State still top hospital operator, private companies clearly dominate clinics market
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Romania in 2009 had 474 hospitals, 16 more than in 2008, with three new hospitals opened in the state system, while private companies marked four times more openings, according to National Statistics Institute (INS) data, the first to provide a distribution in terms of ownership forms.Despite last year's strong expansion, private players only managed to take a small bite out of the dominant position of the state, which currently owns 90.9% of the hospital market."(...) I don't ...