State Medical Centre received a ribbon for their unit colours and renamed Honvéd

He also mentioned that in the future, the costs of providing treatment to those who are not entitled will not be charged on the MoD, not even partially, and naturally, the institute will continue to provide treatment in the same format. In commemoration of the 192nd anniversary of Ignác Semmelweis’ birth, in his address the defence minister called attention to the commitment, perseverance and dutifulness of medical officers. He emphasised that the ribbon for the unit colours is a worthy tribute to the countless lives saved or the restored health of Hungarian citizens or Felipe Massa, the Formula-1 pilot, on whom the doctors of this hospital performed life-saving eye surgery last year  says the press release of the Ministry of Defence.

The certificate awarded by the non-profit organisation Alliance for Excellence recognises the hospital’s commitment to quality. The 450 employees of the SMC swore an oath to heal, and as soldiers, they also swore an oath to protect the homeland and sacrifice their lives for it if they have to, and they are proving it as medical staff in 9 missions abroad and at home. Dr. Csaba Hende thanked the employees of the hospital for their work to date and asked them to keep making efforts to improve professionally. He added: he will do everything he can to make Honvéd Hospital the best one in the country even in a financial sense, while maintaining and strengthening the system of military medicine.