The petitioner shall: Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
Name of the petition:
Petition against the formation of Covid-19 department in geriatric pavilion Hospital with Polyclinic in Prešov

Text: Mr Director of FNsP Prešov, we dialysis patients of the dialysis centre LOGMAN a.s. in Prešov hereby disagree with the creation of COVID department in the building of geriatrics. As we are mostly elderly, we feel threatened by the possibility of contracting Covid 19. We consider the decision to place Covid 19 in the geriatric pavilion to be wrong, which threatens besides us other geriatric patients of this monoblock. Request to place Covid 19 compartments in another building.
It's quare: No.
Number of persons supporting the petition: 66 who supported the petition in three signatures
Date of delivery: 18.09.2020
Date of equipment: 09.11.2020
Equipment: § 5 (6) of Law No 85/1990 Coll. on petition law in the wording of subsequent regulations " not evaluated
Reason for equipment:
On 18.09.2020, the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Health) received a referral from the Faculty Hospital with a Polyclinic J. A. Reimana Prešov (hereinafter referred to as the "FNsP Prešov") by letter sp. zn. 590/R/2020 dated 17.9.2020, designated as the "Opinion to Petition against the emergence of the Covid-19 unit in the geriatric Pavilion Hospital with a Polyclinic in Prešov" petition for patients of dialysis center LOGMAN a. s., Ján Hollé 5898/14, Prešov designated as A petition against the creation of the Covid-19 department in the geriatric Pavilion Hospital in Prešov.' addressed to the Director of the FNsP Prešov in original version. The petition was also addressed to the Mayor of Prešov, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and the Minister of Health in a copy.

The Department of Control, Supervision and Complaints (hereinafter referred to as "ÚKDaS') has received the petition submitted, has assessed the content and formalities in the context of the provisions of Act No 85/1990 Coll. on petition law as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Law of Petitions Act') and registered in the Special Report of the Registry as a petition under Article 5/2020, which has the nature of the application. In the light of the above, MZ SR, as the competent public authority, is obliged to handle the petition in question pursuant to § 5 (6) of the Law on Petitions, pursuant to which the public authority competent to handle the petition containing the application or proposal will assess its content and send a written reply together with the justification to the representative.
Director of the FNsP In the letter of 17.9.2020 to the petition, Prešov stated that one of the persons who, by his signature, supported the petition and attended a working meeting at the FNsP Prešov informed him that the petitioner, as a representative, had died in contact with a public authority (a representative under the law of petition). On the basis of the above, the ÚKDaS requested a separate letter from that person to inform the person who would be the representative of him of his death under the Law on Petitions. However, MZ SR did not receive a reply from this person.
When dealing with the petition, the ÚKDaS requested a separate letter dated 21.09.2020 within a specified period by the statutory body FNsP Prešov for cooperation within the meaning of § 6a (2) of the Law on Petitions. Director of the FNsP In the letter of 17.9.2020 to the MZ SR, Prešov stated that a meeting on the subject matter of the petition with three persons who supported their signature of the petition in question took place in the FNsP Prešov on 11.9.2020. At this meeting, the FNsP Prešov informed the persons concerned that it was considering moving the unit COVID-19 due to the increase in the capacity of the bed section of the department as a backup for the second wave of epidemic, if the increase in patients was so large that the current capacity would not be sufficient. The letter further stated that the management of the FNsP Prešov assured those involved that all measures were implemented in coordination with the PRCE Prešov to ensure the safety of all patients and healthcare professionals. Following the request of the MZ SR for cooperation, the director of the FNsP Prešov stated in a letter dated 29.10.2020 to the MZ SR that, following the conclusions of the meeting of 11.9.2020, he initiated another meeting which took place on 23.9.2020 in the FNSP Prešov with the participation of four persons who supported the petition in question, the representative of the dialysis centre LOGMAN a.s., Prešov and representatives of the FNSP Prešov. Representatives of the FNsP management At that meeting, Prešov informed patients and the representative of the dialysis centre LOGMAN a. s., Prešov that following the guidelines and guidelines of the RÚVZ Prešov was implemented in a geriatric pavilion to ensure the safety of all patients and medical staff, in such a way as not to cross paths for COVID-19 patients and other patients. Patients for COVID-19 have dedicated and secured separate entrances, staircase and elevator.
In the light of the above, it is clear that petitions of dialysis patients at the LOGMAN, a. s. Prešov, designated as PEtition against the formation of the Covid-19 department in the geriatric Pavilion Hospital with Polyclinic in Prešov The responsibility for setting up the COVID-19 unit in the FNsP Prešov is entirely the responsibility of the management of the FNsP Prešov, which is responsible for ensuring the safety of all patients and medical staff. By sending a written notice of the outcome of the execution of the petition, MZ SR considers the petition to be equipped in accordance with § 5 (6) of the Act on petition law.

Place: Bratislava– Date:10 November 2020