Privatização da Saúde: Um relato de experiência sobre a Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares (EBSERH) no Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (HC-UFU)

Abstract

Nowadays, with the advancement of neoliberal ideas, it is visible how public policies are affected. In this context, public health policy undergoes several changes, specifically with regard to management that is transferred from the public to the private sector. This fact is justified by the discourse of the State's ineffectiveness regarding the provision of services, and efficiency of private management. The creation of the Brazilian Company of Hospital Services (EBSERH) is part of the Brazilian State's counter-reform package, and arises with the purpose of managing University Hospitals (Hus). The Company's adherence to the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Uberlândia (HC-UFU) caused confrontations, discussions, however in 2018 the same occurred. In this excerpt, the present study has as main objective to analyze the process of transition from public management to public management under private law. To achieve this objective, some specific ones were defined: to know the transition process of this new management model at HC-UFU, to know the changes that came to HC-UFU with the management of EBSERH and to reflect on the implementation of this new model of privatizing management of the health. To carry out this study, documentary, bibliographical and field research was used, through participant observation, which allows direct contact with the experienced reality. It is concluded with the accomplishment of this study, that the company's adhesion in the HC-UFU is quite recent, however it already brings repercussions in the hospital environment. This represents a setback for Brazilian health policy, and directly affects the working class and the user population of the Unified Health System (SUS).