Romanian hospitals to be classified in new competence categories

Romanian hospitals might be classified into five categories of competence from May this year, if the Romanian Health Ministry’s project is approved. “The proposal for hopital classification according to the expertise and the reorganization of the hospitals is part of Ministry’s strategy to set up hospitals with Level 1 of proficiency”, said Cseke Attila, the Romanian Health Minister. The project contains the methodology for classifying hospitals, depending on jurisdiction and minimum mandatory criteria for hospitals classification in new categories. This should ensure efficiency by avoiding overlap and duplication between hospital units, ensuring equitable access to health services for citizens and lower treatment costs. Moreover, the classification based on this methodology will be used to establish protocols for transferring uncritical cases between hospitals. It will also play a key role in developing proposals for additional funding to hospitals and good planning, as well as procurement of medical equipment. Irina Popescu