Opposition tries to stop the transformation of hospitals

Main opposition party Smer will try to stop the transformation of hospitals into joint-stock companies on today\’s parliamentary session. They will propose amendments to the Act on educational staff. They consider it as the last chance how to legitimately stop the transformation by the legislation. If the proposal will not pass today, party Smer will try to stop the transformation on the other parliamentary session at the end of November. Former Minister of Health said that the transformation may lead to the collapse of the health system and threaten hospitals chronically, because transformed hospitals are endangered by the extinction.