Nasser al-Din Discusses Criteria for Referring Complex Surgeries to Private Hospitals

Minister of Public Health Rakan Nasser al-Din chaired a meeting in his office at the ministry with representatives from several private university hospitals. The discussion focused on organizing cooperation in the field of hospitalization and establishing scientific criteria to determine and disburse financial ceilings.

The minister, Dr. Nasser al-Din, clarified that he "seeks to refer surgeries to private university hospitals that cannot yet be performed in government hospitals. These hospitals will receive cases such as scoliosis (spinal curvature), organ transplants, cochlear implant surgery for patients whose hearing aids are insufficient, stroke treatments, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), and other precise and complex surgical operations."

Dr. Nasser al-Din called on these hospitals to "submit lists detailing the types of surgeries they are capable of performing and the number of such procedures. This will help determine proportional and more accurate financial ceilings for the upcoming 2027 budget, ensuring meaningful and confirmed benefits based on both hospital capabilities and existing medical and health needs."

He also highlighted the necessity of examining which surgeries can be performed from now until the end of the current year, based on the available funds from the approved financial ceilings for 2026 that have not yet been disbursed.

The Minister of Public Health noted that he desires effective cooperation with private university hospitals that have not shied away from assuming responsibility during the various crises witnessed by the healthcare sector.

He reminded attendees that the Ministry of Public Health is coordinating with the Syndicate of Private Hospitals on a study regarding hospitalization and treatment costs. The goal is to reach a new, logical, and acceptable pricing structure that does not increase the financial burden on hospitals while maintaining transparent cooperation with the ministry, especially given the growing number of citizens without any guarantor entity due to the difficulty of current conditions.