Ministry Denies Opposition Charges of Planned Hospital Closures The government will "not close any hospitals", the human resources ministry said on Saturday in the wake of opposition allegations.... 2021.05.16.
Elective Surgeries Resume, Waiting Lists Unlikely to Soon Diminish Although officially Hungarian hospitals are resuming elective surgeries and rehabilitation services from this Thursday, due to the workload, altered circumstances,... 2021.05.12.
Coronavirus: Hungary Hospitals to Resume Elective Surgeries Hospitals in Hungary will resume elective surgeries and rehabilitation services next Thursday, after putting them on hold due to the... 2021.05.09.
Pfizer Becomes Accessible to Everyone, Chaos Overwhelms Hungary’s Vaccination Program Once Again Friday's vaccinations turned chaotic following Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's statement that Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would finally be accessible to everyone on... 2021.04.30.
Minister Kásler Positive about Pandemic after Hospital Visits In a Facebook post on Saturday, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler said he could "feel for the first time in... 2021.04.25.
Hungary’s Ventilator Death Rate ‘Only’ Around 80 Percent, Healthcare Center Says The National Healthcare Service Center (OKF) has responded to a statement made by the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) saying that... 2021.04.13.
Medical Chamber Continues to Urge Media Access in Hungarian Hospitals The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) shared a statement on Tuesday speaking in length about why it would be important for... 2021.04.07.
Media Request for Access to Hungary’s Hospitals Rejected by Gov’t The Orbán government has chosen to reject the requests made by dozens of media outlets to allow independent journalists into... 2021.04.06.
Fire Kills One at Budapest Hospital One person died of injuries sustained in a fire in Budapest's St Margit hospital, the official website of the police... 2021.04.06.
Fire Extinguished in Hatvan Hospital’s Covid Ward A fire broke out in a Covid ward of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Hatvan, eastern Hungary, early on Sunday,... 2021.04.05.
Too Many People Dying on Ventilators in Hungary, Doctors’ Chamber Says The survival rate of people on ventilator treatment is frighteningly low in Hungary, according to the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK).... 2021.04.01.
Despite Healthcare Being Under-staffed, Gov’t-critical Professionals Not Welcome to Volunteer While the coronavirus pandemic is raging at full power in Hungary and healthcare needs all available manpower, opposition politicians and... 2021.04.01.
What’s Happening in Hungary’s Hospitals? Lack of On-site Reports Lead to Public Apathy Hungary's hospitals are struggling under the pandemic, but their difficulties cannot be shared with the public. The government has ensured... 2021.03.31.
Budapest Homeless Hospital Soon to Be Evacuated? In the midst of the pandemic, the Budapest City Council is apparently forced to evacuate a homeless hospital after a... 2021.03.30.
Hungary’s Healthcare Workers Share Their Traumatic Experiences It is now clear that healthcare workers around Hungary are struggling to manage the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. The... 2021.03.24.
Coronavirus: Local Council-Run Outpatient Clinics to Be Overseen by Hospitals Hungary's local council-run outpatient clinics will be managed by the local hospitals until the expiration of the special legal order... 2021.03.24.
Hungary’s Healthcare Exceeds Estimated Ventilator Capacity, Projected to Get Worse Hungary's healthcare system is strained further and further everyday, and has exceeded its previously estimated ventilator capacity. Healthcare workers are... 2021.03.22.
Hungary’s Healthcare Close to Capacity of Effective Ventilator Treatment Hungary's healthcare system is overburdened and understaffed. The nationwide total capacity of effective ventilator care is being reached, and some... 2021.03.17.
Coronavirus – DK: Health Personnel Without New Contract Should be Allowed to Work The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the government to allow health-care personnel who have not signed a new... 2021.03.16.
Surge in Covid Cases Begins to Overwhelm Hungary’s Healthcare System The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is now putting significantly more pressure on Hungary’s healthcare system than ever before.... 2021.03.11.
Hospitalizations Due to Covid Reaches All-Time High, Situation ‘Extremely Grave’ The enormous pressure on the Hungarian healthcare system is further increasing due to the third wave. According to the official... 2021.03.09.
