Hrvatska medicinska publicistika često ističe ulogu Bolnice milosrdnih sestara koja veoma rano prihvaća novu rendgensku dijagnostiku. Dobro je poznato da 1901. godine posjeduje prvi rendgenski aparat, da se već dogodine javnosti prezentiraju prvi rendgenogrami te da je u ovoj ustanovi 1924. godine osnovan i prvi samostalni rendgenološki odjel. U vremenima kada su u nas specijalisti rendgenologije prava rijetkost, Odjel vodi Srećko Hofman, prvi specijalist rendgenolog ove bolnice. Unatoč navedenomu podaci o njemu potpuno su nepoznati. U Hrvatskome državnom arhivu u Zagrebu u fondovima Zemaljske vlade, Odjela za unutarnje poslove, Odsjeka za zdravstvo te u fondu Zbora liječnika pronađena je i istražena dokumentacija o ovom liječniku. Na temelju ovih izvora pokušale smo rasvijetliti i široj javnosti predočiti temeljne podatke njegova života i rada do 1945. godine.The Croatian medical publications very often emphasize the role of the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in the adoption of diagnostic roentgenology from the very beginning of its development. It is well known that the first X-ray device was installed in this institution in 1901, and already the year after the first roentgenograms were presented to the medical community. In 1924 the first department of roentgenology was established. In those pioneering times with just a few roentgenologists, the department was headed by Srećko Hofman, the first roentgenologist at this Hospital. Despite his role and position, his biography is unknown even nowadays. The search for archival sources was performed at the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb. The library holdings of Interior Affairs and Department of Health of the Provincial Government, as well as those of the Croatian Medical Association, disclosed some new documents and data from his biography. This article presents his life and work until 1945
