The construction of the Regional Emergency Hospital in Craiova entered a straight line. Today the contract for the start of the works regarding the effective construction of the building, a contract worth 400 million euros, was signed. The work will be raised by a consortium of Romanian companies.
Rafila participated in the signing of the contract for lifting the regional hospital in Craiova
After the conclusion of the first phase of the project, the one for the preparation of the site, at the headquarters of the City Hall in Craiova, the contract for the start of the works that involve the construction of the building of the medical unit was signed today. The event took place in the presence of the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila. Craiova City Hall has already issued the building permit at the end of last month. The Craiova Regional Emergency Hospital thus became the first of the three regional hospitals in Romania that completed the works in package 1, as announced by the representatives of the Regional Development Agency (ADR) South-West Oltenia.
In the summer the contracts will be signed for the regional hospitals in Iași and Cluj
“The project has already traveled two stages: the technical project and the land arrangement. Following is the construction and equipping with important equipment. The total project has a value of about 750 million euros, part European money, a part borrowed from the European Investment Bank ”, said Minister Rafila in a press conference.
We do not make promises but we fulfill them, he continued. “We build hospitals in Romania. Regional emergency hospitals are built, large arches, are built through the PNR, and this will change in a time not very long the face of the health system ”said the minister.
As for the doctors who will work in this big hospital, they will be chosen from the best professionals. “The part of a qualified human resource to work in these regional hospitals is essential. The University of Craiova is the guarantee that this hospital will be operated by professionals ”, a continuary rafila.
The hospital building will extend over an area of over 200,000 square meters and will have 20 operating rooms. “It is an extremely complex building in terms of medical services it can offer. We expect the works to be carried out on time until 2028 ”, the Minister of Health added.
The Regional Hospital will have a capacity of 807 beds for continuous hospitalization and 45 beds for day hospitalization, organized in 6 medical centers. The unit will provide the possibility of treating over 250,000 patients per year. The investment also includes a heliport intended for the Black Hawk S70 helicopter, which will be located on the ground, with direct access to the Emergency Reception Unit.
The regional hospital in Craiova had initially started from the third place with the start of the works. “But it reached the first place being the first contract signed. I hope that until the summer we will sign with Iasi. I am a deputy from Iasi, so the more I want Iasi to benefit quickly from the regional hospital there. Also until the middle of the year we hope to sign for the Regional Hospital in Cluj ”, the minister concluded.
Olguța Vasilescu, Mayor of Craiova. Archive
Olguța Vasilescu: “The project, postponed for years”
The mayor of Craiova, Olguța Vasilescu, told the same press conference that this hospital has been postponed for years over time, and the works blocked by bureaucracy but also of obscure interests. “There were many delays from previous governments that made all kinds of strategies. This hospital should have been completed so far. Since the arrival of the Cioloș Government, in 2016, this investment has been blocked. Why? Because a study was ordered to say if such a hospital was needed. In the end, we have come to have the largest investment in Romania in the health field: we signed the second contract of works worth 400 million euros ”, explained the Predener.
This Mamut investment will serve not only the Oltenia region, but also the counties near this region. “Argeș, Teleorman and so on. We are talking about a hospital that is expected by half of the south of Romania ”, said the mayor.
