Socialist deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that the hospital’s emergency outpatient services could fail as early as next month unless radical action is taken.

Among the hospital’s problems, Harangozó mentioned unpaid overtime, a shortage of doctors, nurses, and equipment, as well as doctors in managerial positions quitting their jobs.

He insisted that the national health service was in a “critical state”, adding that the situation was even more serious in light of the “emigration crisis” caused by doctors and nurses seeking employment abroad.

Harangozó noted that the government recently allocated 543 million forints to the hospital, but the funds would not be sufficient to cover staff for their extra working hours.