Válek: Czech hospitals spend more of income on salaries than those in West

The Czech minister of health, Vlastimil Válek, says that hospitals in Czechia spend up to 60 percent of their income on salaries, while in some areas such as aftercare, rehabilitation or psychiatric care it is 80 percent. In Western countries the figure is around 50 percent, Mr. Válek told a congress of the Czech Medical Chamber on Sunday.

The president of the doctors’ group, Milan Kubek, said the amount of money that goes into health care, which is lower than in the West, pays for devices and medicines at the same prices, leaving less for staff remuneration.