AGI – “The unblocking, included in the decree To all, give 11 million of euros in favor of the Santa Lucia IRCCS Foundation represents an undoubted sign of attention from the Government towards an organization that, thanks to its operators, constitutes an excellence in Lazio and in Italy with regards to rehabilitation and research in neuroscience. Unfortunately, the Santa Lucia, in financial crisis for years and months now, he has entered a irreversible crisis destined to close with a sale to third parties”. This is what can be read in a note released by the presidency of the Lazio Region which is following the round tables on the “rescue” of the care facility on Via Ardeatina. In recent days the “Comitato saliamo I.R.C.C.S Santa Lucia” had launched a online petition to ask for the protection of the centre and the guarantee of the performance and employment levels (about 800 jobs) which has collected over 22 thousand subscriptions.
“The Lazio Region will monitor in a strict and timely manner so that the 11 million released by the Government are used to guarantee assistance, the purchase of medicines, the payment of salaries and to allow for the replacement of staff during this holiday period, and are not instead spent in other ways, such as for example in the liquidation of consultancy fees. – the note continues – To avoid the sale to private individuals, the regional administration reiterates that the main way is represented by the establishment of a new subject legal framework that allows the Lazio Region to participate in the management of the institute together with a private non-profit partner. This is a solution that can guarantee the safety of Santa Lucia, the continuity of patient care, the excellence of performance and the safeguarding of all employment levels. To allow this, the Lazio Region hopes once again that the owners decide to request theextraordinary administration torather than proceed with the sale to third parties”.
