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Could you please introduce yourself briefly?
Yes, I'm 52 years old. I am a graduate of the University of Economics, I have two grown-up children and my wife and I have been together for almost 32 years. I live in a small village Podůlší in the Bohemian Paradise, near Jičín. I started my professional career in the Metro Transport Company. In 1992 I joined the VZP ČR, where I worked in various managerial positions for more than 25 years.
Did you know anything about Mr. Zavalianis' medical facilities before you decided to work with him?
During my previous work I had a rather specific idea about the hospitals in Beroun and Hořovice. I consider these facilities to be of very high quality. I was also a patient in Beroun and I can confirm that the care there is excellent, the staff is helpful and at a very high professional level. I consider the privatisation of these facilities to be a textbook example of the successful transfer of public assets into private hands. Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit these facilities can confirm that the funds raised by their operation do not end up in tax havens somewhere, but are reinvested in the further development of buildings, technology and quality staff to a degree that I consider sometimes too high. As far as oncology in Pardubice is concerned, I am only just getting acquainted with the operation there, as I have not had this opportunity so far.
What plans are you coming to Multiscan with?
First of all, I have to get to know the operation of a healthcare facility from the "other side", i.e. not from the perspective of a health insurance company as a payer. It's a bit early for any concrete plans at the moment. First I have to get to know the operation, get to know the people, try to listen to the doctors, learn to perceive the attitudes of the medical staff within the framework of my different education. Then I would like to ascertain the owner's views on the further development of this facility, his investment plans in buildings and technology. I also consider it extremely important to deepen relations with partners from the Pardubice Region, which I perceive as very constructive so far.
What do you do in your spare time and what is your relationship with Southern Europe, where the owner of the company comes from?
I have visited Greece many times and I have fallen in love with the Balkan countries. My weakness is especially Croatia, where I try to go several times a year. I have made many friends there. I have learned to speak Croatian well, because every Czech thinks he understands Croatian, but the moment you start talking about interpersonal relations, politics, diseases, you find out that you don't understand anything. From my point of view, the Balkan character has two dimensions for a Central European. One, for me the rather negative one, is a somewhat looser approach to authority, to the system, to planning, to keeping to certain time frames, both in professional and personal life. And the other positive one, which for me prevails, is immediacy, friendliness, hospitality, relationship to traditional values and above all freedom of spirit.
