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President Klaus Iohannis made a press release at the Cotroceni Palace on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
The main statements of Klaus Iohannis
– We address your maintenance of the necessary equipment in hospitals and related electrical networks.
– The meeting was attended by representatives of the Government, but also experts, to seek the best solutions to these problems.
– Intensive care units are overworked due to the severe cases of Covid-19 they have to handle.
– Funds for service and maintenance of medical devices are reduced.
– Today concrete solutions have been identified. First of all, it is necessary to modernize gas systems (especially oxygen) and electrical networks.
– It is necessary to rethink the financial instruments for the maintenance of the systems. Medical engineers need to be more involved in this.
– We are going through a difficult period for the medical system, which has exposed neglected deficiencies for years.
– Together with the Government, I am determined to rebuild the entire health system from scratch. It is a long-term reform, which must begin when we have a new majority in Parliament committed to the good of Romanians.
The full press conference can be seen HERE:
The initial news
The president held a new meeting on Wednesday to evaluate and present the measures related to the management of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, Minister of Health Nelu Tataru, Head of the Emergency Situations Department, Raed Arafat, Vice President of the Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Prof. Dr. Dorel Sandesc, Chief of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Central University Hospital of Military Emergencies “Carol Davila”, col. Dr. Dan Corneci, director of the “Dr. Victor Babeş” Clinical Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Dr. Emilian Imbri, Elena Ovreiu, professor at the Faculty of Medical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest.
As early as Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis announced that he will hold this discussion, which will focus on the equipment needed in hospitals and related power grids.
He asked the authorities for an analysis of the real situation of the service and maintenance contracts for the medical equipment and devices provided by public hospitals.
