The beginnings of the hospital in Nitra began to be written as early as 1834, when at the end of Pároviec, on the road to Mlynárka, two hospital buildings were built. Later, the hospital in Párovce was no longer suitable for the location or capacity of the beds. The county assembly decided to build a new hospital in a new location. It has been in the current premises of “Pod Kalváriou” since 1894. The total capacity of the hospital at its opening was 151 beds. The first director of the Pod Kalváriou Hospital was MUDr. Biringer, who was responsible for the purchase of the first X-ray machine in 1902. Nursing and auxiliary work in the kitchen and in the wards and in the economic part was performed by nuns of the Vincentian order. The year 1920 was significant in that electric lighting was introduced in the entire area of ​​the hospital, the gas was used only for heating. In the war years, the Nitra hospital had 652 beds and was the third largest in Slovakia after the Bratislava and Martin hospitals. In the first post-war years after the liberation, it was possible to record the expansion of hospital premises and the growth of personnel. In 1946 another independent children’s department was established, in 1947 the neck and in 1951 eye department. In 1963, a modern gynecological-obstetric and urological pavilion was put into operation. The number of beds reached 972, in 1966 a cobalt bomb was installed in the oncology department. The year 1972 was significant for the children’s ward, which moved to a new modern building under Zobor, where they found a pediatric outpatient clinic and a ward. In the first post-war years after the liberation, it was possible to record the expansion of hospital premises and the growth of personnel. In 1946 another independent children’s department was established, in 1947 the neck and in 1951 eye department. In 1963, a modern gynecological-obstetric and urological pavilion was put into operation. The number of beds reached 972, in 1966 a cobalt bomb was installed in the oncology department. The year 1972 was significant for the children’s ward, which moved to a new modern building under Zobor, where they found a pediatric outpatient clinic and a ward. In the first post-war years after the liberation, it was possible to record the expansion of hospital premises and the growth of personnel. In 1946 another independent children’s department was established, in 1947 the neck and in 1951 eye department. In 1963, a modern gynecological-obstetric and urological pavilion was put into operation. The number of beds reached 972, in 1966 a cobalt bomb was installed in the oncology department. The year 1972 was significant for the children’s ward, which moved to a new modern building under Zobor, where they found a pediatric outpatient clinic and a ward. in 1966, a cobalt bomb was installed in the oncology department. The year 1972 was significant for the children’s ward, which moved to a new modern building under Zobor, where they found a pediatric outpatient clinic and a ward. in 1966, a cobalt bomb was installed in the oncology department. The year 1972 was significant for the children’s ward, which moved to a new modern building under Zobor, where they found a pediatric outpatient clinic and a ward.

The 1980s and 1990s were the years of construction of new pavilions. In 1992, the new Pavilion II was put into use. Internal Medicine and Neurology “Olympia” and in the same year the cornerstone of the new pavilion of surgical disciplines was laid, which was completed in 1997. It houses clinics: surgical, neurosurgical, ophthalmic, ENT, KAIM, orthopedic-traumatological. Since 2009, the office of emergency medicine has been transferred to PCHD. The pavilion also houses the CT and Jessenius X-ray department. All workplaces, dispensaries, clinics and departments are connected by an intranet.

The year 2002 was very important for the hospital, it became the Faculty Hospital, which provides teaching for students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra. Later, the Department of Emergency Medicine, the Department of Physiotherapy and Balneology were added to the Department of Nursing. In addition to the core staff of the faculty, the educational process is also provided by the hospital’s physicians. In the same year, in 2002, the Hospital with the Polyclinic became the University Hospital.

At the end of 2003, the children’s ward moved from the building under Zobor to the hospital premises, to the building of the former ENT ward.

At present, the University Hospital in Nitra is a terminal medical facility and provides health care for the entire Nitra region in 14 clinics, 10 departments, 81 specialized outpatient clinics. There are 722 beds available for patients.