The Lombardy regional council has approved two important measures to strengthen the healthcare system at an infrastructural and technological level. In particular, 1.4 million were allocated to the Mantua Asst for maintenance.
With the first resolution, regional resources amounting to 128.2 million are allocated to the Lombardy Ats and Assts for equipment and environmental adjustments and reclamation.
The second measure, of 1.141 billion euros, provides for the distribution of national funds across 9 projects for the construction or renovation of strategic hospital facilities.
BERTOLASO: FUNDS FOR LOW AND MEDIUM TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
“We are allocating a first tranche of regional resources – underlined the regional councilor for Welfare Guido Bertolaso – for low and medium technology equipment. Acquisitions and renewals with PNRR funds are underway on large equipment, but all the equipment used by healthcare workers must be efficient and modern to allow them to work optimally. Even the device for performing the ECG or the portable ultrasound are fundamental parts of the equipment necessary for the healthcare activity that is carried out every day in our facilities”.
“With the second resolution – concluded the Welfare councilor – we allocate the national funds already foreseen in relation to article 20, realigning and specifying the interventions in order to accelerate the implementation process and therefore their timely and prompt implementation . These are strategic projects with which we intend to proceed in the next three years in the Lombardy region”.
The first provision has the value of 128.2 million euros allocated by the Lombardy Region and is divided as follows: 40 million for maintenance interventions on systems, structures and equipment for the year 2024 (and 1.4 million of this figure will be paid to ‘Asst of Mantua), 77 million for the purchase of new low and medium technology equipment, replacing those currently present whose performance is no longer optimal due to age, obsolescence, recurring maintenance interventions and irreparability. These final assignments will be decided later. This intervention aims to improve the efficiency of healthcare facilities, reduce waiting lists and increase the safety of patients and operators. Finally, 11.2 million euros for expansion, renovation and asbestos abatement works in the San Gerardo hospital in Monza (6.9 million), the Rivolta d’Adda hospital (2.3 million) and for the adaptation of the Cernusco sul Naviglio operating block (1.9 million).
