
Tallinn otsustas hambakliinikut mitte maha müüa
Tallinn Decided Not to Sell the Dental Clinic
Tallinna linnavalitsus kaalus hambakliiniku müüki, kuid otsustas selle liita tulevase ühendhaiglaga.
The Tallinn City Government considered selling the dental clinic but decided to merge it with a future unified hospital.
The Tallinn City Government considered selling the dental clinic. However, they decided not to sell it. The dental clinic will be merged with a future unified hospital. This was stated by Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski.
The city commissioned an analysis to determine if selling would be reasonable. The analysis showed that selling is not a good idea. It is better to merge the dental clinic with a future unified hospital. This hospital plans to consolidate all hospitals owned by Tallinn.
Ossinovski said that the volume of dental care will be decided by the unified institution in the future. The city does not plan to sell the dental clinic at the moment. Tallinn's internal audit previously recommended selling the dental clinic or merging it with another hospital.
Last year, the dental clinic's management was replaced. The reason for this was management problems. It was also analyzed whether the city should compete with the private sector in dental care. The analysis showed that certain dental services are reasonable to provide through the municipal hospital.
Ossinovski said that the city should offer local dental care. It is also important to provide dental care outside working hours. In the future, there may be less need to compete with the private sector in dental care.
The current analysis showed that selling the dental clinic could terminate important dental services. Therefore, selling is not a good idea at the moment. The unified institution can decide in the future how to provide dental care.
Ossinovski said that there is now peace in the dental clinic. The organization is working well and there are no problems. The previous management did not like the purchase of a dental trailer. The new management found a good solution for it.
The dental clinic is profitable and serves patients. Therefore, there is no need to make quick decisions. The Tallinn Dental Clinic was established in 2004. It has nearly 200 employees.