She practiced internal medicine in Plzeň rising to the rank of supervising physician in 1978.

In June 2006 she was appointed to the board of the Czech Universal Health Insurance Company (VZP).

In 2004 in the government of Stanislav Gross, she was appointed as Minister of Health,[2] succeeding Jozef Kubinyi.

[3] During her tenure as Minister of Health she created hospital ombudsmen to expedite the handling of patient complaints.

[4] However, during her tenure health care costs continued to rise dramatically.