“I have managed several hospitals in critical financial condition, such a thing as I saw in Alexandrovska Hospital, even in provincial hospitals there is no. In such conditions patients are treated, professors, associate professors, students including foreigners work. The oldest university is inadmissible. hospital in the country to be in such a state. “
This was said on Nova TV by the director of Alexandrovska Hospital, Dr. Atanas Atanasov.
One good news and one bad news
“The good news is that the hospital employs colleagues who are exceptional professionals, responsible, tolerant people who have not abdicated and saved dozens of lives during a state of emergency, during a 24-hour overload.
The bad news is that I met the report from the inspection of the Ministry of Health, in which it is written that in the last 7-8 years the hospital has a tendency to increase the current loss to reach the end of 2020, in which the uncovered loss amounts to BGN 68 million. The last year in which the hospital ended with a profit was 2012, which was the last of the management of Acad. Lachezar Traikov. Immediately in 2013, when the executive director was Prof. Angelov, a drop in negative current financial results began. A financial audit is currently scheduled and the results will be known by the end of the month, “said Dr. Atanasov.
Unprofitable contracts
According to him, every day he comes out with a problem. Unprofitable contracts have been concluded. In 2017, consumables were agreed for 33 cents, and in 2020 the same consumables were agreed at 17 times higher price – BGN 5 and 17 cents. I can’t explain what this is due to, as there are no such big price changes in market research. It was a mistake, but it was repeated several times.
There are other things that amaze me. People have been hired on employment and civil contracts with strange salaries. Moreover, some of them did not carry out any activity at all. There is one appointment of a driver who on a second contract is appointed as a 4-hour courier. He received a higher salary for these 4 hours from the head of transport, who works full time, “said the director of the university hospital.
Chaos
Serious chaos has been established in the work processes, incl. in vaccinations against covid. Untimely introduction of vaccinated people into the information system was allowed, which led to this thousands of people cannot get their certificates or receive certificates with the wrong dates, even with the wrong names of the vaccines given.
“At the moment I don’t blame anyone, these are facts that we are establishing, but the responsibility lies with the person who managed the medical institution – the boards of directors and the executive director. There are some imbalances in terms of gross wages and additional material incentives. The differences in salaries are up to 7-8-10 times, we have yet to check that, “said Dr. Atanasov.
Other startling facts
“In the inspection report of the Ministry of Health by the end of 2020 the overdue liabilities are 8 and a half million, by the beginning of July 2021, again according to the reports, these liabilities are already BGN 28 million. This means that for the last 6 months alone the arrears have increased by BGN 20 million. We are currently checking how this happened. There have probably been rescheduling agreements that have expired, but this is a staggering amount for 6 months. The financial condition of the hospital is critical. There is a growing risk of insolvency, but I am convinced that we will find a solution, “said the new director of Alexandrovska Hospital.
What will the new leadership do?
“First, we will terminate all unprofitable contracts. Second, we will renegotiate those for which there is a legal possibility. In addition, we intend to develop a comprehensive program in which to set an increase in income from medical activities by creating better conditions for treatment and work. We intend to link the remuneration with the financial results of the structures and the specific contribution of each employee – to adapt staff costs to the real situation in the hospital.We are currently developing an investment program in which we pledge investments with maximum return and deadlines for their implementation. at the end of the year we will try to stabilize the situation “, promised Dr. Atanasov.
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