Bulgarian PM Inaugurates Top-of-Line Diagnostic Ward

Society » HEALTH | December 13, 2010, Monday // 18:00
Bulgarian PM Inaugurates Modern Image Diagnostic Hospital Ward: Bulgarian PM Inaugurates Top-of-Line Diagnostic Ward Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, at the opening of the image diagnostic ward in the "St. Ivan Rilski" hospital in Sofia. Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, launched Monday the most modern image diagnostic ward in the country, located at the University Hospital "St. Ivan Rilski" in Sofia.

The ceremony was also attended by Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, the Director of National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK), Nellie Nesheva, and members of the Parliamentary Health Committee.

The ward is unique for the country with its complete set of top of the line image diagnostic equipment – digital, X-ray, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance, and others, while the renovation works took less than a year.

The hospital serves about 20 000 patients per year; has increased the staff's salaries by 51% in the last two years (BGN 2 050 average for doctors and BGN 980 for nurses), and has no outstanding debt.

In the last two years, the hospital has also renovated an area of 4 100 square meters and has purchased top of the line equipment with an investment amount estimated at BGN 1.8 M.

"All hospitals can do this. And I am the Prime Minister, who has given the most funds for health care – BGN 3 B, compared to BGN 1 B in 2006. I also personally guarantee regular payments from NZOK to hospitals," Borisov told reporters, gathered for the ceremony.

The Health Ministry is expected to issue by Wednesday a permit for the University Hospital to install the most modern apparatus for tumor treatment – the so-called cyber knife. Currently, such treatment of Bulgarians in need of it is done in neighboring Turkey while the State pays for the services of Turkish hospitals.

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Tags: Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, image diagnostic ward, University Hospital, NZOK, Stefan Konstantinov, Nellie Nesheva, cyber knife, "St. Ivan Rilski"

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