The hospitals’ initial allotment for 2011 was RON7.1 billion, which will be increased by RON500 million. The minister pointed out that this is possible due to the new funding system, in effect as of June 1. In this system, hospitals are funded according to their tier, with higher tiered units receiving more funds than those in lower tiers.
Cseke said 347 hospitals had been added to one of the five tiers. The majority, around 58%, were included in tiers four and five. Seven emergency hospitals were included in tier one: two units in Bucharest (the University Emergency Hospital and “Floreasca”) and one each in Constanta, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Targu Mures.
(EUR1=RON4.1297)