Waiting times

In line with the first paragraph of Article 15b of the Patients’ Rights Act, 
the Novo Mesto Health Center has appointed authorized personnel 
to oversee waiting lists.

The Patients’ Rights Act, and the Brochure on Patients.

Appointment scheduling can be done in person or electronically 
(for both specialist and primary care services), by phone, or through mail.

Shortest waiting times as of September 1, 2025

Service	Provider	Authorized person responsible for the waiting list	Urgency level for first appointment (very urgent/urgent/regular)
Pedodontics	Anja Andrejaš	Vesna Gašperšič (07/39-16-740)	13 (very urgent), 91 (urgent), 146 (regular)
Specialist clinic of dental prosthetics	Tanja Trivanović Dobrijević	Danijel Miletić (07/39-16-719)	3 (very urgent), 10 (urgent), 511 (regular)
Adult Mental Health Center	Miodrag Milovanovič	Dušan Strnad (07/39-16-865)	Open admission
Adult Mental Health Center	Valerij Melanič	Anja Lesjak (07/39-16-771)	Open admission
*Breast Clinic and Mammography	*Terezija Krese	Liljana Bukovec (07/39-16-804)	34 (very urgent), 354 (urgent), 493 (regular)
*Breast Clinic and Mammography	*Mirjam Cvelbar	Liljana Bukovec (07/39-16-804)	34 (very urgent), 354 (urgent), 493 (regular)
Pulmonology	Srečko Stojkovski	Ksenija Pavc Mikec (07/39-16-826)	129 (very urgent), 164 (urgent), 192 (regular)
Internal Medicine	Irena Jelen	Branka Urigelj (07/39-16-829)	4 (very urgent), 4 (urgent), 4 (regular)
Holter BP	Irena Jelen	Branka Urigelj (07/39-16-829)	4 (very urgent), 4 (urgent), 130 (regular)
Psychology Clinic	Katarina Kastelic	Katarina Kastelic, Špela Pucelj (07/39-16-819)	181 days
Speech and Language Therapy Clinic	Blaž Mišica	Blaž Mišica, Špela Pucelj (07/39-16-780)	1078 days
Psychology Clinic	Urška Zupančič	Urška Zupančič, Špela Pucelj (07/39-16-780)	110 days
Psychology Clinic	Urška Pavlin	Urška Pavlin, Špela Pucelj (07/39-16-780)	138 days
Developmental Clinic	Klavdija Strajnar	Tatjana Potočar (07 39 16 726)	12 (very urgent), 164 (urgent), 199 (regular)
Dental Services	Tina Križnar Martinčič	Mija Hosta (07/37-19-526)	First appointment 183 days
Dental Services	Urška Jamnik Kurnik	Rebeka Goleš (07/30-24-490)	First appointment 75 days
Dental Services	Žiga Žgavec	Mateja Dragan (07/39-16-882)	First appointment 163 days
Dental Services	Anja Fink Malenšek	Medeja Burgos (07/39-16-739)	First appointment 17 days
Dental Services	Boris Uzelac	Sanja Antić (07/39-16-744)	First appointment 87 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 42 (regular)
Dental Services	Mateja Malavašič	Andreja Turk (07/38-45-206)	First appointment 17 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 0 (regular)
Dental Services	Maja Ambrož Špendal	Sabina Vrtar (07/39-16-738)	First appointment 201 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 1448 (regular)
Dental Services	Maja Zupančič	Maja Virant (07/39-16-747)	First appointment 117 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 4 (urgent), 27 (regular)
Dental Services	Medeja Fajdiga Substituting for: Katja Cesar	Ksenija Boltes (07/30-81-100)	First appointment 108 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 31 (regular)
Dental Services	Loreta Burkat	Mojca Mislovič (07/39-16-754)	Absent
Dental Services	Anja Zupan	Mateja Ozimek Malnar (07/38-47-300)	First appointment 177 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 33 (regular)
Dental Services	Urban Burkat	Rok Švajger (07/39-16-881)	First appointment 127 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 11 (regular)
Dental Services	Eva Vrhovnik	Natalija Kerin Kekec (07/62-09-401)	First appointment 50 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 181 (urgent), 724 (regular)
Dental Services	Tjaša Slapar	Nika Kmet (07/38-85-274)	First appointment 168 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 214 (urgent), 462 (regular)
Dental Services	Aleksandar Kostić	Aleš Trajkovski (07/39-16-745)	First appointment 147 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 109 (regular)
Dental Services	Laura Legan	Mateja Klanfar (07/39-16-749)	First appointment 119 days, 1st prosth. exam 0 (very urgent), 0 (urgent), 338 (regular)
Dental X-ray, crown imaging	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Dental X-ray, panoramic (orthopantomogram)	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Dental X-ray, panoramic – children	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Dental X-ray, intraoral dental X-ray	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Dental X-ray, intraoral – children	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Dental X-ray, cephalometric (teleradiography)	Petra Doles, Lidija Legan, Maja Butara	(07/39-16-743)	7 (very urgent), 11 (urgent), 13 (regular)
Physiotherapy assessment — first visit	Sandra Tratar	Sandra Tratar (07/39-16-772)	28 (very urgent), 68 (urgent), 250 (regular)
Pediatric neurophysiotherapy — first visit	Sandra Tratar	Sandra Tratar (07/39-16-772)	4 (very urgent), 130 (urgent), 270 (regular)
Physiotherapy for lymphedema — first visit	Sandra Tratar	Sandra Tratar (07/39-16-772)	4 (very urgent), 130 (urgent), 270 (regular)
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy for complex impairments — first visit	Sandra Tratar	Sandra Tratar (07/39-16-772)	4 (very urgent), 130 (urgent), 270 (regular)
X-ray within specialist services	Srečko Stojkovski	Sabina Bradač Urbančič (07/39-16-822)	Open admission
Anticoagulant Clinic		SMS as scheduled (07/39-16-794)	Open admission

* The indicated waiting time, like at all other specialist clinics, applies to the first examination for health issues.
 
For preventive breast exams with screening mammography, 
the waiting time is different — longer — and currently amounts to 5 months. 
There is no waiting time for urgent cases; all patients are seen immediately.

Waiting times can depend on several factors, such as:

• the urgency level of the case,
• the chosen doctor,
• other organizational or medical considerations.