By May 1, regional military administrations must determine the list of medical institutions that will be included in the capable network, taking into account numerous regional peculiarities, and submit it to the Ministry of Health for approval.
What is a capable network?
The capable network of medical institutions are the most powerful institutions in their regions, identified by the working group under the Ministry of Health upon the submission of the regional military administrations. It is they who will provide comprehensive medical care. There should be surgery, therapy, traumatology, and an infectious disease department. There will also be maternity and pediatrics. That is, a large complex of medical services that will be provided to the population living in this territory.
According to viktor Lyashko, a three-year plan for the development of the wealthy network and separate plans for the development of medical facilities will be formed for each hospital district. So at the local level there will be a clear understanding of where and what medical services patients will receive, where it is necessary to strengthen the material and technical base and so on. Each medical institution will understand what services need to be developed in accordance with its role in the network, and how best to plan human and financial resources.
Who will fund the medical facilities in the hospital districts?
In an interview with our publication ex-deputy minister Oleksiy Yaremenko, the financing will take place in the same way as now: through the Medical Guarantee Program and contracting with the NHSU. It is worth noting that 2,788 institutions are contracted to the NHSU. Of these, 2432 are public and communal, 356 are private. And this is only primary, specialized and emergency medical care.
– When we talk about a capable network, we mean inpatient care facilities. All institutions that have contracted with the NHSI earlier and meet the requirements for supercluster, cluster or general hospitals can also enter into contracts,” the official commented.
Which health facilities are part of the wealthy network?
The capable network is in turn divided into three more tiers: supra-cluster, cluster and general hospitals.
Supercluster hospitals are the most powerful medical institutions in the region. They will provide highly specialized medical care to the population, and it is to these facilities that “heavy” patients will be referred for treatment.
The next level is cluster medical centers. These are hospitals that must serve at least 150,000 people. That is, a cluster hospital will be one that provides medical care for the most common diseases and conditions in the direction of inpatient medical care. As a rule, such hospitals are located in district centers, where the greatest number of services for the population is concentrated.
The last level is general health care facilities. These are hospitals designed for 50-80 thousand population, serving one or several territorial communities and providing basic inpatient medical care, patient stabilization and, if necessary, routing to a cluster or supra-cluster health care facility.
What else will be happening this spring?
Starting April 1, all prescription drugs will be available at the pharmacy only with an e-prescription.
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