On Monday, June 20, a reader wrote to us:

Please publicize this problem: at the hospital for the nervously and mentally ill in Bolesławiec, NOBODY reacted throughout the entire previous weekend to a patient shouting through the window. It was also impossible to reach the hospital by phone!!!

She added: – The man made life difficult for local residents throughout the weekend, 24 hours a day! It is hot, people sleep with their windows open, and during quiet hours the shouts carry exceptionally loudly.

She also argued: – The ward building is located on Piastów Street, where many people walk, and opposite a playground, while the person in question uses exceptionally vulgar language, so both children and passers-by inevitably witness it.

Jarosław Karbowski, director of the Provincial Hospital for the Nervously and Mentally Ill in Bolesławiec:

Following explanations received from the ward head regarding the situation described in the (...) email, I am clarifying the matter related to the patient's behavior.

Patients referred to the above-mentioned ward by a court order stay in the forensic psychiatry ward of this Hospital. The situation concerned a patient in a very serious mental state. Despite intensive treatment (maximum doses of medication were used), it has not yet been possible to stabilize the patient's condition. Efforts are currently underway to transfer the patient to a hospital with wards offering a higher level of security. However, the decision to transfer him depends solely and exclusively on the decision of the court that referred the patient to the hospital.

At the same time, I would like to inform you that Hospital employees are making every effort to ensure that the Hospital's surroundings experience the negative effects of such patients' behavior as little as possible.

But he immediately adds:

However, we disagree with the claim that it is impossible to reach the Hospital by phone on weekends.

The Admissions Room answers calls around the clock (these numbers are available on websites, e.g. 571 306 316 or 571 306 370), and only the simultaneous arrival of several ambulances may cause problems with answering the phone; these are, however, sporadic situations. Sometimes a large number of calls also causes the lines to be busy because conversations are underway.