Based on the recommendations of the Networking Board of Categorized Hospitals, the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic decided to include BORY Hospitals and Kardiocentrum Šaca AGEL in the network of categorised hospitals.
The health department responded to the objections received and fully followed the Council's decisions in the final decision. The Minister of Health therefore acted in accordance with the Programme Declaration in which the Government of the Slovak Republic committed to depoliticising health, transparent action and the principle of non-discrimination.
On 23.10.2023, a vote was taken by the Networking Board of Categorized Hospitals, at which the Council voted to adopt/not to adopt a common position on the objections received from applicants for inclusion in the network of categorised hospitals. On the basis of the opinion and the advice of the Board, representing the ÚDZS, health insurance companies, the VÚC, the Association for the Protection of Patient Rights, Hospital representatives and the Ministry of Health, Bory was included in Level III with additional programmes in the light of the provider's request.
The Council recommended that the Minister for Health, also for Kardiocentrum Šaca, decide on the application and recommended that the Minister of Health be classified as specialised with specific complementary programmes. Minister for Health Zuzana Dolinková for cardiocentrum At the same time, Šaca made a condition of merger with the general hospital Agel Košice Šaca when joining the network.

The Minister of Health, Zuzana Dolinková, then acted fully with the recommendations of the Network Board for Categorized Hospitals. –In the light of the government's programme statement, we have committed ourselves to acting in accordance with the expert recommendations, which we have done to the maximum extent and decided to classify these health facilities on the basis of a decision by the Networking Council for Categorized Hospitals, said the Minister for Health. Although the Council's decision is merely a recommendation, Minister Zuzana Dolinková respects the views of the experts represented there. Failure to do so would undermine the very meaning and purpose of the council. The Department of Health recalls that it has acted in accordance with legislation approved during previous department leadership adopted to optimise the hospital network. Under the programme statement, all actions of the Ministry of Health are and will be transparent and we publish an anonymised version of the vote of the Board on the inclusion of Bory Hospital and Agel Košice Šaca in the network of categorised hospitals. A complete network is available atwww.sietnemocnic.sk, specifically on the link below. This list also reflects the changes proposed by the Networking Board:https://www.health.gov.sk/Sources/Siet-hospital/List hospital v sieti-20231031.xlsx
Anonymised record Networking advice for categorised hospitals can be found published:https://www.health.gov.sk/?.