The state-of-the-art equipment will improve diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in that clinic for rehabilitation, treatment and prevention of diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Mark Kaufman, founder and president of the Mark Kaufman Charity Foundation, said at the ceremony that he hoped that this donation would also help the promotion of Opatija as a tourist destination.
The Croatian Health Ministry's state secretary, Zeljko Plazonic, said that this laboratory meant a great step forward in the field of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Zlatko Komadina, prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, that ensured 500,000 kuna for this project, said that this laboratory finalised the investment cycle in the Opatija institution.
The clinic's head, Viktor Persic, said that the new laboratory would enhance the health standards in this institution, established 60 years ago.
(EUR1 = HRK 7.5)