The health system is one of the most complex systems that includes sources, participants and institutions, and relates to the financing, regulation and supply of health actions. Quality health care is one of the key goals of the welfare state. Considering the resources, the Croatian health system should achieve significantly more favorable outcomes and have a positive perception. Problems in healthcare are a significant topic for experts and the general public, because failure to solve them means a potential collapse. The aim of this work is to confirm the importance of capacity and the development of potential in health care with an emphasis on medicine through statistical analysis. The scientific contribution is manifested in the highlighting of significant factors of medicine in Croatia that describe positive trends and build the health system and shape attitudes about the functioning of the same.