Prime Minister assures medical reform will not cause the decrease in the number of hospitals
Medical reform will
not lead to a reduction in the number
of medical institutions, it's result will be
changes in the financing of
the health care system, in
the quality of service provision
and in wages
of doctors. The Head of
Government told on air of
TV channel 1 + 1.
Volodymyr Groysman emphasized
the decision on pension reform
should have been taken 26 years
ago, because of this the
health care system is in
decline and added that so
called baseless rumors of negative future transformations are being circulated by those who
are "satisfied with the current
situation in the medical sector."
«Decions approved
today (October 19) will allow to
change the situation. We switch
from the system of financing
neglected hospital buildings to the
system of financing the quality
of medical services. Thus, we will increase
the efficiency of the use
of funds and will direct
the money for life and
health of people», stressed the Prime Minister.
The Head of Government claimed that several
years of serious hard work
will be needed
in order to achieve the
goals. «And I am ready to
assume responsibility, to unite people.
We will carefully
and seriously implement changes», he underlined.
Apart from that,
he recalled the adopted decisions
will ensure the continuation of the implementation
of Available Medicines program as well as
the construction of a network of
cardiological centers.
«I assure the
number of hospitals will not be decreased, even more
medical and obstetrical stations will be created.
We must bring
order in rural medicine, in emergency medicine.
We will start
from changing the situation on
the ground and then will
comprehensively update the system», undercored
the Prime Minister.