Eforia Spitalelor Civile
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Eforia Spitalelor Civile (Board of Civil Hospitals) was a non-profit organization which managed hospitals in Wallachia
and Moldavia
. Created by general Pavel Kiselyov
in 1832 the organization survived until 1948, when it was abolished by the communist authorities. Initially, by General Kiselyov's decree of April 2, 1832, the board had the authority of managing the Colţea, Pantelimon and Filantropia hospitals in Bucharest. In the course of time, it created and managed other hospitals, mainly in Walachia, but also in Moldova.
The Board was reorganized on October 2, 1864, when new legislation required the board's budget to be submitted to parliament
's approval and that the accounting be done according to government regulations and subject of the control of the Court of Accounts ("Curtea de conturi").
To finance the hospitals, the board had been endowed with land property, a significant part located in the territories of the former Turkish raya
s. By 1921 it had a property of tens of thousands hectares of farm land and over 50,000 hectares of forests. After the agrarian reform of the 1920s, the Board retained its right on the payments for oil extraction from its former properties. The board also owned several important buildings in Bucharest and several hotels in Sinaia.
Wallachia
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and Moldavia
Moldavia
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. Created by general Pavel Kiselyov
Pavel Kiselyov
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in 1832 the organization survived until 1948, when it was abolished by the communist authorities. Initially, by General Kiselyov's decree of April 2, 1832, the board had the authority of managing the Colţea, Pantelimon and Filantropia hospitals in Bucharest. In the course of time, it created and managed other hospitals, mainly in Walachia, but also in Moldova.
The Board was reorganized on October 2, 1864, when new legislation required the board's budget to be submitted to parliament
Parliament
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's approval and that the accounting be done according to government regulations and subject of the control of the Court of Accounts ("Curtea de conturi").
To finance the hospitals, the board had been endowed with land property, a significant part located in the territories of the former Turkish raya
Raya
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s. By 1921 it had a property of tens of thousands hectares of farm land and over 50,000 hectares of forests. After the agrarian reform of the 1920s, the Board retained its right on the payments for oil extraction from its former properties. The board also owned several important buildings in Bucharest and several hotels in Sinaia.