📅 Implementation:Jun 2025 – Dec 2027 (30 months)
💶 Total Budget: €2,447,009.97 | ERDF Contribution: €1,957,607.97
🤝 Partners: 3 institutions
🎯 Type: Standard project | Healthcare| RS04.5

Summary
ROHUNOVATION 2 enhances equitable access to surgical care and strengthens healthcare system resilience in the ROHU border region. By investing in cutting-edge surgical equipment, developing eHealth tools, and delivering joint training programs, the project supports the transition to minimally invasive and patient-centered care. It builds on previous cross-border cooperation and introduces digital innovations to improve outcomes for over 5,500 patients annually.

Project Aim
To improve access to high-quality surgical care and foster cross-border cooperation through digital innovation, medical training, and modern infrastructure.

Objectives
✅ Expand access to minimally invasive surgical procedures
✅ Promote digital healthcare through eHealth applications
✅ Train medical professionals in advanced surgical techniques
✅ Strengthen cross-border cooperation in healthcare
✅ Improve patient outcomes and system efficiency

Key Activities & Results
🔹 Surgical Capacity Expansion – Over 5,500 patients to benefit annually from new equipment and IT tools
🔹 Joint Training Programs – 10 hands-on sessions for 160 professionals; 2 curricula on robotic and laparoscopic surgery
🔹 eHealth Tools – Development of ROHU MedLink and IBD QoL apps, targeting 1,000 mobile and 60 online users
🔹 Collaborative Medical Teams – OncoTeam and ROHU Medical Expert Teams for real-time case discussions and surgical mediation
🔹 Infrastructure Modernization – Upgrades at Surgery Clinic II (Timișoara) and Surgery Clinic (Szeged)
🔹 Joint Action Plan – Enhancing the pre-existing Patient Management System (from project ROHU400) with live OR transmission for surgical collaboration

ROHUNOVATION 2 transforms surgical care in the ROHU region through innovation, cooperation, and digitalisation, ensuring better outcomes for patients and stronger healthcare systems.

For more details, consult the project fact sheet: EN 

Partnership
Lead Partner: Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara (RO)
Project Partners: PP2: University of Szeged (HU) and PP3: Emergency County Hospital “Pius Brînzeu” Timișoara (RO)

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