📅 Implementation: Jun 10, 2026 – Dec 9, 2028 (30 months)
💶 Total Budget: €1,995,523.60 | ERDF Contribution: €1,596,418.88
🤝 Partners: 2 healthcare institutions
🎯 Type: Soft project | Healthcare ISO4.5

Summary

MEDSKILLS strengthens healthcare cooperation between Nyíregyháza and Satu Mare by improving professional skills in the field of advanced laparoscopic surgery, particularly colorectal procedures. The project addresses disparities in healthcare services across the border region through direct knowledge transfer, peer learning, and modern medical equipment.

At the heart of the project is the creation of a cross-border peer learning hub in Nyíregyháza, where medical professionals from both countries exchange expertise and gain hands-on experience. Combined with strategic planning and investments in advanced surgical equipment, the initiative supports better healthcare services and more balanced access to specialised treatments in the region.

Project Aim

To improve the quality of healthcare services by strengthening medical skills, promoting knowledge transfer, and supporting innovative surgical treatments through cross-border cooperation.

Objectives

✅ Improve medical competencies in advanced laparoscopic surgery
✅ Facilitate cross-border knowledge exchange and peer learning
✅ Support innovative surgical procedures through modern equipment
✅ Reduce disparities in healthcare services across the border region
✅ Develop long-term cooperation between medical institutions

Key Activities & Results

🔹 Cross-border Action Plan – Development of a plan for innovative surgical treatments and medical skills development

🔹 Medical skills-development hub – Creation of an informal peer-learning hub in Nyíregyháza hosting 10 learning sessions of 2–3 days each for medical professionals of both partners

🔹 Medical equipment for surgical departments of both partners – Equipment purchases including operating tables, surgical loupes, ultrasound devices, laparoscopic 4K towers, operating microscopes, vessel sealing devices, and advanced laparoscopic instruments

🔹 Simulation-based training equipment – Development of the Nyíregyháza skill-lab with ergonomic laparoscopy simulator and surgery simulation systems

🔹 ROHU network for modern surgical treatments – Establishment of a joint solution connecting surgical treatment and skills-development centres across the border region

By combining advanced equipment, practical training, and professional cooperation, MEDSKILLS helps create a stronger and more connected healthcare system while improving access to modern surgical expertise in the cross-border region.

Partnership

Lead Partner: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Teaching Hospital (HU)
Project Partner: Satu Mare County Emergency Hospital (RO)

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