Fast forward is being made to lay the foundations for the construction of the four new hospitals on the island, despite the political storm - from the opposition and from parts of the majority - blowing ever stronger.
The assignment
Ares, the Sardinian Health Authority, «has been commissioned by the Region to prepare two feasibility studies for the construction of new hospitals in Cagliari and in the Sulcis Iglesiente area. For this reason it is necessary to carry out an overall survey of the needs of the territory by comparing them with what is the current healthcare offer, both in hospitals and in the local area», explains the general manager Annamaria Tomasella.
Tomasella adds: «For the moment we are working on two fronts: one is that of assigning the trust to a company specialized in the sector with consolidated experience in analyzes of this magnitude; the other concerns the involvement of internal staff, evaluating a possible joint table with the professionalism of the other companies as well as the Region".
Studies
The external assignment has not yet been formalized, but the assignment should go to Agm Project Consulting, a Milanese consulting and engineering company specializing in healthcare. By the first week of August Ares (and the other healthcare companies that are working to build the structures in Sassari and Alghero) will have to deliver the feasibility studies to the Region, with indications on the «optimal location» of the structures, «following checks on any constraints of a hydrogeological, landscape, urban and archaeological nature of potentially suitable areas". And the choice of the area to be built is one of the most difficult knots to untie. Sant'Elia (in place of the new stadium) as the governor would like, or elsewhere?
Procurement
According to the resolution of 1 June, the new "City Hospital" – which according to Christian Solinas could be built in as little as 24/30 months – will merge «in a single complex the offer of the current hospital services of Brotzu and Businco». Therefore, "it makes no sense to continue investing in these facilities", underlined both Solinas and the health councilor Carlo Doria.
