Giorgi Mindiashvili, director of Evex Hospitals declares that the sector needs rapid assistance. According to him, hospitals engaged in the management of COIVD-19, now need rehabilitation.
The director of Evex Hospitals names several specific reasons, which caused the financial crisis in the sector.
"Hospitals have been engaged in the management of COIVD-19 for 2 years, now they have to launch everything from the very beginning, as all services should be developed afresh. If the hospital starts operating in an ordinary mode, the state will pay the performance fee in 4 months, while the salaries should be paid on time. We are talking about tens of millions of GEL, which we will need to subsidize in this case.
The situation is difficult because it has worsened since 2019 with Resolution 520. Tariffs that apply are completely unprofitable. We were subsidized by shareholder equity, or outpatient diagnostic services. Outpatient diagnostic services had high-profit margin and that was so during the Covid-19. Now the sector is left with only universal healthcare tariffs. Including the 520 Resolution, which is unprofitable itself," he said.
