Hospitals with more 450 million euros, “radical change”, says … – Daily News – Lisbon

Hospitals with more 450 million euros, "radical change", says … – Daily News – Lisbon

It is “a radical change in Health
  in terms of the balance of these hospitals and make the possibility of
 new orders, to deal with the law of the commitments and your posture
 to suppliers. This is a very significant change, “said
 Paulo Macedo.

The minister had this to Lusa order signed on Friday by the Ministries of Health
  and Finance of the public hospitals capital increase “north of the
  south “of the country and that involves more than EUR 450 million (not
 related to the funds of the state budget). The funds start
 also be available this year.
             

Paulo Macedo said that there
 hospitals in very difficult situations, “particularly in terms of
 technical bankruptcy “and that this money will allow the settlement of
 debt, the reduction of the liability and the balance of the financial situation.
             

“It’s the greatest effort that the state is in the social area, in terms of health,”
  Paulo Macedo said, adding that through hospitals him
 “Able to present more balanced accounts, management may be
 done on a more sound basis and allows particularly settle debts
 suppliers, some a few years. ”
             

The official recalled that
  hospitals had “a very negative legacy”, accumulating losses
  annually, which led to technical failure, so “resolve this
 legacy “means that there is a big change.
             

Paulo Macedo spoke to
  Lusa after participating in the Christmas Party Life and Community
  Peace, which this year, as in previous years, joined hundreds in Lisbon
 homeless and needy families.