According to a government source, the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital building won’t be sold until 2030, and the site will be turned into controlled rent housing.
The same source stresses that the sale of the unit is not the result of a recent or unilateral decision by the Regional Government, recalling that the sale was already provided for in a resolution of the Council of Ministers, dated the 4th of August 2023.
Even so, the announcement made by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, about the sale of the building generated negative reactions in several quarters, including all opposition parties.
The resolution, published in the Official Gazette, clarifies that the financial transfers from the State for the construction of the new Central Hospital of Madeira must be carried out “in articulation and agreement with the Regional Government, with a view to better achieving the objectives initially defined,” making adjustments in the calculation methodology in view of the current context, namely concerning the sale of the building where the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital still operates.
The document establishes that 50% of the costs of the future hospital unit will be calculated after the sale of the current building, and the funds resulting from this sale should be fully allocated to the Portuguese State, within the scope of the financial support granted to the Region for the implementation of the new health infrastructure.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
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