Colentina Hospital discovered bedbugs in the neurology ward / Six patients were moved

Riana Gegiu

19 October 2026, 13:45

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A new case of bedbug infestation has been identified at a hospital in Bucharest. Several insects were found in the neurology ward of Colentina Hospital, and six patients were moved to another floor to prevent the infestation from spreading.

After the bedbugs were detected, the affected area was isolated and sanitation work began. According to hospital representatives, disinfection and room-treatment operations will be repeated several times, in accordance with protocol. The hospital management believes the insects were most likely brought in from outside and says the situation is under control.

The incident at Colentina comes approximately two months after a similar case was reported at Bagdasar-Arseni Clinical Emergency Hospital. At that time, the activity of the Clinical Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Department was temporarily suspended.

Bedbug infestations have also recently been reported in other locations in Bucharest, including the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, two high schools in Sector 4, public transport vehicles and homes. In this context, Bucharest City Hall requested preventive measures, but the current disinfestation plan cited by the authorities targets ticks, mosquitoes and rats, not bedbugs.

Context: bedbug infestations had previously been reported in Bucharest, and authorities called for dedicated protocols

Before the case at Colentina Hospital, bedbugs had been reported at Bagdasar-Arseni Hospital, where the management decided to close the Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Department for disinfestation, with the measure expected to last one month. The decision was communicated to the Bucharest Public Health Directorate and the Ministry of Health, being presented as a protective measure for patients and staff.

Previously, complaints had also emerged in other settings in Bucharest: students reported bedbugs at ASE, and the management inspected the premises and isolated the reported furniture, announcing disinfestation operations in all buildings; meanwhile, the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest discussed the rise in the number of cases and asked the Eco Igienizare company for a bedbug control protocol, because the existing plan provided for measures against ticks, mosquitoes, and rats, but not bedbugs.