Romanian Govt To Assess Functioning Standards In Hospitals Countrywide – PM

Romania's Health Ministry drew up a draft decree whereby 373 hospitals countrywide will be decentralized by July 1, to be administered by local public authorities.

According to the draft decree, the ministry will keep 62 national-interest healthcare units, namely public institutes, several country emergency hospitals and certain hospitals with single areas of activity.

Romania's Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday he ordered check-ups in all 16 hospitals across the country under the ministry's authority after two women developed severe infections following minor surgeries in a Bucharest hospital.

Berceanu on Friday sacked the manager of the CFR 2 Hospital in Bucharest, after two female patients who underwent minor surgery there on Tuesday night developed severe infections. The hospital is part of the Transport Ministry's sanitary network, but also treats outside patients.

The Health Ministry has closed down three sections of Bucharest's CFR 2 Hospital for investigation, and Berceanu said drastic measures are in store for whoever is found responsible for the state of the two patients.

Amelia Antoniu, 36, first soloist of the National "Ion Dacian" Operetta Theater, and Alice Roxana Preda, 35, were rushed from the CFR 2 Hospital to the Bucharest Emergency University Hospital on Tuesday night and were placed in intensive care in critical condition, with acute respiratory issues following septic shocks.

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