The article examines the manifestations of solidarity within the Slovenian healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on voluntary donations to hospitals and medical staff, as well as broader societal solidarity towards healthcare. Based on data collected from Slovenian general hospitals, university medical centres, and the media, various forms of solidarity are analysed, from material donations to voluntary work and moral support. The article also addresses the theoretical framework of solidarity, distinguishing it from compassion and altruism, and examines the phenomena of anti-solidarity and performative or inauthentic solidarity that emerged during the pandemic. The findings show that the pandemic revitalised values of communal support while revealing the complex social dynamics of care and responsibility.
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