Increase of salaries will drive up the hospital costs

According to legislation, wages of doctors will be adjusted twice in 2012, in January and in July. Doctors achieved higher salaries by the nationwide strike. The daily Sme (03/01/2012) reports that for example L. Pasteur University Hospital in Košice will expend € 144 000 more on basic salaries of doctors from the new year. Increasing of basic wages will affect also the overtime payments and hospital emergency services. These will, according to the spokeswoman of hospital, represent further increase of costs by about € 55 700.