AFP: One hospital in five in Poland in deep debt

Around one in five Polish hospitals are grappling with debts so steep they risk being shut down, Health Minister Zbigniew Religa said Thursday cited by AFP.
Out of a total of 600 hospitals in Poland, 130 are deeply indebted, Religa told lawmakers during a parliamentary session.
The debt of the 30 most indebted hospitals amounts to 900 million zlotys (230 million euros, 300 million dollars), he said in response to questions from lawmakers, who had been alerted to the gravity of the situation after bailiffs seized the assets of a large hospital in the southeastern city of Wroclaw.
The hospital has debts of 195 million zlotys.
Religa announced that the state would this year make available 150 million zlotys in aid for 11 hospitals, while the conservative coalition government proposed debt relief programmes for the healthcare institutions.
Source: focus-fen.net