The present project aims to help solve one of the most acute problems currently facing Romania, namely a large part of the health services are provided directly in the hospital, this segment being much hypertrophic, while the services provided in the community are provided in a much less necessary volume. The outpatient must have a much more important role in providing specialised medical services and be an effective filter in reducing avoidable hospitalisations. The general objective of the project “Modernisation, extension and endowment of the outpatient infrastructure within the Motru Municipal Hospital” is the investments to improve the healthcare services within the integrated outpatients of Motru Municipal Hospital, investments that will contain increased access to primary care services for the poor and those in areas with reduced access. Thus, the aim is to reduce inequalities in the health status of the population, especially in rural areas, isolated or economically disadvantaged areas, by diagnosing diseases in the early stages and successfully treating milder conditions, preventing their worsening and leading to a decrease in the proportion of people with uncovered medical needs. The investment project is part of the investments expected to be implemented through the Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020, directly targeting the specific objective of Priority Axis 8 – "Development of sanitary and social infrastructure", Investment Priority 8.1 – Investments in health and social infrastructure that contribute to development at national, regional and local level, reducing inequalities in health status and promoting social inclusion by improving access to social services, cultural and recreation, as well as the transition from institutional services to community services", Specific objective "Enhancing the accessibility of health, community and secondary-level services, especially for poor and isolated areas": Operation A – Ambulatory The objective of the project is also consistent with the objectives of the National Health Strategy 2014-2020, namely the Strategic Intervention Area 2: ‘Health services’, Specific Objective 4.3. Consolidation of specialised outpatient services in order to increase the share of the diseases resolved in the specialised outpatient and reduce the burden through continuous hospitalisation According to the National Health Strategy 2014-2020, specialised outpatient care is insufficiently developed and generally involves long waiting lists or additional costs, direct or indirect, for patients, which many, especially the rural population or certain vulnerable groups do not allow. A responsible public policy focused on the needs of patients will be able to promote the reduction of the infrastructure of
