Helse Møre og Romsdal does not exclude closures

In October, the HMR Board of Directors concluded that the development plan adopted for HMR 2019-2022 would not be enough to ensure professional and economic sustainability. Helse Møre og Romsdal now indicates which areas of action will be implemented in view of the crucial meeting of the Board of Directors on 20 February.

"We are in the process of defining areas for improvement and structural change, and the board of directors does not define them completely, but in accordance with the order of the board, we are defining the area of ​​responsibility. action in which we need to deepen the February meeting.The final decisions on concrete measures must also be based on a risk assessment and an analysis of their earning potential, "said Espen Remme, CEO, Helse Møre og Romsdal.

May need to work

Among other things, more functions in hospitals could be affected. The development plan will give rise to four emergency hospital buildings, but Helse Møre og Romsdal writes in his press release that they need to determine whether different offers can or should be presented at a number of locations below or above expected number. HMR also writes that they can not exclude the fact that multiple functions must be collected or defined in the fields of somatic medicine and psychiatry.

"In the work of the fields of action, we considered it important to protect the main activities as much as possible." This means a more thorough evaluation of all other areas and structures, says Remme.

Helse Møre og Romsdal will also take action in prehospital, rehabilitation and restoration services.

"In addition to the involvement of our own employees, we must also ensure sufficient involvement of users, municipalities and other relevant partners," said Remme.

Remove consultations

In the spring of 2019, the health care company will begin with "remote consultations". Currently around 10,000 tests are carried out on patients at the Møre og Romsdal Outpatient Clinic at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim. This means that the company is both unfavorable to patients and their families and expensive. They have therefore launched a project aimed at finding technological and practical solutions for remote consultations.

Confidence in health hopes to save money in other areas: prevention of absences for illness, efficiency of operating rooms, shorter retirement in hospitals. They will also consider offers that can complement ordinary ambulances.

The goal is to be among the country's most efficient healthcare companies in hospitals, day surgery centers and operating theaters.

In 2019, the health company will begin merging the food supply sources of Molde and Kristiansund for collection in the new hospital.