HUS year 2024: Financial responsibility
For us, administrative and financial responsibility means, in particular, the responsible, ethical, and transparent use of tax funds.
In 2024, the HUS productivity program continued. Its aim is to find savings in operating costs without harming the operations themselves. The productivity program included 123 projects, three of which involved the entire HUS: the use of interpretation services, rationalizing the cost of expensive hospital medicines, and the appropriate use of hired labor.
We were compelled to start co-operation negotiations in the fall as part of the budget preparations for 2025. The negotiations were aimed at savings amounting to 50 million euros.
As a result of the negotiations, HUS will lose a total of 778 person-years. Of these, 280 are redundancies and the rest are mainly due to the end of fixed-term contracts and retirements.
The alternative solutions resulted in total savings of 7 million euros, which reduced the need for staff reductions. Savings will come from a reduction in outsourced services and hired labor, more efficient use of facilities, and a reduction in additional clinical and overtime work. Changes to local contracts also resulted in savings of several million euros.
Updated: 04.04.2025