Criuleni maternity ward suspends activity after neonatologist resigns
The maternity ward of Criuleni District Hospital has stopped admitting births because its only neonatologist resigned in July 2026.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
If you are pregnant in Criuleni or Dubasari, you now give birth in Chisinau. Only emergency cases are still handled on site. The Ministry of Health says pregnancy monitoring will stay in the community.
What happened
Activity at the Criuleni maternity ward has been temporarily suspended after the only neonatologist resigned. Patients from Criuleni and Dubasari are sent to Chisinau, and only emergencies are handled locally. The hospital has asked the Ministry of Health for help, but no specialist has been found yet.
In short
- The hospital's only neonatologist resigned in July 2026, and no candidate has applied since.
- Health Minister Alexandru Gasnas says Moldova has 107 neonatologists, 90 of them in Chisinau and 17 in the districts.
- Over the past five years, 13 level I perinatal centres were suspended due to staff shortages and health system reorganisation.
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