WILLEMSTAD - The Association of Medical Specialists does not agree with the decision of the management of Curaçao Medical Center to ask for money from specialists for the use of operating rooms.
The association especially regrets that the decision was taken without consultation. Chairman of the Association of Medical Specialists Alexander Saleh calls the hospital's decision "unheard of". The association will notify the management in writing in the coming days that they do not agree to pay money for the use of operating rooms, Saleh indicated.
The association also states that the hospital receives a healthcare budget through the Social Insurance Bank (SVB). It also has income from privately insured patients. That is why the association does not understand why the specialists also have to pay.
The government has been trying to cut spending on independently established specialists for some time. According to health minister Zita Jesus-Leito, this is necessary because the costs in the health sector are far too high for the government.