Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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HEALTH: yet another plan for cuts in Calabria and the fate of the hospital Oppido.

endless odyssey, an end - that of our hospital - announced with almost sadistic years, from all over with thousands of ambiguities and contradictions.

this time "for luck" to do this is to Il Sole 24 ore, highly influential national newspaper that in a sober and dry a few days ago, managed to photograph the animal health situation with the Calabrian and clarity that distinguishes it from what would have much to learn all local newspapers, without exception, who continue to publish on health (not only) everything and its opposite.

Here is the article in the Sun 24 hours:

"The recipe is indigestible, but hopefully saving: cut, rationalize, to close. Three verbs to decline at the present time, to begin a powerful reversal compared to the unfortunate trend that has led the region of Calabria accumulating debts totaling 2 billion 166 million euro, government certified by the advisor KPMG. In a frantic night sitting, chaired by the Regional Agazio Loiero has launched a new plan for the return from maxideficit in Health, after the resounding rejection of the previous programming by Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi, complete with a incumbent commissioner. Measure key: a few months will close their doors as many as 11 hospitals.
The Governor, his deputy Domenico Cersosimo and the DG of the Department Health Protection Andrea Guerzoni, next to an austere rationalization (denominations of € 260 million which would lead to a budget sector in surplus by 2011), highlight the entry of serious quality standards for services provided. As for the debt, nearly 100% if the government take over a mortgage that will refund the region gradually, the Authority will assume the liability of more than 300 million euro deficit of only healthcare product from 2006 onwards. Remains the most drastic measure: 11 hospitals will close their doors in a short span of time, by the end of 5 years (Palmi, Oppido Mamertina, Clairvaux, and St. Mark Argentano Mormanno) and the other 6 at a later time, from "acute care centers "Case in transforming health (prevention will in the territories of Asp 5). Will be imposed a "stop" at the pharmaceutical expenditure more High in the country, with recovery estimated at 90 million euro per year, thanks to the implementation of direct distribution. It drenerĂ  spending on the front of the goods and services and most will be "frozen" assumptions: the turnover rate for doctors and nurses will be limited to the minimum required to ensure health care quality in the land who pays an annual tax of 350 million the notorious "journeys of hope."

E 'confirmation of a "final solution" that you knew already? More or less. And more or less shared. The debate on oppidese "House of Health" arrived in fact seemed a sort of resigned acceptance of a solution / lesser of two evils, from which to draw later in some other concession to the post of first intervention 24h/24 "or - better yet - to a basic emergency room accompanied by minimal structure in the immediate treatment of acute.

We hope and we hope that the municipal government is actively present oppidese, powerfully and loudly in these requests. If you shine for his silence, do not hope in public confidence.

What however we will never accept, and that the history of Calabria and condennerĂ  always condemned as the most vile of crimes against political and social consumption of a people sick, and the new, infamous "Regional plan of return" on health care costs that, once again, cuts heavily on services, but not the monstrous waste of which is still dotted with the world health in Calabria, especially in the former ASL 10 of Palmi, on So a few months ago we had the opportunity to reflect on this blog.

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