The kick – off meeting for the “Comprehensive Feasibility Studies for three regional Hospitals inIaşi, Cluj and Craiova – Romania” project took place in Bucharest on the 27^th of June 2017, signifying the launch of the 22 months project led by PLANET. 

The overall objective of the project is to support the Romanian authorities in the preparation of a wider project regarding the construction of three regional hospitals in Iasi, Cluj-Napoca and Craiova. This wider project is part of the Romanian National Health Strategy, and aims to obtain co-financing from the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds

The purpose of this project is to develop a complete and updated set of documents needed to obtain the European Commission approval for the financing of the construction of the three regional hospitals from ESI funds, including:

• The Functional Plans defining the detailed space requirements and arrangements of medical departments based on the actual medical needs and considering best international practice.
• The Architectural Designs based on the findings of the revised Functional Plans and the preliminary surveys and studies regarding the actual sites in Cluj, Craiova and Iasi.
• The complete Feasibility Studies for the ESI funds Application.
• The applications for ESI funds.

The project is implemented by an international consortium led by PLANET.