Main Building of Tehran's Shariati Razavi Hospital Closed; Patients Left "Living in the Courtyard"

The relocation of Shariati Razavi Hospital's medical services to the confined courtyard space, the locking of the main building's doors, and the reduction of services have sparked a wave of criticism among workers and healthcare activists. Posted first in Safir Arjan: Main Building of Tehran's Shariati Razavi Hospital Closed; Patients Left "Living in the Courtyard".

The transfer of the medical services of Shariat Razavi Hospital to the limited space of the courtyard and the locking of the doors of the main building and the reduction of services have provoked a wave of criticism among the workers and activists in the field of treatment.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Hossein Natiq, a member of the Social Security Treatment Monitoring Committee, emphasized the contradiction between official statistics and field realities in the analysis of the current situation of Tehran's Shariat Razavi Hospitals.

He stated that contrary to what was reported, the main building of the hospital, which has expensive equipment, was dilapidated and was behind locked doors.

Criticizing the transfer of services to the yard, Natiq considered this action equivalent to turning a well-equipped hospital into an "outpatient clinic with minimal space".

He added: "This change of use has caused a sharp drop in the ability to accept and provide specialized services. "The clinic located in the yard does not have enough space for the patients' well-being, nor the capacity to provide the services expected at the level of a hospital."

Referring to the rights of the insured, the head of the trade union of construction workers of Tehran province emphasized that the national funds and equipment in this center belong to the workers and the insured, and patients should not wait for services in the limited spaces of the yard while the main building remains unused.

In the end, he asked the officials to clarify the purpose of this unprofessional change of use.

Natiq added: "If the building has a safety problem, why is it not renovated?" And if there is no intention to close, why shouldn't these funds be used? This situation is a kind of damage to the medical resources of the labor society."

He emphasized that either the main building should be reopened with full equipment, or an official and well-reasoned report on the reason for this situation and the fate of the hospital's equipment should be presented to the public.