Merkur Special Hospital
Spa treatment and rehabilitation in Vrnjačka Banja: programmes for diabetes, osteoporosis and joint conditions, also through state health insurance.
- Season
- All year
- Where
- Indoors
- For
- seniors, couples, solo travellers
- Entry
- Check before you go
About the place
Merkur Special Hospital is the main health institution of Vrnjačka Banja and the place where spa treatment actually happens: medical check-ups, therapies, rehabilitation and programmes using the spa’s mineral water. The hospital has its own accommodation, Merkur Novi, Šumadija and Sveti Đorđe, so patients sleep and eat where they are treated.
According to the hospital, its programmes focus on diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity and musculoskeletal conditions, with general health check-up and prevention packages as well. Merkur also runs the “Rimski izvor” spa centre and the “Waterfall” aqua centre.
For Serbian insured patients, diabetes treatment can be covered by the national health insurance fund (RFZO): the GP proposes the referral from medical records, and the fund’s medical board decides. That stay lasts 10 days. It applies to adults moved from tablets to insulin, or on two or more insulin doses a day or an insulin pump, with a discharge letter or a specialist’s opinion no older than six months.
You can also come without a referral, paying yourself, on a medical or spa board package. Talk to your own doctor before choosing a treatment programme, and check terms and dates directly with the hospital’s booking office.
What to expect
Treatment programmes
Diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity and musculoskeletal conditions, with general check-up and prevention packages.
Treatment through RFZO
A ten-day diabetes stay covered by the fund, with a GP referral and the medical board’s approval.
Accommodation on site
Patients stay at Merkur Novi, Šumadija and Sveti Đorđe.
Spa and aqua centre
Merkur also runs the “Rimski izvor” spa centre and the “Waterfall” aqua centre.
Facilities
- Booking or a call ahead is required
Opening hours
Hours of the patient admission and booking office.
- Monday
- 07:00–14:30
- Tuesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Wednesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Thursday
- 07:00–14:30
- Friday
- 07:00–14:30
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Prices
Checked: October 2026
We are still checking the prices. Call before you go.
Board and programme prices depend on the season and the programme; ask the booking office for an offer.
Where it is
Bulevar srpskih ratnika 18, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja
- How to get there
- Merkur is in the centre of the spa, on Bulevar srpskih ratnika, a few minutes’ walk from the promenade.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions people ask most. If yours is not here, get in touch and we will get back to you.
Send us a questionHow do I get treatment at Merkur through RFZO?
Your GP proposes the referral from your medical records, and the fund’s medical board decides. For diabetes the stay lasts 10 days.
Which treatment programmes does Merkur offer?
According to the hospital: diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, musculoskeletal conditions, and general check-ups and prevention.
Can I come without a referral?
Yes, paying yourself, on a medical or spa board package. The booking office gives offers and dates.
When is the booking office open?
From 7:00 to 14:30, on +381 36 51 55 141.
Places to stay nearby
The nearest places to stay, by distance from here.
