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Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives refuses to replace nurses in the emergency by rescue workers. According to the proposal of Ministry of Health, during service they may not be three nurses, but only two and one could be replaced by the rescue worker. The resort claims that rescue workers are as trained to provide medical care as nurses. The chamber is uncertain, how can be three nurses replaced by two people and pointing out on reduction of staff norm.
Some doctors of Hospital in Žilina are rebelling against the director. On Saturday, according to the order of director, did not have to remain on department for long-term sickness any doctor. The doctor, however, did not bidding the order. During his services he at last had to handle with acute conditions. Medical Trade Union in this context called for immediate intervention Minister of Health. According to the hospital director Štefan Volák, doctors only spread the panic that the people will not provide the health care. He is arguing that the patients in all departments have been properly cared for over the weekend.
The Government does not have a clear idea of the new hospital in Bratislava, which is according to Prime Minister Robert Fico urgently needed, but construction companies are already ready to build. The Prime Minister either the Ministry of Health do not know whether the state will finish the hospital Rázsochy or build a new one. However, Fico estimated the cost on more than € 0.5 billion. Even without knowing the details of the construction of hospital the companies known from PPP projects like Doprastav, Váhostav, or OHL Pozemné stavby are particularly interested in this project. Other companies such as Skanska SK and Strabag are still waiting on more details of the project to make an announcement.
The debts of hospitals to Social Insurance Company increased over the past year by € 33 million and currently amounts € 52 million. Compared to last year the distribution of debt among hospitals in the scope of Ministry of Health and smaller regional hospitals has changed. The bigger facilities are more in debt. For example, the three smaller hospitals - in Dunajská Streda, Trebišov and Vranov nad Topľou, reduce their obligation. Hospital in Trebišov, owned by financial group Penta, reduced its debt by € 230.000, but still owes to Social Insurance Company more than € 27.000. Rest of the eight hospitals and two detached offices in the scope of Penta fulfil the obligations to Social Insurance Company.
Minister of Health Zuzana Zvolenska dismissed the director of psychiatric hospital in Veľké Zálužie, Mrs. Mária Kabátová. This step has evocated a strong negative reaction of facility staff. They sent an anonymous letter to the Minister of Health in which decision to revoke the director severely criticized. They indicate that the decision has had a political overtone, as Minister dismissed the director of a thriving medical facility for any reason. Zvolenska refused to explain the reasons that led her to revocation of the director.
Released doctors of Faculty hospital in Žilina refuse to work the evening service during the notice period, what is around a third of all services in December. Spokeswoman of the hospital claims that the hospital is able to secure fully constitutional emergency services for all departments. Ministry of Health, however, is not satisfied with the situation. According to its spokeswoman, hospital is looking for all options to ensure evening service. On such a critical situation warned the deputy head of emergency department, Jozef Trgiňa, already at the end of last week.
Union health insurance company has not yet agreed on the form of next year's contracts with the Association of Hospitals in Slovakia. Health insurance company has contracts with hospitals with different validation, until the end of this year or until March 2014. Union allegedly explained the details of its offer to representatives of the Association, who will express themselves next week. Small hospitals will thus continue in negotiations, hereby they are asking for remaining of the price for hospitalization in 2013 on the level of second half of 2012.
Hundreds of patients are already today making appointments for operations in 2015, but also in 2017. Waiting times depend on capacities of hospitals, but also on the financial possibilities of three health insurance companies. Ministry of Health for now does not have a plan how to solve the waiting lists, when the three insurance companies will be merged. According to the spokeswoman of the Ministry, these issues will be solved by the law, which will be subsequently prepared after implementing of unitary system.
Debts of healthcare institutions on insurance premium continue to rise. By the end of October they owed Social Insurance Company an amount of € 52.1 million. Compared to September, there was an increase by more than € 4 million, at the end of last year the debts of hospitals or other institutions were lower by almost € 33.3 million. This results from the information, which was originally supposed to be a part of negotiation of the Government. For technical reasons, however, Government should deal with it at one of the next sessions.
Economy measures of the director of Faculty hospital in Žilina, Štefan Volák, provoked the strong resentment of its employees. In an effort to streamline the management gave notice to 18 doctors. Doctors refuse these measures and turned themselves to Minister of Health Zuzana Zvolenská. She, however, made a stand for director. Director faces the extreme criticism also due to the effort for releasing of the boss of trade unionists in Žilina, Peter Blaško. Representatives of medical trade unions from Poland, Czech republic and Hungary designated this step as a rapid intervention in the principles of democracy.
