Romania ranked 32 of 33 European countries in top sanitary systems

The problems of the Romanian medical system are confirmed in the recent European study analyzing 33 European countries taken into account. The Euro Health Consumer Index 2009 is currently at its fifth edition, and was realized by the Health Power House, an organization based in Brussels that works with the aid of the European Commission since 2005.

After Bulgaria, the Romanian medical system was the weakest. This index is calculated depending on several factors:

on the waiting time for treatments
on the waiting time for various programs and operations
on the rights of the patients and their degree of knowledge
on the IT system existent in hospitals
on the current medical services
on the pharmaceutical services

Romania was exceeded in the top by Albania and Montenegro, countries outside the EU. Compared to the 2008 index, Romania lost 5 positions.