In several hospitals, the air conditioning broke down, and because of this they could not perform surgeries – There was one where they measured 41 degrees in the operating room

In recent weeks, air conditioning malfunctions have caused disturbances in several Hungarian hospitals, and in some places, patient care or operations had to be suspended due to the high temperatures. The General Directorate of Public Procurement and Supply (KEF), which has been handling the operational tasks of 81 hospitals since January, responded to the situation.

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According to KEF’s statement, they immediately began assessing the condition of the systems and launched a comprehensive program to repair the cooling systems. “Regarding climate problems, KEF employees will carry out the necessary repairs as soon as possible,” he quoted the Liner the announcement.

Among the affected institutions is, among others, the Toldy Ferenc Hospital and Clinic in Cegléd, where the central operating room’s air conditioning system failed, which meant that fewer surgeries could be performed. Operations at St. John’s Hospital in Budapest had to be postponed for similar reasons.

Serious problems were also reported from the Uzsoki Hospital, where last week 41.5 degrees were measured in one of the operating theaters due to a malfunction of the air conditioning system, which significantly exceeds the temperature range of 20-24 degrees prescribed for occupational safety and patient safety reasons.

Radiotherapy has been suspended at the Miskolc hospital since Monday due to the bad climate, and care is expected to resume only next Tuesday. And the Bethesda Children’s Hospital resorted to community fundraising to solve the problem of the air conditioning in the otolaryngology operating room – summarized the lap.

KEF did not provide exact data on the number of hospital reports received in the period between June 1 and July 19, but they emphasized that the modernization and maintenance of equipment is ongoing.