Hospitals

Greece's healthcare system needs attention. From personnel shortages to restructuring primary care services to upgrading public hospitals, the next Greek government will have to address the lingering problems facing the national health service.

The two men and two women are in hospital

Ljubljana – The death toll of the powerful explosion that ripped through the Melamin chemical plant in Kočevje, south Slovenia, on 12 May has increased to seven after a second of the two severely injured workers died in hospital on Monday, nearly three weeks after Slovenia’s deadliest industrial accident.

Some of the remains date back more than 200 years and provide insight into hospital conditions in an era before anaesthesia, sterile operating theaters & antiseptics

Smoke in the interior of the building – “Patient set fire”, says the director of the clinic

Ljubljana – Due to growing needs for space and a rise in cancer cases in Slovenia, the Oncology Institute in Ljubljana plans to expand its buildings with the support of the Health Ministry. The value of two expansion projects has been estimated at EUR 13-19 million.

Ljubljana – The main building of the UKC Ljubljana medical centre called Hospital will be renovated in an investment valued at EUR 37 million. The government has included the project in the plan of development programmes in the 2022-2025 period.

At least three times is the difference in mortality from COVID-19 in hospitals where patients with complicated conditions are treated, according to data from Gallup International Balkan and the specialized website clinica.bg . The analysis is called the "Hospital Index" and was made for the past 2021.

The injuries he suffered were very serious and two days later, he died in the hospital where he was being treated

The Health Minister said doctors from the private sector would be called in to cover positions in public hospitals