Eforia Spitalelor Civile 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. To finance the hospitals, the board had been endowed with land property, a significant part located in the territories of the former Turkish rayas. 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.
Building
The building where Eforia Civil Hospitals functioned was located on Elisabeth Boulevard in Bucharest and built between 1885–1886 in neoclassical style. During the 1944 bombing, the building lost its roof, being renovated and upgraded after the war. Starting with 1950, the building hosted the People's Council of V. I Lenin District. The superposing works were started, however they were completed only in the western wing. In the 1960s, the palace became the headquarters of the People's Council of the 5th District, and after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 the 5th City Hall. As a result of the continuous degradation of the building, in 2013 the headquarters of the city hall moved, the building being consolidated. In 2015, the City Hall of Bucharest submitted the project for consolidation, rehabilitation, extension and restoration of the façade, an investment with the cost of 17,735,470 Euro and to be completed in 2 years. However, so far, this process has not begun.
