľký Krtíš

Banícka 5
​​​​​​​990 01  Veľký Krtíš, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Slávka Ďurišová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 47 4830 747
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 47 4831 967
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzvk@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzvk.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Žiar nad Hronom

Cyrila a Metoda 357/23
​​​​​​​965 01  Žiar nad Hronom, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Eva Striežová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 45 6724 967
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 45 6723 450
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzzh@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzzh.sk

Košice region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Košice

Ipeľská 1
​​​​​​​040 11  Košice, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Margita Kaplánová – ad interim
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 55 7860 101
​​​​​​​Fax:  +421 55 7860 151
​​​​​​​e-mail: regionalnyhygienik@ruvzke.sk
web: www.ruvzke.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Michalovce

S. Chalupku 5
​​​​​​​071 01  Michalovce, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Janka Stašková, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 56 6880 611
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 56 6880 636
​​​​​​​e-mail: mi.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzmi.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Rožňava

Špitálska 3
​​​​​​​048 01  Rožňava, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Ľubomíra Chromčíková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 58 7323 257, 258
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 58 7881 358
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzrv@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzrv.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Spišská Nová Ves

A.Miciewicza 6
​​​​​​​052 20  Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Renáta Hudáková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 53 417 0230, +421 53 442 4958
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 53 442 5826
​​​​​​​e-mail: sn.riaditel@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzsn.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Trebišov

Jilemnického 3370/2
​​​​​​​075 01  Trebišov, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Terézia Konevičová, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 56 6724 885
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 56 6726 474
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvztv@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvztv.sk

Nitra region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Nitra
​​​​​​​Štefánikova 58
​​​​​​​949 63  Nitra, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Katarína Tináková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 37 6560 411
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 37 6560 457
​​​​​​​e-mail: nr.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvznr.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Komárno

Mederečská ul. č. 39
​​​​​​​945 01  Komárno, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Andrea Kološová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 35 7702 627, 626
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 35 7700 390
web: www.ruvzkn.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Levice

Komenského 4
​​​​​​​934 38  Levice, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Alena Frtúsová, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 36 6312 899
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 36 6308 592
​​​​​​​e-mail: lv.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzlv.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Nové Zámky

Slovenská ul. 13
​​​​​​​940 30  Nové Zámky, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Milan Krkoška, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 35 6912 383, 451
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 35 6400 996
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvznz@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvznz.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Topoľčany

Stummerova 1856
​​​​​​​955 01  Topoľčany, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Beáta Hlaváčová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 38 5327 131, 132
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 38 5324 066
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzto@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web:  www.ruvzto.sk

Prešov region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Prešov

Hollého5
​​​​​​​080 01  Prešov, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: Ing. Jana Mýtniková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 51 7580 310, +421 51 7723 951
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 51 7733 806
​​​​​​​e-mail: po.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzpo.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Bardejov

Kuzmányho 18
​​​​​​​085 01  Bardejov, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MVDr. Dana Džupirová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 54 4880 721
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 54 4880 730
​​​​​​​e-mail: bj.dzupirova@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzbj.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Humenné

ul. 26. novembra 2/1507
​​​​​​​066 18  Humenné, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: Ing. Miroslav Veliký
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 57 775 2794
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 57 788 0500
​​​​​​​e-mail: hn.ruvz@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzhe.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Poprad

Zdravotnícka 3
​​​​​​​058 97  Poprad, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Jozef Krak, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 52 7721 843
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 52 7764 446
​​​​​​​e-mail: pp.sekr@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzpp.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Stará Ľubovňa

Obrancov mieru 1
​​​​​​​064 01  Stará Ľubovňa, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: RNDr. Mária Salamonová, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 52 4280 115
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 52 4324 170
​​​​​​​e-mail: sl.salamonova@uvzsr.sk
web: www.vzsl.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Svidník

ul. Sovietskych Hrdinov 456/79
​​​​​​​089 01  Svidník, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: Mgr. Helena Hrebeňáková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 54 7880 012
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 54 7522 860
​​​​​​​e-mail: sk.hrebenakova@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzsk.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Vranov nad Topľou

Pribinova 95
​​​​​​​093 17  Vranov nad Topľou, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: RNDr. Ľudmila Rosiarová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 57 4464 631
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 57 4462 274
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzvt@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzvt.sk

Trenčín region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Trenčín

Nemocničná 4
​​​​​​​911 01  Trenčín, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Ľudmila Bučková, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 32 6509 511
​​​​​​​Fax:    +421 32 6521 997
​​​​​​​e-mail:  tn.ruvz@uvzsr.sk
web:    www.ruvztn.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Považská Bystrica

Slovenských partizánov 1130/50
​​​​​​​017 01  Považská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Viera Sirotná, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 42 4450 200, 211
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 42 4450 201
​​​​​​​e-mail: pb.ruvz@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzpb.szm.sk

Regional Public Health Authority in Prievidza with the seat in Bojnice

Nemocničná 8
​​​​​​​972 01  Bojnice, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: Mgr. Zuzana Tornócziová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 46 5192 011
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 46 5192 012
​​​​​​​e-mail: pb.rh@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzpd.sk

Trnava region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Trnava

Limbova 6
​​​​​​​917 09  Trnava, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Ľubica Kollárová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 33 5348 051
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 33 5348 053
​​​​​​​e-mail: kollaroval@ruvztt.sk
web: www.ruvztt.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Galanta

Hodská 2352/62
​​​​​​​924 81  Galanta, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Iveta Šuleková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 31 7803 221
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 31 7802 338
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzga@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzga.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Dunajská Streda

Veľkoblahovská 1067/30
​​​​​​​929 01  Dunajská Streda, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Terézia Horony – ad interim
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 31 5911 211
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 31 5911 260
​​​​​​​e-mail: dsruvz@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzds.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Senica

Kolónia 557
​​​​​​​905 01  Senica, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: Ing. Ondrej Máčalka
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 34 6909 311
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 34 6515 901
​​​​​​​e-mail: se.riaditel@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzse.sk

Žilina region

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Žilina

V. Spanyola 27
​​​​​​​011 71  Žilina, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Martin Kapasný, MPH
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 41 7233 846
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 41 7235 456
web: www.ruvzza.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Čadca

Palárikova 1153
​​​​​​​022 01  Čadca, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: RNDr. Xénia Lukáčová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 41 4302 611
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 41 4302 623
​​​​​​​e-mail: ca.info@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzca.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Dolný Kubín

Nemocničná 12
​​​​​​​026 01  Dolný Kubín, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MVDr. Jana Tomášková
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 43 5864 806
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 43 5884 874
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzdk@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzdk.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Liptovský Mikuláš

Ul. Štúrova 36
​​​​​​​031 80  Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Gabriela Guráňová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 44 5623 451
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 44 5523 455
​​​​​​​e-mail: lm.sekretariat@uvzsr.sk
web: www.ruvzlm.sk

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Martin

Kuzmányho 27
​​​​​​​036 80  Martin, Slovak Republic
​​​​​​​Regional hygienist and Chief of office: MUDr. Tatiana Červeňová
​​​​​​​Phone: +421 43 4134 863
​​​​​​​Fax: +421 43 4134 863
​​​​​​​e-mail: ruvzmt@uvzsr.sk
​​​​​​​web: www.ruvzmartin.sk