Dr Ismet Gavrankapetanovic was unanimously elected as the CEO of the Sarajevo General Hospital 'Prim. dr. Abdulah Nakas ' during Thursday's Board of Directors session, for a four-year term. That decision was forwarded to the Ministry of Health of Sarajevo Canton, Fena news agency reported on Friday.

Professor Ismet Gavrankapetanovic has been the acting director of the General Hospital since July 1, last year, and in a short time, the hospital said, he achieved extraordinary results.

A new mode of operation was introduced at the General Hospital on July 17, and over 800,000 services have since been provided. In that period alone, 20,923 patients were examined through the Hospital’s Emergency Centre, the statement said.