Romania lags behind other European Union(EU) countries in many health outcomes. The government ofRomania plans to build three new regional hospitals in theNorth-West (NW), North-East (NE), and South-West (SW)regions. These are envisaged to be tertiary referralhospitals providing highly complex care to their region.Five or six further regional hospitals may follow this firstbatch. Regional hospitals are not just bricks and mortar,but the apex of a complex regional health system. Asflagship public hospitals, regional hospitals are planned tobe the hub of each regional health system. Work to date,however, has focused on design and construction rather thanhow regional hospitals will interact and coordinate withother facilities. To highlight factors in the wider healthsystem that are crucial to the role of regional hospitals,the World Bank undertook a comprehensive assessment ofregional referral networks in Romania. This report drew onavailable hospital activity data, stakeholder interviews,and literature review to assess the extent to which thesefactors are in place using tracer conditions, such as totalknee replacements and stroke. In conclusion, without as muchattention to coordination of care within regional healthnetworks as construction of regional hospitals, thehospitals will not be able to fulfil their promise asflagship providers of complex care.
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