Projects
On Wednesday, July 16, the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, together with the President of PALMED, Cristian Hotoboc, held a press conference highlighting the importance of honest collaboration between the public and private health systems for the benefit of patients.
On this occasion, PALMED expressed its support for the measures promoted by the Ministry of Health: adherence to working hours by medical staff, payment of resident doctors working in the private sector by the healthcare units where they are employed, and support for the framework for implementing private insurance in a complementary manner.
“Medicine has its particularities, and we cannot separate the waters so abruptly. But adhering to working hours in public hospitals is an obligation. Doctors have the freedom to work wherever they wish after hours: major chains, their own practice, but with respect for public working hours. Not all doctors leave the public hospital before the end of their shift. There are wonderful people who stay long after hours, who take on more shifts, residents who do 12 unpaid shifts a month to cover the schedule, people who come from home to meet needs.”
“We are 100% in agreement regarding adherence to working hours. Adherence to working hours by medical staff does not aim at a separation between state and private, but reaffirms a common-sense principle: in any system you work in, the patient must come first. Both in public and private hospitals, the commitment to the patient must be complete and unfragmented by practices that undermine access to care. Only through an honest partnership between the public and private sectors can we build a healthcare system where patients are treated with respect, equity, and professionalism. And such a partnership also involves adopting additional measures such as the payment of resident doctors working in the private sector by the healthcare units where they are employed and supporting the framework for implementing private insurance in a complementary manner.”
Such measures support the objectives outlined by PALMED in the position paper of the Association, presented and debated by representatives of the private health sector at the PALMED National Conference 2025, held from June 13–15 at Hotel Nyota, Mamaia.
Among the key principles assumed in the PALMED position paper are:
PALMED will continue to support an authentic reform of the Romanian healthcare system, where the interests of the patient take precedence, and collaboration between the public and private sectors is based on efficiency and responsibility.
TELEmed
Improving the level of knowledge/skills/aptitudes related to the economic sectors/fields identified according to the SNC and SNCDI of employees
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General Objective
The general objective of the project contributes to the specific objective of the POCU and the call by increasing by 305 the number of employees from SMEs in healthcare who have improved their level of knowledge and digital skills to support the adaptation and development of the company’s activities to telemedicine, industry 4.0 and smart specialization areas.
Main Objective
- Improving the adaptability of SMEs in the healthcare sector in the North-East Region to current and future market changes by developing basic and advanced digital skills of employees.
- Identifying and selecting 305 employees from 35 SMEs operating in the healthcare sector, namely hospitals, clinics, offices, laboratories, etc., which have their registered office or work points in the North-East Region, in order to develop the company’s activities in telemedicine, industry 4.0 and smart specialization areas.
- The areas of smart specialization in current activities, but also those to which healthcare SMEs are supported to adapt to the efficient and rational use of resources.
- Contributing to the development of new healthcare technologies, processes, products and services, as well as models for providing medical services through telemedicine and technologies contributes to the efficient use of resources.
Targeted Locations
- Bacau County: Bacau City, Moinesti City, Onesti City;
- Botosani County: Botosani City, Dorohoi City
- Iasi County: Iasi City, Pascani City; (approximately 50% of the SMEs and correspondingly approximately 50% of the people in the target group will be from SMEs with their registered office or work point in the county/municipality of Iasi)
- Neamt County: Piatra Neamt City, Roman City;
- Suceava County: Campulung Moldovenesc City, Falticeni City, Radauti City, Suceava City, Vatra Dornei City;
- Vaslui County: Birlad City, Husi City, Vaslui City.
Target Group
305 employees from 35 SMEs with an individual employment contract (full/part-time)
- have their registered office in one of the 6 counties of the North-East region
- main or secondary activity in the healthcare sector (authorized CAEN: 8610, 8621, 8622, 8623, 8690, 8710, 8720, 8730)
- SMEs and individuals operate in the healthcare sector and in one of the smart specialization areas in healthcare according to the National Research, Development and Innovation Strategy 2014-2020
- Average annual number of employees: <250
- Annual turnover: <50 million euros or the total assets do not exceed the equivalent in lei of 43M euros
- 50% of the people in the target group will be from SMEs with their registered office or work point in the county/municipality of Iasi
- Have high school, post-secondary, university, postgraduate and doctoral studies (ISCED 3-7)
- Have professions that correspond to the specific activities of companies in the healthcare sector (general/specialized medical assistance, biochemist, laboratory technician, beautician, nutritionist, kinesiotherapist, specialist/primary care physician, etc.) or support activities (accountant, financier, marketing, commercial, procurement, human resources, secretariat, quality, etc.)
- 61 people (20%) will be from the general/strategic and operational management/leadership categories, respectively general management: general manager etc., strategic management: development director etc., operational/executive management: medical director, human resources director etc., department/office manager: head nurse, head physician, head of marketing, RMC etc.
- 244 people (80%) from the execution categories, namely, general/specialized medical assistance, biochemist, laboratory technician, beautician, nutritionist, kinesiotherapist, specialist/primary care physician, etc. or support activities (accountant, financier, marketing, commercial, procurement, human resources, secretariat, quality, etc.)
- The project promotes equal opportunities, so min. 128 of the beneficiaries (41.97%) will be women and at least 35 of the beneficiaries (11.48%) will be elderly employees (55-64 years old).
- Through the jobs they hold, they have an important role in:
• company development activities,
• searching for new solutions (adapting to the new epidemiological context, maintaining activity at programmed efficiency and productivity parameters,
• covering the labor shortage etc)
• introducing digital products or services (telemedicine etc).
Press Releases
The Employers’ Federation of Private Medical Services – PALMED, as applicant, together with PARTENER Association – GIDL and SC Stabris SRL, as partners, announces the start of the project Digital skills for employees – support for SMEs in the healthcare sector in assimilating technologies and developing telemedicine services (TELEmed), as part of the Human Capital Operational Program 2014 – 2020, Priority Axis no. 3 – Jobs for all, Specific objective 3.12 Improving the level of knowledge/skills/aptitudes related to the economic sectors/fields identified according to the SNC and SNCDI of employees.
Job Announcement
Currently, there are no active announcements. Below, you can find the announcements whose active period has ended.
Partners and Collaborators
The study “The Economic Impact of Romania’s Private Healthcare Sector” is conducted by EY Romania, at the request of the Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED, and demonstrates the decisive role that private medical units play in preventing and treating conditions, with numerous consequences from both social and economic perspectives
Collaboration Protocol with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism
The Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED announces the signing of a collaboration protocol with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism, to improve Romania’s image and increase its visibility as a medical tourism destination through the promotion of the national tourism brand.
It is an honor for us to actively participate in promoting Romania as a tourist destination. Medical tourism is a phenomenon that has consistently grown – with a brief pause during the pandemic – and serves as a business card for service providers whose activities cater to both the diaspora and European citizens of other nationalities and beyond. The increasing number of requests confirms that we offer quality medical services at an optimal cost. This is what we want to promote, and this partnership allows us to bring our message to specialized trade fairs across Europe.
Cristian Hotoboc, President of the Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED
Under this protocol, the Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED has been participating annually, since 2022, in prestigious tourism fairs across Europe. View PALMED’s 2024 catalog and portfolio here.
Romanian Medical Services Promoted at one of the World’s Largest Tourism Fairs
The Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED is participating in the International Tourism Fair World Travel Market London, in partnership with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism, to support and promote medical tourism.
The invitation to receive treatment in Romania is extended to both Romanians in the diaspora and Europeans who can choose to receive treatment in our country, having access to high-quality medical services at an optimal cost. We are again seeing increasing demand for these services after the pandemic, and we believe we can respond very well to these requests. This is why we signed this collaboration protocol with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism, with whom we will participate in a series of similar events.
Cristian Hotoboc, President of the Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED
For this edition of World Travel Market London, the Private Medical Services Providers Association – PALMED has prepared a new issue of the catalog featuring its members’ service offerings, with the objective of establishing meetings with both visitors and other exhibitors to develop partnerships.
REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN FOR THE EUROPEAN PRIVATE HOSPITALS GALA
Deadline: April 15, 2024
The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest hosts, on May 29, 2024, the third edition of the European Private Hospitals Gala, a prestigious event that brings together representatives from the private healthcare sector from across Europe.
Organizing the European Private Hospitals Gala in Romania represents a unique opportunity for our country, it is both an honor and a responsibility for PALMED. This initiative offers the possibility to highlight the advantages and potential of our country’s private medical system in front of international partners and the medical community.
Project Registration Has Begun!
- Excellence in patient care services
- Technological innovation of the year
- Implementation of prevention programs
- Supporting continuing education of medical staff
- Collaboration initiatives with other organizations
- Resilience and crisis management
- Implementation of artificial intelligence technologies
