Growing Problems and Pressure in Healthcare After Mass Departures As coronavirus numbers steeply grow, healthcare faces increasing pressure and disruption. Meanwhile, some 4,000 staff members fell out of the... 2021.03.09.
Number of Coronavirus Patients on Ventilators Breaks Record High There are 677 coronavirus-infected patients on ventilators in Hungarian hospitals, according to today's official data. Never before during the pandemic... 2021.03.05.
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Demand Repeal of New Healthcare Bill Hungary's opposition parties have spoken out against the government's most recent, mandatory contract for all those working in Hungary's healthcare... 2021.03.03.
Many Healthcare Workers Refuse to Sign New Contract, Leave Public Healthcare Hungarian healthcare workers had to sign a new contract by March 1st in order to be able to continue working... 2021.03.02.
Orbán: State of Medical Preparedness Likely to Remain Throughout 2021 With the current situation in view, the coronavirus related state of medical preparedness is expected to be maintained in Hungary... 2020.12.21.
Coronavirus: Number of Healthcare Worker Deaths Triples in Last Two Weeks In total, 32 healthcare workers have died so far from the coronavirus. To amount to this total, deaths had doubled... 2020.12.10.
Coronavirus: European Investment Bank Supports Health-Care Sector with EUR 162.5 Million Loan The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the ministry of finance signed a 162.5 million euro loan granted to the National... 2020.12.05.
Coronavirus: 93 Hospitals under Military Command, Capacities ‘Currently Adequate’ Fully 93 of Hungary's hospitals are being overseen by hospital commanders appointed by the government, Zsolt Halmosi, the chief hospital... 2020.12.03.
Gov’t to Decide on Restrictions Next Week after Results of Targeted Mass Testing Hungary's health-care system is able to meet increased case loads as there are plenty of unused beds, and every patient... 2020.11.26.
Democratic Coalition Calls for Minister Kásler’s Dismissal The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) on Thursday called for Miklós Kásler to be dismissed from his position as human resources... 2020.11.26.
Coronavirus: Interior Minister to Oversee New Hospital Directorate-General Interior Minister Sándor Pintér has been put in charge of Hungary's newly established National Hospital Directorate-General, according to a government... 2020.11.26.
Coronavirus: DK Submits Request for Data of Public Interest on Oct-Nov Hospital Deaths The opposition Democratic Coalition has submitted a request for data of public interest about the number of hospital deaths in... 2020.11.16.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Conflicting Takes on Hungary’s Coronavirus Balance sheet Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of risking the lives of Hungarians by mishandling the coronavirus epidemic. Pro-government columnists,... 2020.11.16.
Coronavirus: All Hospitals to Receive Coronavirus Patients from Tuesday From Tuesday, a total of 77 facilities will be involved in treating coronavirus patients nationwide, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller... 2020.11.09.
Hospitals Nearing Their Capacities Amid Increasing Number of COVID Patients? As the number of coronavirus patients is growing in the country, the number of those requiring hospital and ventilator treatment... 2020.11.05.
Coronavirus – Orbán: Operative Board Convened to Assess Hospital Capacity After Tuesday's announcement of restrictive measures to combat an escalation in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a... 2020.11.04.
Almost Half of Those Needing Ventilator Treatment in Hungary Die Fatality rates among those on ventilators are high in Hungary, almost 50%, higher than in the first wave of the... 2020.11.04.
Survey: Vast Majority of Doctors Would Not Sign Gov’t’s Healthcare Contract The Hungarian Medical Chamber recently published its latest study, entitled "The medical community sticks together and does not accept the... 2020.10.28.
Coronavirus: Nearly 20,000 Patients Sent Home from Hospitals in a Month during the First Wave Independent MP Bernadett Szél filed a lawsuit against the National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) because the organization did not... 2020.10.19.
Medical Chamber Recommends Amendments to New Healthcare Law, Medical Orgs Fear of Workers Leaving Sector The Hungarian Parliament passed the draft bill on a significant increase in doctors’ salaries and the abolishing of gratitude money earlier... 2020.10.19.
Unions Call on President Áder to Return Law on Health-care Employment to Parliament An association of trade unions of medical university employees called on President János Áder on Friday not to sign a... 2020.10.10.
