Will Izetbegović further burden the General Hospital by closing KUM on weekdays?

Will there be a new change in the operation of KUM (Clinic of Urgent Medicine) at KCUS (Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo)?

After April 4, 2016, by decision of the KCUS management headed by Dr. Sebija Izetbegović, KUM stopped operating on Mondays and Fridays, and patients were sent to the Urgent Department of the General Hospital "Prim.dr. Abdulah Nakaš". There might be changes again. The Ministry of Health of Sarajevo Canton did not publicly support this first decision, nor is there any written record from Minister Zilha Ademaj about it; it was all an agreement between Izetbegović and the acting director of the General Hospital, Sead Bašić.

Namely, these days the possibility is being considered that KUM should only operate on weekends, Saturday and Sunday. On other days, KUM would accept more severe emergency cases that would be dispatched from other cities in the Federation.

On weekdays, the General Hospital "Prim. dr. Abbdulah Nakaš" would accept emergency patients.

Another novelty could be that UKCS will no longer perform simpler surgical procedures, such as appendectomies, hernia repairs, and other similar surgical interventions. Director Izetbegović believes that the General Hospital should take over all simpler surgeries.

After patients being shuttled from hospital to hospital, with the recent fatal outcome for the worker Safet Praznina, perhaps the Ministry of Health of Sarajevo Canton will finally present citizens with precise instructions on where and from whom they can seek specific medical services, and then announce the exact working hours of Sarajevo's medical institutions. The issue of changes in the provision of medical services is of paramount importance. This is not about new working hours for shops or service centers, but about a sensitive and vital fact. Continuous informing of citizens about any changes in healthcare operations is necessary. There was no reason for knee-jerk reactions and making hasty changes. At least two to three months should have been allocated for settling into new healthcare provision systems.