Wednesday, 24 October 2007

Royal Trust: Hospitals Failing Primary Mission

STRAUSBOURG - A Royal Hospital Trust review concludes that Morovia's hospitals are failing in their "primary mission" of caring for patients, according to an internal memo leaked to the press. This comes only days after the Trust made public data that reveals the number of inpatient hospital infections has tripled in recent weeks.

Campaigning at the St. Laurent Hotel, Conservative Leader David Oatney ruled out the potential for additional public funding and said, "The future Conservative Government will take immediate action to address the hospital infection crisis. We will move to establish the Royal Hospital Inspection Board, a body which must conduct a minimum number of inspections of all of Morovia's hospitals per year to insure sanitary conditions."

Progressive Leader Steven Foong followed suit and emphasized his party's commitment to restoring confidence in the public health system. He declared, "A Progressive Government will not compromise an inch in the matter of public healthcare. We will immediately advise His Majesty to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate into the problem of hospital infection and will take immediate and decisive action to correct the situation."

A spokesman for the Trust declined to comment on the contents of the memo, but sources reveal that many in the medical community are beginning to question the competence of the current system, which is responsible for the maintenance of six regional hospitals in Briesk, Valois, Gotha, Strausbourg, Leben, and Malbun. The Trust is funded entirely by private contributions, and for the first time last week admitted publicly that Morovia's hospital infrastructure is failing.