A magnetic resonance imaging scanner is to be installed at the Bolesławiec county hospital. “Our hospital does not currently have such equipment,” explains starost Tomasz Gabrysiak. “All patients who need this type of examination are transported to nearby hospitals, which is an additional difficulty and involves extra costs. But it is also about time. In the case of strokes or cerebral hemorrhages, it is very important for diagnostics to be carried out immediately.”
All local governments will contribute to the new MRI scanner for the Bolesławiec ZOZ. The county has allocated nearly PLN 800,000 for this purpose; the City of Bolesławiec will contribute almost PLN 1.2 million. The remaining municipalities are to contribute between PLN 160,000 and PLN 450,000 each.
What is more, air conditioning will be installed in some hospital wards. An operating table with the necessary equipment will also be purchased.
“All this is intended to enable the hospital to provide more services and, consequently, increase its revenue,” emphasizes the head of the Bolesławiec County Board. “The new year will mark a new opening for the hospital.”
“Amid the permanent crisis in which healthcare finds itself, this is an institution that needs to operate and develop,” says the new director of the ZOZ, Kamil Barczyk.
What, in the opinion of the hospital’s new head, needs to be developed? Diagnostic imaging, outpatient care, oncological treatment and joint replacement surgery. As for the latter, waiting lists are currently very long. Thanks to the planned purchases, the ZOZ will be able to perform many more operations, for which it will receive funding from the National Health Fund (NFZ), as these procedures are not subject to limits. This will certainly shorten the waiting lists.
“Intensive work is under way on the tender procedures and all the documentation,” notes Kamil Barczyk. “At present, the hospital spends around PLN 3 million a year on external services (MRI, CT scans, X-rays and ultrasound examinations). Comprehensive diagnostics must be available at the Bolesławiec facility; it is the foundation of proper patient treatment.”