By Im Navin
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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The director of the Khmer-Russian Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh announced the government’s intention to see public hospitals gaining their financial independence.
Dr. Say Sengly, director of the Khmer-Russian Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, announced that “government officials believe that several public hospitals must find their financial independence in a rather short term. We think that our services, pediatrics and gynecology in particular, financial independence will mean better level of services, better equipments. By making patients pay their fees, our budget will be more important for the development of the hospital.”
Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh was independent a few years ago, however, poor people avoid it because they are afraid to may too much for the care.” According to Say Sengly, “this attitude is not justified. There are beds always available in the hospitals for the poor. When we will become independent, we will have better equipments, and we will still act as a public hospital. At Calmette for example, since it became independent, real progress was made. I hope that my hospital will reach the same level of surgery with the same equipment.”
Dr. Say Sengly believes that this will allow for the care of people inside the country and it will put an end to patients seeking care in Vietnam or Thailand.
Dr. Say Sengly, director of the Khmer-Russian Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, announced that “government officials believe that several public hospitals must find their financial independence in a rather short term. We think that our services, pediatrics and gynecology in particular, financial independence will mean better level of services, better equipments. By making patients pay their fees, our budget will be more important for the development of the hospital.”
Calmette Hospital in Phnom Penh was independent a few years ago, however, poor people avoid it because they are afraid to may too much for the care.” According to Say Sengly, “this attitude is not justified. There are beds always available in the hospitals for the poor. When we will become independent, we will have better equipments, and we will still act as a public hospital. At Calmette for example, since it became independent, real progress was made. I hope that my hospital will reach the same level of surgery with the same equipment.”
Dr. Say Sengly believes that this will allow for the care of people inside the country and it will put an end to patients seeking care in Vietnam or Thailand.
