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Vršac Hospital Accounts Blocked, Sole Cardiologist Resigns: Opposition Claims
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Vršac Hospital Accounts Blocked, Sole Cardiologist Resigns: Opposition Claims

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The opposition Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) claims the General Hospital in Vršac has its accounts blocked due to supplier debts.
  • The party also alleges the hospital's sole cardiologist has resigned, raising concerns about the healthcare system's collapse.
  • SSP criticizes the government for rewarding incompetence and driving skilled professionals out of Serbia.

The opposition Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) has raised alarms regarding the financial and staffing crisis at the General Hospital in Vršac. The party asserts that the hospital's accounts are blocked due to outstanding debts to suppliers, a situation they claim is being deliberately concealed.

Adding to the concern, the SSP alleges that the hospital's only cardiologist has resigned. "If this is true, the question arises: How much longer? How long will the authorities underestimate citizens and convince them that everything is fine, while the healthcare system collapses before our eyes?" asked Stela Tamaš Lazin, president of the SSP's Vršac branch.

If this is true, the question arises: How much longer? How long will the authorities underestimate citizens and convince them that everything is fine, while the healthcare system collapses before our eyes?

— Stela Tamaš LazinThe president of the SSP's Vršac branch questioned the government's handling of the healthcare situation, citing the blocked accounts and the alleged resignation of the sole cardiologist.

Tamaš Lazin criticized the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) for what she described as a pattern of rewarding "ignorance, incompetence, and party loyalty" while skilled professionals leave Serbia for better working conditions and a dignified life. "After years of SNS rule, fewer and fewer doctors, teachers, and other specialists want to stay in this country," she warned. "If this attitude towards people and institutions continues, soon there will be no one to treat us, teach us, or build Serbia's future."

Official data from the National Bank of Serbia's Register of Debtors in Compulsory Collection shows that the General Hospital in Vršac has had its accounts continuously blocked since May 14, 2025, a period of 418 days. The total debt causing this blockade amounts to 2,889,449.62 dinars.

After years of SNS rule, fewer and fewer doctors, teachers, and other specialists want to stay in this country. If this attitude towards people and institutions continues, soon there will be no one to treat us, teach us, or build Serbia's future.

— Stela Tamaš LazinTamaš Lazin criticized the ruling party's policies, arguing they lead to a brain drain of essential professionals.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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