Hospitals Shut Down
NATIONAL - The Royal Hospital Trust has announced that all six of the regional hospitals it operates throughout Morovia have been closed due to a lack of funding. The decision came after weeks of bad publicity, coupled with alarming reports that the rate of inpatient infections had increased and that the revelation that hospitals were failing their "primary mission.""Quite simply, the Trust could not keep the doors open and guarantee that patients will be healthier leaving the hospitals than when they entered," said a physician familiar with the rationale of the decision. "It is a sad day for Morovia's public health system. I hope it is only temporary."
There was no word on how long the closings will last, but no doubt that the shut down will have an impact in the remaining days of the election campaign.
Last month, 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."
The recently formed Democratic Centre is the only political party that has expressly committed to a significant public investment in the hospital system, calling for a switch to socialized medicine to "ensure all citizens may be treated without having to pay fees that they may sometimes be unable to pay themselves."
The Royal Hospital Trust was established by leading opponents of the government's 2001 decision not to enact universal health care. The Trust is responsible for the maintenance of six regional hospitals in Briesk, Valois, Gotha, Strausbourg, Leben, and Malbun.
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