The development of medical service in these regions has a big tradition. It goes back to ancient times, when the first Serbian hospital was built in the Monastery of Studenica in the 12th century, which carried the name “Sveti duh” (Holy Spirit). Simeon Nemanjić divided it into a department for mental and a department for physical patients. The first water supply and sewerage in the Monastery Studenica were built 1196, what is testified by the high hygiene level of that period. The second hospital came up in 1217 in the Monastery Žiča. After the “Second Serbian Uprising” in 1817, the first national outpatient clinic of the Kneževićs has been established in Karanovac (Kraljevo).

Manastery Studenica

The first reference of clinical protection in this region can be followed back to 1837, when a small hospital was built in the Karanovac garrison. In the middle of the 19th century a hospital for treating syphilis was established, which was later relocated to Raška.

1863 one of the first hospitals in the 19th century was established in Kraljevo and the organized medical health care for residents began. The first director of the hospital was “Jovan the doctor” with a salary of 37 talirs.

The first pharmacy became its work permit in 1881, when the development of pharmaceutical duty started. The first dispenser was Dušan Todorović.

First hospital in Kraljevu

It was not until 1895, when the first civil hospital was established in Kraljevo, after the approval by the Ministry of Internal Acts, or its Health Care Department so to speak. It was situated in an unused building with 10 and 15 beds respectively.
In 1913, the town received its rebuilt hospital with 50 beds in a
general pavilion style.

It has been noted, that from 1939 to 1940 there was a hospital
with the name “Hospital of Moravska Banovina”. The director of
that hospital in 1940 was Dr. Vitomir Govedarević, a surgeon,
who reported to have made about 800 surgeries.

Civil hospital 

The Health Center in Kraljevo was established in 1967, and it includes the following institutions: the Domicile of Health, the Dental Polyclinic, the health stations of Ribnica, Lađevci, Samaila, “The First Health Station”, the health station of Mataruška Banja, the health station of Vrba, the Anti Tuberculosis Dispensary and the General Hospital. The following institutions work as independent institutions: the Institute for Health Care, the National Pharmacy Kraljevo which since 1963 includes the following pharmacies: “Zdravlje”, “Crveni krst”, “Pomoć”, and the pharmacy in Mataruška Banja, the health stations “Fabrika vagona”, “Magnohrom”, “Jasen” and “ŽTP” and the natural spa of Mataruška Banja.

The OSH (Office for Occupational Safety & Health) was established in 1968, when the health stations of “Fabrika vagona”, “Magnohrom” and “Jasen” fused into one.

The integration process in the medical service continued, so in 1973 the Health Center was established which included the Domicile of Health, the Hospital, the Institute for Health Care and pharmacies.

The OSH merged with the Health Center in 1976.

From the composition of the Medical Center “Dr. Ljubinko Đorđević”, the Institute for Health Care marks off in 1983.

By fetching the Law of Health Care in 1992, medical/health care centers were founded. So in Kraljevo the “Zdravstveni centar Studenica” (Medical/Health Care Center Studenica) was established, which includes the Domicile of Health, General Hospital, pharmacies and the OSH, which was under the guideline of the Medical Center “Dr. Ljubinko Đorđević”. Besides them other institutions joined in: the Domicile of Health in Vrnjačka Banja, the Domicile of Health in Raška and the Pharmacy in Raška. In 1994, the pharmaceutical institution Kraljevo marks off from the Health Center “Studenica”.

Office for Occupatiolnal Safety & Health 

In 1994, in the community of Kraljevo, there were following health institutes:

1. The Medical/Health Care Center “Studenica”
2. The Institute for Health Care
3. The pharmaceutical institution
4. The Institute for specialized rehabilitation “Agens” in Mataruška Banja and
5. The Institute for Health Care for Workers in railroad traffic “Belgrade” in Belgrade – health station “Kraljevo” in Kraljevo.

"Agens"

Surgical hospital 

Internistic hospital