Particularities of hospital management services in Romania

Abstract

The hospital is a mainly component of any health system in the world. The weight of this sector has increased steadily in the last period of time exceeding in value over 50% of health system expenditures in most European countries. The importance of this component of health system determined this article, trying an economical and managerial analysis of this specific type of service. The managerial analysis of hospital services began by comparing the weight and costs of the hospital in Romania with the main European countries. Other items considered were: type of ownership, number of hospital beds, number of hospitals, the average duration of admission days, number of personnel, material expenditure in the sector, etc. A special attention was dedicated to regional analysis, which highlighted the place and the importance of the Bucharest region in the Romanian hospital services.