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Foto: Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București
Romania surpasses 1,500 thrombectomies in 2025 as AP-AVC funding rises and the national stroke-treatment network expands.
The number of stroke patients benefiting from mechanical thrombectomy has grown dramatically in recent years, according to data published Tuesday evening by Romania’s Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete. The trend reflects the expansion and prioritised funding of the National Priority Actions Program for Stroke (AP-AVC), which directly supports hospitals treating neurovascular emergencies.
According to the minister, thrombectomy procedures rose from 286 in 2021 to 1,569 in 2025 (so far), a surge driven by continuous investment in specialised centres and by expanding the national network of hospitals included in the programme.
The highest numbers of thrombectomies performed in 2025 were reported by:
• SUUB Bucharest – 440
• SCJU Târgu Mureș – 247
• SCJU Timișoara – 207
• SCJU Oradea – 190
• SCJU Sibiu – 149
• INNBN Bucharest – 147
• SCJU Suceava – 128
• SCU “Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu” Iași – 70
• SCJU Constanța – 35 (joined the programme in September 2025)
Rogobete emphasised that these results “are not just statistics, but real lives saved and families better able to overcome the trauma of stroke.”
AP-AVC funding has increased at the same pace. From 29 million lei in 2023, the budget rose to 45 million lei in 2024 and to 66 million lei in 2025 — a 47% increase compared to the previous year, supplemented by an additional 25% in the last four months. The ministry states that, unlike in past years, allocations “follow the patient and the real medical needs on the ground.”
Over the past four months, more than 10 new hospitals have joined the programme, and expansion continues. “We are building a national network where neurovascular emergencies are treated quickly, professionally, and as close to home as possible, regardless of county,” the minister said, thanking medical societies and healthcare professionals for their involvement.
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