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ZD Ljubljana director Antonija Poplas Susič resigns
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ZD Ljubljana director Antonija Poplas Susič resigns

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Antonija Poplas Susič will step down as director of ZD Ljubljana on Sept. 1 but remain employed by the healthcare institution.
  • The institution said she would focus on professional work, including internationally, and contribute her expertise to family medicine development.
  • She led ZD Ljubljana from April 2021 and faced repeated public criticism over conditions at the institution, especially staffing.

Antonija Poplas Susič will leave her post as director of ZD Ljubljana on Sept. 1, while remaining employed by the healthcare institution.

Professor Poplas Susič will remain employed by the institution and will devote herself to professional work, including internationally.

— ZD LjubljanaThe healthcare institution described her plans after stepping down as director.

ZD Ljubljana said she would devote herself to professional work, including in an international setting. The institution said her broad knowledge and experience would continue to add value and strengthen its role in developing family medicine.

Poplas Susič became director in April 2021, replacing Rudi Dolšek after his retirement. During her tenure, she faced repeated public criticism over conditions at ZD Ljubljana, particularly staffing. Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković continued to defend her as a capable and successful director.

With her exceptionally broad knowledge and rich experience, she will undoubtedly create added value for the institution and strengthen its importance in the development of family medicine.

— ZD LjubljanaZD Ljubljana praised her continuing contribution to the organization.

In 2025, after the Glas ljudstva initiative accused her of continuing to operate “in the old way” despite a legal change, she said she had already transferred her 0.2 concession program at the Multimedicus medical institution to another doctor.

In the old way.

— Glas ljudstvaThe civic initiative used the phrase when criticizing Poplas Susič in 2025.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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