The Polish Union of Clinical Hospitals (PUSK) calls for immediate action to improve the extremely difficult financial situation faced by clinical hospitals in Poland. According to the Union, although such institutions have been facing various problems for years, they have reached the end of their ability to function safely over the last few months. Increase…
As we reported in the middle of the year, EMC Instytut Medyczny was considering a merger with Penta Hospitals Poland, operating within the same capital group. The transaction was finalised just before Christmas. Merger of companies within Penta The entry in the register of entrepreneurs of the National Court Register was made on 23 December…
It has still not been possible to carry out a formal merger of three hospitals in Warsaw, which were to operate under the common name of the Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego (UCK WUM). The merger is also awaited by the Szpital Czerniakowski and the Szpital na Solcu. Trade unions say no The Uniwersyteckie…
As we informed a few months ago, at the end of 2018 the debt of SP ZOZ reached its highest level for 15 years. It turns out that after the first two quarters the situation has further deteriorated, and the debts already amount to PLN 13.8bn. Over PLN 2bn of debt in three years According…
The hospital network, which came into force in 2017, eliminated a significant part of private providers from the pool of entities offering services under contracts with the National Health Fund (NFZ). Now, the Health Ministry wants to introduce legal changes that will make contracting of services by the NFZ almost entirely dependent on having a…
Health Ministry announced that I and II degree hospitals operating within the so-called network of hospitals will receive an additional PLN 344m. The funds will go to 373 entities, which means that an average hospital will receive nearly PLN 1m. Hospitals will receive an average of PLN 1m each Additional financial resources have been established…
The construction boom in the segment of public hospitals is continuing. Investments have recently been announced by the Beskidzkie Centrum Onkologii in Bielsko-Biala and the Szpital Miejski nr 4 in Gliwice. The total value of investments in public institutions is calculated in billions of zlotys. Bielsko-Biala focuses on oncology At the beginning of August a…
EMC Instytut Medyczny wants to merge with Penta Hospitals Poland, the company announced in a communiqué. The company expects that the merger will bring benefits in the form of capital strengthening, improvement of the competitive position on the market and synergy effects. Possible merge within Penta EMC Medical Institute and Penta Hospitals Poland belong to…
The Ministry of Health wants to improve the quality of nutrition in Polish hospitals. In October 2019 it plans to launch a pilot program for pregnant women and women after childbirth – Dieta Mamy. It will allocate PLN 50 million for this purpose. Poor quality of nutrition in hospitals At the beginning of July, the…
A pilot study on how Mental Health Centres work has been underway since July this year. Mental Health Centres will largely replace psychiatric hospitals. The motto of the reform is the so-called coordinated care. Currently, there are 26 centres operating within the pilot project. The tested model assumes outpatient care on an outpatient basis. The…
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