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Health tourism in Kvarner
Vitality Hotel Punta -
Pulmonary rehabilitation
programme for children
and adults
Location: Island of Lošinj, Veli Lošinj, Šestavine 17
Fields: rehabilitation of the respiratory system: asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic
bronchitis, dyspnoea.
Medical staff and equipment: a specialist in internal
medicine, paediatrician, nutritionist, psychologist,
trained therapists (kinesiologist, occupational therapist
and physiotherapist), supporting medical staff and service
and administrative staff.
References: the pulmonary rehabilitation programme
was approved by the Croatian Respiratory Society
The island of Lošinj is famous for its
extraordinarily mild climate with more
than 2,600 hours of sunshine every
year. Its natural healing factors, which
have a beneficial effect on human
health and facilitate breathing, have
been attracting large numbers of
visitors for more than a hundred years.
Thanks to the unique climate on
the island, theAustro-Hungarian
government inVienna declaredMali
Lošinj andVeli Lošinj climatic health
resorts as early as 1892.The unique
pulmonary rehabilitation programme,
which is offered at theVitality Hotel
Punta has been approved by the Croatian
Respiratory Society.The programme
is based on scientifically validated
clinical and diagnosticmethods that
are combinedwith the island’s natural
healing factors and beneficial air.
The programme lasts from a minimum
of 2 to a maximum of 6 weeks.With
a minimum stay of 3 weeks under
medical supervision and with exercises
prescribed by a physiotherapist,
patients with respiratory problems
can expect an improvement in their
pulmonary function, a reduction of
symptoms and a better quality of life.
Vitality Hotel Punta - Pulmonary rehabilitation
programme for children and adults
Šestavine 17, 51551 Veli Lošinj
Information and reservations:
Tel: +385 (0)51 661 111, Fax: +385 (0)51 231 904
E-mail:
vitality.losinj-hotels.com
