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Bacău Emergency County Hospital puts new 1.5T MRI system into operation

The Bacău Emergency County Hospital (SJU Bacău) has commissioned a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, a Siemens MAGNETOM Altea 1.5 Tesla, installed at the hospital’s Radiology and Medical Imaging Laboratory within its outpatient department. Hospital representatives said the new system will allow complex imaging examinations to be performed using high-resolution images and improved diagnostic accuracy. The equipment is also...

Bacău salaries remain well below national average, with real earnings down sharply in a year

Average salaries in Bacău County remained significantly below the level recorded across Romania’s economy...

Romanian Hospital Performs Eight-Hour Surgery on Seriously Injured Motorcyclist

A 42-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in a road accident has undergone an eight-hour series...

Elite Irish Boxers Hold Training Camp in Romania’s Bacău

A delegation of elite Irish boxers, led by renowned coach Raj Vrânceanu, is holding...

Romanian MEP Urges EU to Avoid New Bureaucracy in Farm Crisis Rules

Romanian MEP Claudiu Richard Târziu, a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)...

10 Figures That Reveal the True Scale of Bacău County Emergency Hospital: Nearly Half a Billion Lei, 46,000 Patients and a Shortage of Almost...

Nearly half a billion Romanian lei managed in a single year, more than 1,400 hospital beds, almost 46,000 discharged patients and a staffing shortage affecting nearly every professional category. These are just some of the figures that define the Bacău County Emergency Hospital, the largest healthcare facility in Bacău...

Onești Municipal Swimming Complex Nears Reopening After Major Renovation

The Municipal Swimming Complex in Onești is nearing its long-awaited reopening after undergoing an extensive rehabilitation program over the past several months, local authorities announced. According to Laurențiu Neghină, spokesperson for the Onești City Hall, the facility has entered one of the final stages of preparation, with workers beginning to...

Moinești Municipal Council Ends Hospital Director’s Mandate After More Than Two Decades

The Moinești Local Council voted on Thursday to end the mandate of Professor Adrian Cotîrleț, director of the Moinești Clinical Emergency Municipal Hospital, bringing to a close more than two decades of leadership during which the institution became one of Romania's most highly regarded public hospitals. The decision was approved...

Five Injured, Including Two Children, in Road Crash in Eastern Romania

Five people, including two children, were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday evening in the village of Sănduleni, Bacău County, emergency authorities said. According to the Bacău County Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU), the response involved a fire engine, a SMURD emergency ambulance, a multiple-casualty transport vehicle, a command...

Romanian Academic and Former Prefect Dumitru Bontaș Turns 80, Urges Future Generations to Build Their Lives on Values

Professor Dumitru Bontaș, PhD, one of the founders of George Bacovia University in Bacău, former Prefect of Bacău County, engineer, researcher and academic, celebrated his 80th birthday by reflecting on nearly six decades of public service, higher education and Romania's transformation. In an interview marking the occasion, he emphasized...

Romanian and Moldovan artists honored at 36th „Saloanele Moldovei” contemporary art exhibition

The 36th edition of the "Saloanele Moldovei" Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition, one of the most important visual arts events promoting cultural cooperation between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, opened at the Alfa Art Galleries in Bacău. The exhibition brings together works by contemporary artists from both countries and...

Romania’s Daria Maria Vrînceanu wins Balkan U20 triple jump gold, climbs to World No. 4

Romanian athlete Daria Maria Vrînceanu claimed the gold medal in the women's U20 triple jump at the Balkan Athletics Championships in Craiova, delivering a season's best of 13.52 meters that moved her to fourth in the world U20 rankings. The 18-year-old, who trains under Cristi Nemțeanu at SCM Bacău, secured...

Romanian Commune Signs Contract for EU-Funded Solar Park Project

The local administration of Măgura Commune has signed the construction contract for a new photovoltaic park, a project largely financed through non-repayable European funds that is expected to reduce public energy costs and support future local investments. Mayor Iordache Costrăș announced the development on social media, saying the project fulfills...

Badger Safely Returned to the Wild After Wandering Into Backyard in Eastern Romania

A wild badger wandered into the yard of a resident in Măgura commune, Bacău County, earlier this week, but the unexpected encounter ended safely thanks to the calm and responsible actions of the homeowners. According to the National Environmental Guard – Bacău County Commissariat, the animal was discovered inside a...

Romanian Burn Victim Airlifted to Belgium for Specialized Treatment

A 25-year-old patient with severe burns was transferred from the Bacău County Emergency Hospital to a specialized burn center in Belgium on Friday as part of a complex humanitarian medical evacuation coordinated by Romanian authorities. According to officials, the man sustained second- and third-degree burns over approximately 70% of his...

Romanian Hospital Performs First Successful Right-Sided Open Pyeloplasty

The "Prof. Dr. Eduard Apetrei" Hospital in Buhuși has achieved a new medical milestone after its Urology Department successfully performed its first right-sided open pyeloplasty, expanding the range of specialized surgical services available to patients. The patient, a 45-year-old woman, was admitted with persistent right-sided lower back pain that had...

Romanian MEP Dragoș Benea Ranked Among Top 10 Most Influential Romanian Members of European Parliament

Romanian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dragoș Benea has been ranked among the country's ten most influential lawmakers in the European Parliament, according to the 2026 edition of the MEP Influence Index published by the Brussels-based political analysis platform Eumatrix.eu. The ranking evaluates MEPs using three main criteria: their...

Romania Imposes Nationwide 30-Day Quarantine on Sheep and Goats After PPR Outbreak

Romania's National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) has imposed a nationwide 30-day quarantine on sheep and goats following the confirmation of a Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) outbreak at a farm in Mureș County. The measure was approved on July 8 by the National Committee for Emergency Situations...

Romanian Hospital Warns of Rising Electric Scooter Injuries Among Children

Doctors at the Emergency County Hospital in Bacău are warning of a sharp increase in injuries caused by electric scooter accidents, with children and teenagers accounting for the majority of victims treated during the first half of the year. According to figures released by the hospital, the Emergency Department (UPU)...