Portugal Travel

April 15, 2009

After being reduced to half at the end of 2008, the debts of hospitals and companies to grow again, around 30 million euros in the first two months of this year. The President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators justify this increase with the mismanagement and the impact of wage increases.

After being reduced to half at the end of last year, the debts of hospitals and companies to grow back within two months of this year.

In 2008, the government released 900 million to resolve especially late in payments to suppliers and the debts were reduced by half.

But during the months of January and February the debts grow again, about 30 million.

Accounts that the President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators, Pedro Lopes, strange and not justified by the mismanagement and the impact of wage increases.

"The hospitals are failing to operate correctly and are again creating debts. We know this year the wages are rising, so the impact will be very strong level of growth on the other hand has to do with the issue of some inefficiency in the exercise of management ', underlined.

The growth of the debts of hospitals and companies was unveiled by Secretary of State for Health, Francisco Ramos, who in statements to the Economic Daily newspaper the hospitals responsible for this situation and remember that the money from the fund to support payments to suppliers are still available.