European funding approved for 9 new hospitals in Romania after projects moved from the National Recovery Plan

The European Commission has approved the transfer of European funds for nine hospitals in Romania, projects initially included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and later moved to the Health Programme 2021–2027, Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete announced on Monday.

According to the minister, the decision allows construction works to continue and ensures the completion of investments started in recent years. New financing contracts will be signed in the coming period, allowing construction work to proceed at an accelerated pace.

€522 million allocated to complete the projects

A total of €522 million will be transferred to the Health Programme 2021–2027 to ensure the completion of these major healthcare investments.

The medical facilities that will benefit from the funding are:

– Oradea County Emergency Hospital
– Alba Iulia County Emergency Hospital
– Regional Oncology Institute Timișoara
– Bacău County Emergency Hospital
– Argeș County Emergency Hospital
– Vaslui County Emergency Hospital
– Giurgiu County Emergency Hospital
– “Dr. Ion Jianu” Military Emergency Hospital, Pitești
– “Prof. Dr. Dimitrie Gerota” Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

“The European Commission has approved today the transfer of European funds for nine new hospitals in Romania. This means one simple thing: construction sites will continue and these hospitals will be completed,” said Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete.

Other projects continue under the National Recovery Plan

The minister added that eight other hospitals that remain funded through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan are already in an advanced stage of implementation. One of them — the Bistrița-Năsăud County Emergency Hospital — has already been completed and opened.

These investments are complemented by:

– three major burn centers currently being prepared for opening
– the Craiova Regional Emergency Hospital, where construction works are progressing rapidly.

21 new hospitals launched simultaneously

In total, the projects launched in recent years aim to build 21 new hospitals across Romania, all started in parallel in 2022.

“This is unprecedented in the post-1989 history of Romania’s healthcare system,” Rogobete said.

According to the minister, the projects date back to the period when they existed only as plans, and today they have become real construction sites and healthcare facilities that will serve Romanian patients.

“These projects date back to the time when they were only plans on paper, when I served as State Secretary responsible for healthcare infrastructure. Today they are construction sites, buildings and real hospitals that will serve Romanian patients,” the minister stated.

The investments in healthcare infrastructure represent an important step toward modernizing the healthcare system and improving safety for patients as well as working conditions for medical staff.