Five nights—that is how long it took to transport the modules from Germany to Bolesławiec and assemble them at the Bolesławiec Health Care Complex. The work in our city was carried out at night because of transport regulations.
All 28 modules have now been installed. The builders are now connecting the roof and finishing the façade. Demolition work is underway inside to adapt the building to hospital requirements. Administrative rooms are being converted into patient rooms.
The modules arrived in Bolesławiec from Germany, but they are products of a Polish company and were manufactured in Poland. Facilities of this type are already standing—or being assembled—in Warsaw, Łódź, Wrocław and Silesia, among other places.
Let us recall that on Wednesday, September 23, a press conference attended by local-government authorities was held at the Bolesławiec Health Care Complex. The meeting concerned the progress of work on the construction of a new hospital for coronavirus patients.
Kamil Barczyk, director of the county hospital in Bolesławiec:
An exceptional day, not only for the hospital, but for our entire local community, the region, the Jelenia Góra subregion and the Legnica subregion. An exceptional time—because of the raging pandemic we have been battling since the beginning of March. Thanks to the support of local-government authorities and the marshal, the rapid implementation of investment projects for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 is possible. This is an exceptional and highly innovative investment on a Polish scale.
What will the local community gain?
Modules for 65 coronavirus patients. The director:
We are increasing the number of places available in Lower Silesia for infected patients. There are already very few such places. That is why it is so important for this investment to be completed quickly.
We are also improving the quality of treatment. Thanks to this investment, the hospital will be able to admit uninfected patients.
Bolesławiec County Starost Tomasz Gabrysiak:
What happened in Poland, Europe and around the world in March caused our hospital to take on an additional role and become a frontline hospital in the fight against COVID. Since March, we have been thoroughly rebuilding and equipping the hospital. None of this would have been possible without funds from the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, the state budget and the municipalities of Bolesławiec County. All these goals were also achieved thanks to funding from Bolesławiec County itself.
The decision to build another hospital building was made about one and a half to two months ago. The hospital director selected the technology in which the building would be constructed. Thanks to that choice of technology, I hope the new hospital building will be fully ready by the end of October.
Marshal Cezary Przybylski:
I wanted to congratulate you on the idea, because it is truly innovative. The fact that this ward will be able to admit patients by the end of October is very good news, not only for the residents of Bolesławiec County but also for the residents of Lower Silesia. All experts point out that a new wave of the epidemic will occur, so places for treating COVID-19 patients are certainly essential.
Deputy Marshal Marcin Krzyżanowski:
We already have several months of experience fighting coronavirus. From the very beginning, we worked shoulder to shoulder with the Bolesławiec hospital and local-government authorities. We did not hesitate for long over whether to support this investment.
First, we need these places, and it is good that they will be created here. Second, we must not forget about other diseases, because they existed, exist and will continue to exist.
Bolesławiec Mayor Piotr Roman:
I would remind you that several months ago we had personnel changes at the hospital, which led to organizational changes and an investment offensive. Today it is clear that these were good decisions.
He added:
This investment drive is larger than all the investments carried out over the past ten years. It gives me great joy, because Bolesławiec deserves a good hospital.__ISTOTOTNE_MARKUP_CONTENT_000074__
