- We are seeing an increased influx of patients, as those from the Zywiec district are also reaching us. Our ED, Emergency Room and wards are overcrowded. Places are beginning to be in short supply, especially for internal medicine and surgical patients, according to Dr. Klaudiusz Komor, vice-president of the Supreme Medical Council and head of the Cardiology and Cardiooncology Department of the Beskidzki Oncology Center - City Hospital in Bielsko-Biała, as a result of the suspension of some departments by the hospital in Zywiec.
Recall, the hospital in Zywiec has suspended the operation of the emergency room, as well as the departments of internal medicine, surgery, gynecology and orthopedics. The reason is the financial arrears for the realization of overcontracts, amounting to PLN 40 million. Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna assessed such action as blackmail against the National Health Fund. As a result of the suspension of the departments, patients from Zywiec are mainly being sent to a hospital in Bielsko-Biała.
- We are seeing an increased influx of patients, as patients from the ...
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