Is 30 Thousand Euros Too Little? District Hospitals Are Entering Into an Open Fight to Buy Out Doctors

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“A lump sum of 30 thousand euros, compensation for housing rent or fuel costs, a solid salary,” is how the Telšiai district municipality is luring doctors in a sought-after specialization. Former head of Joniškis Hospital Martynas Gedminas says that the market in regional medical institutions has become uncontrollable: “I invite a doctor to work and I feel like a pimp, because the first question is: “Well, Martynas, how much money will you offer…