The Dominican College of Physicians (CMD) told the press yesterday that 90% of the public sector hospitals are receiving monthly allotments that are well below the minimum needed. The president of the board, Waldo Ariel Suero, said that demands to boost funding have not been met by the public health authorities. Suero complained that despite the rampant inflation and declining buying power of the peso, the hospitals continue to receive the same allotments as one or two years ago. Aggravating the situation, Suero said, is the fact that the subsidies are now four, five or six months behind schedule. Patients seeking medical attention at public hospitals, today have to bring or pay for practically all their supplies. Only the physician’s attention is included in the visit. Suero said the college would soon start efforts to secure 100% wage increases for physicians on the government payroll.