I have not come to rant, nor do I have lists for dismissal, nor do I approach anyone with vindictiveness, because I have no one to turn to.

Colleagues said, well, I'm the first person who isn't a "Pirogov" who was only on the board but didn't work here.

This was stated exclusively to BTV by the new director of UMBALSM "N.

I. Pirogov" Dr. Valentin Dimitrov.

"Pirogov existed before us, and will exist after us.

The hospital is currently experiencing some difficulties due to the pandemic and the conditions in the last two years.

I don't want to say that there were human errors or anything like that.

For me, the main reason why "Pirogov" is experiencing difficulties at the moment is the situation in which it was placed - we carried the entire pandemic on our backs - there is the basis of even the financial difficulties of the hospital", he added.

Dr. Dimitrov explained that when he assumed the position, no claims were made against him by any political force and added that the position was offered to him by the former Minister of Health, Prof. Asena Serbezova.

We remind you that the Ministry of Health found that the medical facility had accumulated more than BGN 16 million in debts.

"The owner of the hospital is the state and it, as the principal, has the right and must make decisions that are sometimes unflattering, but are in the sense of a good owner.

When an enterprise accumulates losses or defaults on its obligations, then the principal takes measures to remedy this.

Between 18 and 24 months, it is estimated that we will be able to reach the level where we have paid our debts and then the salaries to our colleagues," said the new director of the medical facility.

He added that there is no tension in "Pirogov".

"There is not a single employee of "Pirogov" who did not receive a salary increase," said Dr. Dimitrov.

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