
Tallinn tahab teada, kas riik aitab haiglat ehitada
Tallinn Wants to Know if the State Will Help Build a Hospital
Tallinna linnapea Jevgeni Ossinovski küsis peaminister Kristen Michalilt, kas riik on nõus investeerima uue haigla ehitamisse. Vastust ootab linn maikuu keskpaigaks.
Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski asked Prime Minister Kristen Michal whether the state is willing to invest in the construction of a new hospital. The city expects an answer by mid-May.
Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski sent a letter to Prime Minister Kristen Michal. He asked whether the state is willing to provide funding for the construction of a new hospital. The city expects an answer by May 16.
Ossinovski said they have discussed with the government how to merge the North Estonia Medical Centre (PERH) and the Tallinn hospitals. The plan is to create two hospital campuses: one in Mustamäe and the other in Lasnamäe.
The biggest problem is funding. Ossinovski has proposed various financing plans, but the government has not yet made a decision. The city government's mandate ends in October, so a decision must be made this summer.
On June 12, the city council will hold its last meeting. The merger of hospitals will be discussed there. If the state wants to join, it must decide quickly. The city is ready to act even without the state.
Ossinovski said that a lot of work has been done on the hospital project. He regretted that architects feel their opinions are not sufficiently heard. They now want to talk more with the architects.
Deputy Mayor Karl Sander Kase said that next week they will talk with hospital directors. Renovation of the hospitals is necessary because the buildings are old. Initially, the construction of the hospital would have cost 520 million euros, but now the price has risen to a billion.
Another Deputy Mayor, Pärtel Peeter Pere, said that the city is not waiting for state funding. They want to merge the hospitals themselves. In the future, they can talk to the state again. The city has proposed that the state pay 60% and the city 40%. The government has not yet decided.