{"title":"Evaluating perceived advantages and funding needs to enhance emergency medical services: insights from patients and staff.","authors":"Valentin Dimitrov, Diana Pantileeva Dimitrova, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, Samir Dzhafer, Jannis Papathanasiou, Nigyar Dzhafer","doi":"10.3897/folmed.67.e142943","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The University Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine (UHATEM) \"N. I. Pirogov\" LTD is a pivotal institution in Bulgaria's emergency medical services (EMS). However, funding challenges adversely affect its operational efficiency and quality of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":12415,"journal":{"name":"Folia medica","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Folia medica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.67.e142943","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Dentistry","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: The University Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine (UHATEM) "N. I. Pirogov" LTD is a pivotal institution in Bulgaria's emergency medical services (EMS). However, funding challenges adversely affect its operational efficiency and quality of care.