Small hospitals do not have money for higher salaries

Wednesday, 29. February 2012, 16:29

Small hospitals are not able to get sufficient funds for increasing of salaries of doctors and nurses. Situation is reportedly becoming critical. According to head of Association of Hospitals in Slovakia Marián Petko hospitals are not able to handle the situation. Improving of wages of doctors and nurses will cause the situation when approximately 80% of all revenues from health insurance companies will be used for salaries. Healthcare prociders, however, claim that they also have to buy pharmaceuticals and other goods. If they do not get more money, they will reportedly not be able to provide the treatment of patients.