Győr and Nyíregyháza – High Value Development of Pole Hospitals Underway21 December 2009
The 85-billion HUF programme, within the framework of which 8 pole hospitals will be developed, is the most significant NHDP healthcare investment to date. Alongside the assistance contracts signed so far, the assistance contracts of another two hospitals have just been signed, which enables investments to get underway in Győr and Nyíregyháza as well.
The call bearing the tile "Infrastructure development in healthcare poles", earmarked an extended framework amounting to a total of 85 billion HUF, is the highest value healthcare call announced within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan. These developments contribute to establishing peak institutions offering state-of-the-art services in every region. The procurement of medical equipment and technologies and the significant upgrading of the IT system complement this building investment.
The Petz Aladár County Hospital and Training Centre effectively functions as a healthcare pole in the Western Transdanubian region. However, it also has a major influence on services provided in the Central Transdanubian region. The hospital’s in- and out-patient service infrastructure was built between 1895 and 1984, most of which is in need of renewal and modernisation.
A new hospital wing is being constructed in Győr with the help of EU funding amounting to 10.1 billion HUF, as an outcome of which an easily accessible modern service infrastructure will be created, to which full handicap access will also be ensured. Outpatient services will be integrated in this new wing, which, among others, extends to include the emergency care unit, the paediatric unit integrating the cardiology and paediatric surgery unit, as well as the internal medicine units and the oncology unit; in addition, an outpatient chemotherapy unit capable of providing modern treatment for patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy will also be set up. Various care and emergency units meeting the professional and technical standards of today’s modern era, as well as a helicopter landing pad will also be set up within the framework of this investment. Beyond building this new wing, approximately 4,000 square metres of the currently operating hospital building will be fully renewed and medical equipment will also be upgraded. It will be possible to provide modern treatment for 470 inpatients and ensure high standard working conditions for 670 employees through the development of facilities implemented within the framework of this investment. These infrastructural developments also make it possible to transform the organisational structure, which will help operate the institution in a cost-efficient manner.
The Jósa András Hospital and Training Centre in Nyíregyháza was founded in 1899 and provides the most complex services in the county. It functions as a training centre for several universities and vocational institutions and engages in a wide range of basic, as well as training and research activities. 1,869 beds are available in this institution for treating patients.
The hospital is able to implement its development plans with the help of funding amounting to 11.1 billion HUF. The institution’s highly outdated buildings are currently scattered around the hospital grounds and in a considerably run-down state. These factors in many cases constrain the use of modern technologies, as well as the development of modern systems and working conditions. This is why major pooling activities will be carried out and several units will be moved to a new location within the framework of this development. Medical equipment and instruments will also be considerably upgraded. The state of the medical equipment, which has deteriorated over the past few years, as well as the level of knowledge and functionality will be developed to meet the therapeutic challenges of today’s modern era as an outcome of procurements, and will also support training activities adjusted to meet the needs of the economy.