Description (EN): The project partners have identified three main problems in the eligible CB area that negatively contribute to the social, economic and sanitary development of the CB area:1. Limited emergency medical services and lack of telemedicine infrastructure in Bihor and Hajdú-Bihar counties;2. The demand for a cross-border learning and research centre;3. Inequalities in medical services between the two counties;The shockingly high physician emigration rate, the heavy road traffic, the distance between the medical centres, the inequalities in terms of medical equipment and expertise between the county capitals and smaller cities and the rural area, the increasing number of emergencies and cancer cases require joint and immediate actions.The partnership consists of eight parners and two associate partners:- LB1 is the Local County Council that aims to build two emergency medical centres in the mountain area, Padis (topography no 51230, Budureasa) and Stana de Vale (topography no 51225 Budureasa), that will be operated by Mountain Rescue Service Salvamont Bihor (AP1);- PP2 is the Local Goverment of Berettyóújfalu that operates the local hospital (Gróf Tisza István Kórház-AP2) and aims to reconstruct a bulding (topography no1574 Berettóújfalu) and establish a modern physical medicine and rehabilitation centre that will be operated by the medical professionals of the local hospital;-PP3 is the Local Government of Oradea that aims to establish an open telemedicine system and to equip Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Oradea with modern digital radiography and echography devices and an Angio CT for chemoembolization and to equip Spitalul Municipal with a Spect CT for oncological and endocrine diagnosis. They will also buy a modern searching equipment to localize emergencies in the shortest time possible;-PP4 is the Local Government of Marghita, PP5 is the Local Government of Salonta, PP6 is the Local Governent of Alesd, PP7 is the Local Government of Beius, all of them operating the local hospitals. In the frame of the present project PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7 aim to equip the local hospitals with modern digital radiography and echography devices and interconnect the hospitals to the ones in the county capital, thus ameliorating the human resource deficit, the work overload and the number of patients diagnosed and treated. A very new approach is the establishment of a unified system that would connect and store the patients’ information from all emergency clinics in a standardised database, accessible for all medical professionals;-PP8, University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy aims to reconstruct one of its buildings (Nicolae Jiga, no. 29, TN 171834 Oradea) and establish a learning and research centre, a Learning Centre for Continuing Medical Education in order to combine theory and practice by the use of patient simulators aiming to increase medical security in case of oncological and emergency situations;The present project's measures complete and contribute to national and local strategies which identified similar and complementary issues and objectives: the improvement of oncology, the improvement of emergency medical services by integrated system, the establishment of unified telemedicine infrastructure, the establishment of unified e-health, telecare system, training and tuition of medical professionals.Apart from having common key areas of intervention from previous and present strategies, the project completes and links to previous projects that were carried out: HURO/1001/095/2.4.2 institution building, coordination and training – telemedicine and e-health infrastructure and protocol elaboration; HEALTH SEC REF 2 (APL #2) – Supply and installation of an emergency telemedicine system in MS, CV, BV, SB , AB, HR, BN counties, project carried out by the Ministry of Public Health. Covering the CB area would contribute to a unified e-health system, thus helps both counties and countries solve one of the most important problems, the human resource deficit. By means of implementing measures in this field, emergency response actions will be jointly handled with common (and thus larger) capacity, immediate help can be provided from the other side of the border. All the abovementioned produce a long lasting effect, creating permanent structures and services.The eligible cross-border area faces heavy road traffic, increased number of tourists, increased number of emergencies caused by various factors thus it is crucial that the two counties cooperate and develop joint solutions, protocols for medical emergency situations. In addition to first aid interventions, emergency services demand accurate and profound diagnosis which require modern radiography, echography equipment and trained personal all interconnected by an open telemedicine infrastructure thus clearing language and distance barriers, inequalities in terms of HR and expertise on local and international level. It is crucial to mention that such a cross-border cooperation could solve the human and economic resource deficit in both counties regarding emergency medical services in terms of radiography and echography.The establishment of a cross-border learning and research centre is an essential support to joint projects of institutions, delivering joint training courses, helping the harmonization of relevant legislations, supporting institutional development, exchanging know-how, information, developing language skills to facilitate better communication, developing services provided. As both countries face a serious human resource deficit caused by the emigration of physicians for further training and superior work conditions, the foundation of such an institute, designed to improve patients’ safety and security, work conditions, medical expertise and the establishment of new services contributes to the medical welfare of approximately 700.000 people.The balance between the inequalities in terms of oncology and physical medicine and rehabilitation in the CB area and the health care migration between the two countries represent a CB challenge that can only be achieved and tackled by cooperation as it effects both countries human and financial resources. In order to optimize the health care services in the abovementioned domains and increase the number of patients that can be treated it is crucial that the CB area’s medical professionals cooperate and create new services and improve existing ones.As a result of the project more than 700000 people would benefit from quality medical services, 9 medical centres and departments would be equipped with modern medical devices, e-health system would be improved, telemedicine would be established, and as a general result both counties' population would enjoy better health care services, thus both mental and physical health of the target CB population would improve.
Read more Expected Outputs (EN): The project’s main results are improved, quality medical services in the eligible area, that contribute to the medical welfare of approximately 700.000 people in the CB area of Bihor County (Romania) and Berettyóújfalu area (Hungary). The results consist of modern emergency medical services and an interconnected telemedicine infrastructure, cross-border training and research in a modern learning centre for patient’s safety and security, equalities in the quality of oncology and physical medicine, resulting in average service level in healthcare institutions in the eligible area.
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