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نداء الوطن
Hospital Syndicate Alerts Financial Crisis and Dues
The Nurses' Union in Lebanon has warned of the deteriorating financial situation in the healthcare sector, emphasizing that hospitals have become among the most affected by successive crises. They have exhausted all means to ensure their continued operation and to secure workers' salaries. The union has issued a public appeal, calling on officials to speed up the settlement of overdue payments accumulated over more than eight months, which are causing a shortage of cash flow amid rising operational costs of between 30% and 40%. Despite these challenges, hospitals continue to pay salaries, energy bills, and suppliers without bank support or financial facilitation. The union also demanded a revision of hospital tariffs to make them fair and reflective of actual costs, along with approval of increased budgets for 2027 to keep pace with the rising demand and global expenses. They warned that if the funding crisis persists, patients may have to bear additional financial burdens.
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