Crisis in Private Hospitals Due to Nurse Shortage
December 19, 2025
The situation in private hospitals is tense following the Health Ministry's decision to close beds due to a lack of nurses. Private healthcare providers are responding strongly, viewing the decision as adversarial and threatening to close their hospitals. They emphasize that there are sufficient nurses at the facility, but outdated legislation requires unnecessary qualifications from foreign graduates. Despite the Ministry's acknowledgment of the need to amend the legislation, no action has been taken yet. The situation is expected to remain critical for the next month as they await responses from the Minister of Health.