Units

Hospital Services
HOSPITAL IN NUMBERS

34 Clinical Departments in total:
NSSU Campus Krakow-Prokocim : 25
SU Campus at Kopernika 36 : 9
Number of beds in total: 2023: 1,277

Departments: 15
Outpatient Service/Counseling centers: 56

Hospitalizations in inpatient units:
Number of hospitalizations in 2023: 92,176
Outpatient advice:
2023 - 622,407 in total

Find the Emergency Department (SOR)

Emergency Department (SOR)
Address: Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow
Building: F
phone number: 12 400 17 50
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Open: 24 hours every day (365 days a year)
Age: only for adults (over 18 years of age)

When to go to an emergency department

Emergency department deals with serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies.

In situations of threat to health or life, hospital emergency department (SOR) provides assistance. Remember that SOR helps persons in serious conditions, which may result in serious damage to body functions or loss of life.

For example, in the case of:

accident
trauma
poisoning
bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract or urinary tract

Referrals: Patients who come to the Emergency Department (SOR) or are brought by paramedics in an emergency do not need a referral.

Information about treatment of persons from EU/EFTA Member States in Poland

The Emergency Department (SOR) at Krakow University Hospital is located in the Trauma Centre for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, to which victims of serious accidents from the entire region are transported by air and ambulances. It should be remembered that the seriously injured always have priority for admission and medical supplies.

All Hospital Emergency Departments are, in accordance with the Act on State Emergency Medical Services, organisational units of hospitals intended to provide health care services to people in states of sudden threat to health and life. The tasks of Emergency Department (ED/SOR) include, above all, diagnostics and treatment necessary to stabilise the patient's vital functions, threatened as a result of acute internal diseases, poisoning, accidents or various types of injuries. These units are also required to provide health services and medical care to potential disaster victims. If necessary, they are required to ensure appropriate transport of victims to specialist medical facilities.

The Hospital Emergency Department is the first link to, and an integral part of, the Trauma Centre for Emergency and Disaster Medicine and therefore accepts a large number of patients with multiple organ injuries from across the macro-region.

The Emergency Department (SOR) of the University Hospital in Krakow accepts adult patients in states of sudden threat to health and life. The injured are brought by medical rescue teams or report themselves. Health services provided in the unit consist of medical triage (confirmation or exclusion of a medical emergency), diagnosis and undertaking treatment to the extent necessary to stabilise the patient's condition. An important task of the ED (SOR) is also the training of specialists in emergency medicine.

A significant percentage of patients are suspected of acute coronary syndrome or stroke. If these diseases are confirmed, the injured are urgently transferred to the Laboratory of Haemodynamics and Angiography or the Clinical Department of Neurology of the University Hospital, where immediately implemented interventional treatment significantly increases the patient's prognosis for recovery.

The Hospital Emergency Department (SOR) has state-of-the-art imaging diagnostic equipment and equipment for measuring critical parameters. The ED (SOR) also has access to a diagnostic laboratory, where a full panel of tests can be performed immediately. On the basis of these, full-profile treatment of patients is implemented in the relevant units of the University Hospital.

List of Clinical Departments operating at the University Hospital

Find a service at this hospital

Inpatient Service at the Hospital:

NSSU Campus Prokocim
Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow

Surgical Unit
- Building A, level 3

Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinical Department
- Building F, level 2
- 12 400 18 00
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Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
- Building G, level 1
- 12 400 22 01
Infectious Diseases Clinical Department
- Building J
- 12 400 20 13
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Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Clinical Department
- Building I, level 0 and level 5
- 12 400 29 23 or 12 400 32 51 or 12 400 32 73
Internal Medicine, Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology Clinical Department
- Building I, level 1
- 12 400 29 73 or 12 400 29 50
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Maxillofacial Surgery Clinical Department
- Building I, level 4
- 12 400 28 00
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General Oncological, Metabolic and Emergency Surgery Clinical Department
- Building H, level 3
- 12 400 26 30
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General, Oncological, Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery Clinical Department
- Building G, level 4
- 12 400 24 23
Vascular Surgery Clinical Department
- Building G, level 0
- 12 400 21 23
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Angiology and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building I, level 1
- 12 400 35 02
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Toxicology and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building H, level 4
- 12 400 26 50 or 12 400 35 69
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Gynaecology and Oncology Clinical Department
- Building I, level 3
- 12 400 27 00
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Cardiology, Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arterial Hypertension Clinical Department
- Building G, level 0
- 12 400 21 50
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions Clinical Department
- Building G, level 1
- 12 400 22 50
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Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building I, level -1
- 12 400 35 39 or 12 400 35 81
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Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology Clinical Department
- Building G, level 5
- 12 400 24 73
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Neurology Clinical Department
- Building G, level 2
- 12 400 25 74
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Traumatology and Orthopaedics Clinical Department
- Building G, level 3
- 12 400 23 50
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Otolaryngology Clinical Department
- Building I, level 4
- 12 400 27 50 or 12 400 27 61
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Pulmonology, Allergology and and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building I, level 2
- 12 400 30 73
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Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building I, level 3
- 12 400 31 23
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Urology and Oncological Urology Clinical Department
- Building H, level 1
- 12 400 33 09
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Palliative Medicine Clinical Department
- Buliding I, level 5
- 12 400 32 52 or 12 400 32 73
Endocrinology, Oncology Endocrinology, Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building G, level 2
- 12 400 23 00 or 12 400 23 23
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Haematology and Internal Medicine Clinical Department
- Building H, level 5
- 12 400 32 00 or 12 400 33 00
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SU Campus Kopernika

Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Department
- Kopernika 21a
- 12 424 87 06 or 12 424 87 44
Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Oncology Clinical Department
- Kopernika 38
- 12 424 75 40
Obstetrics and Perinatology Clinical Department
- Kopernika 23
- 12 424 84 12 or 12 424 84 43
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Neonatology Clinical Department
- Kopernika 23
- 12 424 85 55 or 12 424 85 87
Oncology Clinical Department
- Kopernika 50
- 12 351 67 00
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General and Oncological Surgery Clinical Department
- Kopernika 50
- 12 351 67 00
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Dermatology and Allergology Clinical Department
- Botaniczna 3
- 12 351 66 01 or 12 424 86 99

List of Outpatient Departments operating at the University Hospital

Documents required when making an appointment at an Outpatient Department:

ID card, referral from a doctor under health insurance (in the case of Patients registering at an Outpatient Department for the first time).

Referral (original counterpart) to the Outpatient Department must be submitted within 14 business days from the date of registration for the first visit.

If you have: medical documentation of your disease, test results, list of currently administered medication with the doses, please take such documents to your first visit at the Outpatient Department.

Location of the Central Registration Desk at the New Building of the University Hospital:

ul. Jakubowskiego 2, Building C, Level 0, phone: 12 400 34 extensions: 37 through 42.
Registration desk opening hours: 7:45 – 15:00 hours.

If you wish to contact the Outpatient Department by e-mail to send a scan of your referral or to change or cancel your appointment, please write at the address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Required documents, contact data

ID card
valid referral from a doctor under health insurance (in the case of Patients registering at an Outpatient Department for the first time)

ul. Jakubowskiego 2, Building C, Level 0
Registration desk opening hours: 7:45 – 15:00 hours.

NSSU Campus Prokocim
Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow

Allergology Outpatient Department at the Pulmonology and Allergology Hospital Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Anesthesiology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card
Current internal referral (from the University Hospital doctor)
You should bring the following with you to your appointment with the anaesthetist:
- Blood tests: blood group, blood count, electrolytes, coagulation, creatinine, glucose, ALT, general urinalysis
- Health certificate from the GP (diseases + medication);
- ECG not older than 2 weeks (can be done at your GP doctor);
- Chest x-ray not older than 1 year;
- Certificate from a specialist if the patient is being treated by: cardiologist, pulmonologist, endocrinologist, neurologist, psychiatrist, diabetologist.

Internal direction: building C, level 1
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 19 51

Immunological Diseases and Hypercoagulation Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Vascular Surgery Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Maxillofacial Surgery Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

General, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Vascular Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 1
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Outpatient Department for Renal Allograft Patients
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
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Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Diabetology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Endocrinology Outpatient Department at the Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes Clinical Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Endocrinology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Gynaecological Oncology Outpatient Clinic
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Gastroenterology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Geriatrics Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Pulmonary Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Hematology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: budynku H, level -1
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 33 00

Immunology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Cardiology, Electro-Cardiology and Arterial Hypertension Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Intervention Assessment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Cardiac Pacemaker Control Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Neurosurgical Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Metabolic Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Arterial Hypertension Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Nephrology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Neurology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address and internal direction:
1. Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow; building C, level 0,
2. Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Migraine and Other Headache Treatment Centre
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address and internal direction:
1. Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow; building C, level 0
2. Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Otolaryngology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building D, level 0
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Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Pulmonology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Proctology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Rheumatology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Trauma and Orthopaedic Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building H, level -1
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00 or 12 400 33 50

Urology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Diabetic Foot Syndrome Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal direction: building C, level 0
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 10 00

Radiotherapy Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal Direction: building C, level -1
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 400 37 06

Outpatient Department for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Other Motor Neuron Diseases
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Internal Direction: building C, level 0
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Phone number: 12 400 10 00

SU Campus Kopernika

Psychology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address: Kopernika 21a, 31-501 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 87 23

Psychiatry Outpatient Department for Adults
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address: Kopernika 21a, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 87 23

Pathology of Pregnancy Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 85 37 or 12 42484 15

Preterm Infant Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

A referral from your doctor of health insurance.

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 85 62

Neonatology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

A referral from your doctor of health insurance.

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 85 62

Gynaecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 85 03

Gynaecological Endocrinology and Fertility (Infertility) Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 85 30

Diabetes Outpatient Department for Pregnant Women and Women Planning a Pregnancy
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have up-to-date test results: 75g glucose load, general urine test, medical records from other units and your pregnancy card, please bring them to the first appointment

Address: Kopernika 23, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 85 30

Retinal Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 38, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 75 52

Ophthalmology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 38, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 75 49

Ophthalmic Oncology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 38, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 75 55

Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 38, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 75 56

Outpatient Department for Treatment of Glaucoma
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Kopernika 38, 31-501 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 75 50

Oncology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address and internal direction: Kopernika 50, 31-501 Krakow, level 0
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Phone number: 12 351 66 05 or 12 351 66 08

Endocrine Surgery Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance; a patient with a DILO (Diagnostics and Oncological Treatment) card should provide it on the day of the visit at the latest.
Patients coming to the Outpatient Clinic for the first time should bring with them all the examinations performed so far (ultrasound descriptions, biopsy results, if any).

Oncological Outpatient Department (Breast Unit)
Required documents:

ID Card.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Neurosis and Behavioural Disorders Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address: Lenartowicza 14, 31-138 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 633 12 03 or 12 633 72 16

Allergology Outpatient Department at the Clinical and Environmental Allergology Centre
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 86 59 or 12 424 86 56

Cerebrovascular Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Neuromuscular and Motor Neurone Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
Email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Outpatient Department for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Dermatology Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-501 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 351 66 01 or 12 424 86 90

Epilepsy and Migraine Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Sclerosis Multiplex (SM) Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 351 66 01

Venereal Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-501 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 351 66 01

Neuromuscular Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-501 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other Motor Neuron Diseases (ALS) Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Botaniczna 3, 31-501 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 86 18

Sport Medicine Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 88 45

Psychology Outpatient Department for Children and Youth
Required documents:

ID Card.
School/Student ID Card

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-501 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 89 33

Psychiatry Outpatient Department for Children and Youth
Required documents:

ID Card.
School/Student ID Card.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 89 33

Outpatient Department for Treating Addictions to Psychoactive Drugs for Children and Youth
Required documents:

ID Card.
School/Student ID Card.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
Phone number: 12 424 89 33

Addiction Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 89 33

Chronic Pain Management Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
Patients with pain associated with cancer are admitted out of turn.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 89 26

Infectious Diseases Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.
A referral from your doctor of health insurance if you are registering at the outpatient department for the first time.
If you have test results and medical record, please bring them to the first visit.

Address: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 424 88 19 or 12 424 88 55

Acquired Immune Deficit Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address and internal direction: Śniadeckich 10, 31-531 Krakow, level 2
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Phone number: 12 424 89 11

Neurosis and Behavioural Disorders Treatment Outpatient Department
Required documents:

ID Card.

Address: Lenartowicza 14 , 31-138 Krakow
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Phone number: 12 633 12 03 or 12 633 72 16

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University Mental Health Centre

Structure of the University Mental Health Centre

Registration and Coordination Point
General Psychiatric Outpatient Department
Emergency Aid Episode (AID Unit)
Department I of Adult Psychiatry
Department II of Adult Psychiatry
Community Mental Health Team
Emotional and Mood Disorders Day Care Unit
Psychogeriatric Day Car Unit
Psychosis Day Treatment Unit

Due to the commencement of the pilot program, on October 1, 2018, the Clinical Department of Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University Hospital in Krakow begins to provide psychiatric assistance services within the Antoni Kepiński University Mental Health Centre (UCZP) in the area of the Śródmieście district, (including Stare Miasto, Grzegórzki, Prądnik Czerwony).
From October 2018, all adults with mental crises and problems living in this area are invited to use psychiatric/psychological care as part of the University Mental Health Centre established by the University Hospital.
The University Hospital in Krakow provides patients from the area of the pilot project with free of charge access to specialist help.
All patients living outside the UCZP's area of operation can still report to the Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department. Help can also be obtained from medical facilities cooperating with the UCZP that provide mental health support.

We provide:

quick and easy registration, without a referral
care coordination
crisis Intervention
comprehensive care
help in regaining health and quality of life
reducing the negative effects of hospitalisation
social and professional activation
cooperation with a wide range of doctors from different specialisations

Who can benefit from assistance under UCZP:
All adults (people over 18 years of age) who are in mental crisis, living in the area of the Kraków-Śródmieście District (including Old Town, Grzegórzki, Prądnik Czerwony).
Patients who do not live within the former Śródmieście District, patients with addiction issues and children and adolescents can be treated in the Clinical Department of Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry under the existing rules.

List of streets covered by the pilot project of the Antoni Kępiński University Mental Health Centre:

The registration and coordination point:
Kopernika 21a , 31-501 Krakow
Open : Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM

For more information or to make an appointment, call: tel. 48 600 081 447, tel. 12 424 87 57

Breast Unit

Breast Unit

The Breast Unit - Breast Cancer Treatment Centre at the University Hospital in Kraków is a centre where patients with suspected breast cancer can count on fast and comprehensive diagnostics and multidirectional treatment.

The team's work is modelled on proven methods from American and Western European centres, based on the so-called Breast Unit. In addition to conventional ultrasound (scan) and digital mammogram, it is possible to extend the diagnosis with 3D mammogram (tomosynthesis), fine-needle aspiration biopsy, thick-needle biopsy and mammotome biopsy performed under ultrasound or MMG guidance.

In each case of diagnosed breast cancer, the treatment decision is made jointly by the doctors attending weekly meetings. The team includes radiologists, surgeons, gynaecologists, pathologists, oncologists, radiotherapists and a plastic surgeon. All patients can also count on the assistance of a physiotherapist and a psychologist.

The centre provides counselling for young women with breast cancer who wish to preserve their fertility after oncological treatment, and is also the reference facility in the macro-region for pregnant women diagnosed with breast cancer.

The University Breast Treatment Centre has an extensive educational offer and provides training in the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases for doctors specialising in general surgery, oncological surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and gynaecological oncology.

Around 400 women diagnosed with breast cancer are treated here annually. Due to its location within the structure of the University Hospital and its intensive care facilities, the centre diagnoses and operates on the most severe cases: those with multiple internal medicine burdens, synchronous tumours in other locations and patients after kidney transplants.

The surgical procedures currently performed at the unit encompass a range of techniques, including sparing and oncoplastic procedures, sentinel node biopsies, radical procedures, and finally, simultaneous and deferred breast reconstructions. A multidisciplinary team of radiotherapists and oncologists provides comprehensive care, ensuring the provision of additional treatment modalities such as brachytherapy, teleradiotherapy, and systemic therapy.

Extracorporeal Therapies Centre (ECTR)

The Extracorporeal Therapies Centre (ECTR) is dedicated to fostering collaboration and innovation in the field of extracorporeal therapies at the University Hospital in Krakow. The extracorporeal techniques, which have the potential to support or replace organ functions, are developing rapidly and could become an important part of modern intensive therapy. The aim of ECTR is to improve the treatment outcomes for patients in the most severe clinical condition, including in the following areas:

severe respiratory failure,
severe circulatory failure,
cardiac arrest (eCPR programme for Krakow),
sepsis with multiple organ failure,
polytrauma,
major surgeries,
acute liver failure (ALF)
acute renal failure,
poisoning (intoxications),
immunological and neurological diseases.

The University Hospital is a highly innovative facility that uses innovative, advanced therapies and provides patients with comprehensive, coordinated care at all stages - from outpatient specialist care, through surgical and conservative hospital departments, to the most advanced intensive therapy. The University Hospital has the most highly qualified medical staff and provides treatment for the widest range of health problems in our region.

The Centre's core activities are centred around the following key areas:
techniques of extracorporeal gas exchange support in severe respiratory failure (VV-ECMO),
Extracorporeal Circulatory Support Techniques for Severe Circulatory Failure (VA-ECMO),
techniques of Extracorporeal Circulatory support (ECMO) for cardiac arrest (eCPR),
Renal replacement therapies (RRT),
Adsorption therapies (ECAT),
therapies to support liver function (Extracorporeal Liver Support ECLS),
Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE).

We are honoured to share that the Centre for Extracorporeal Therapies at the University Hospital in Krakow is a member of the esteemed international ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation). ELSO unites the most prominent centres and specialists engaged in the treatment of organ dysfunction through extracorporeal support techniques.

Extracorporeal Therapies Centre (ECTR)
Address: Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow
Phone number: 12 400 18 87
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Rare Diseases Centre

The Rare Disease Centre at the University Hospital in Krakow was established in 2012 - the first in Poland.
It is available for adults, providing them with the help of our specialists.
Since 2017, we also belong to the following European Reference Networks for Rare Diseases (ERN):

European Reference Network for Neurological Diseases ERN-RND
https://www.ern-rnd.eu/
European Reference Network for Inherited Metabolic Disorders MetabERN
https://metab.ern-net.eu/
European Reference Network for Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases ERN-RITA
https://ern-rita.org/

European Reference Network for Rare Diseases

This is an international network created by the European Union (ERN - European Reference Network) to meet the needs of patients affected by rare diseases and facilitate access to the best medical care. The network aims to cover the whole of the European Union, linking the most specialised centres for rare diseases.

As part of the European Reference Networks, there is an international system allowing the clinical consultation of patients, the CPMS (Clinical Patients Management System,) in a virtual space. Launched by the European Commission (DG SANTE) in November 2017, the CPMS platform, enabling patient consultation by specialists belonging to the European Reference Networks (ERNs), facilitates collaboration between centres across Europe and supports the diagnosis and treatment process for rare diseases.

More information on Rare Diseases can be found on the official government website:

https://chorobyrzadkie.gov.pl/

Rare Diseases Centre - metabolic diseases

Patients with the following metabolic disorders are under the care of our team:

1. Amino acid metabolism disorders:

phenylketonuria (PKU)
alkaptonuria
hyperammonemia
hyperhomocysteinuria
cystinosis
metabolic acidosis

2. Storage diseases:
Gaucher Disease (GD)
Hunter Disease (Syndrom)(MPS II)
Hurler Syndrome (MPS I)

3. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
4.Glycogen Storage Diseases (glycogenosis) (GSD)
5. Galactosemia
6. Porphyrias
7. Lipid disorders
8. Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FAODs)

We belong to the European Reference Network for Inherited Metabolic Disorders MetabERN

https://metab.ern-net.eu/

Rare Diseases Centre - neurological diseases

Patients with the following neurological conditions are uder the care of our team:

Atypical parkinsonism (including: Multiple System Atrophie (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Genetic Parkinson's Disease, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBC))
Dystonia (focal and generalised) and Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA)
Huntington's (Disease) Chorea (HD), other chorea (e.g. neuroacanthocytosis)
Ataxia
Spastic Paraparesis
Leukodystrophies (e.g. adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), Krabbe Diseas) and leukoencephalopathies (e.g. CADASIL, Vanishing White Matter Disease)

We belong to the European Reference Network for Neurological Diseases ERN-RND

https://www.ern-rnd.eu/

Rare Diseases Centre - immunological, rheumatological and allergological diseases

Patients with the following are under the care of our team:

IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS:

X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (ORPHA: 101088, ICD-10: D80.5)
Di George syndrome (ORPHA: 567, ICD-10: D82.1)( 22q11.2 deletion syndrome)
Good's syndrome (thymoma-immunodeficiency) (ORPHA: 169105, ICD-10: D81.8)
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) (ORPHA: 1572, ICD-10: D83.0, D83.1, D83.2, D83.8, D83.9)
Isolated IgG subclasses deficiency (ORPHA: 183675, ICD-10: D80.8)
RAS-associated autoimmune leukoproliferative disease (ALPS-FASL) (ORPHA: 268114, ICD-10: D72.8)
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) (ORPHA: 379, ICD-10: D71)
WHIM syndrome (ORPHA: 51636, ICD-10: D81.8)

IMMUNO-RHEUMATOLOGIC DISORDERS

Behcet's disease (BD)(ORPHA: 117, ICD-10: M35.2)
Microscopic Polyangiitis (ORPHA: 727, ICD-10: M31.7)
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) (ORPHA: 183, ICD-10: M30.1)
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis) (GCA) (ORPHA: 397, ICD-10: M31.6)
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) (ORPHA: 900, ICD-10: M31.3)
Polyarteritis nodosa (ORPHA: 767, ICD-10: M30.0)

3. ALLERGIC DISORDERS

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) (ORPHA: 91378, ICD-10: D84.1)

We belong to the European Reference Network on Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases ERN-RITA

https://ern-rita.org/

In order to receive counselling at the Rare Disease Centre, you must provide:

your medical records (by post or email)
referral from the attending physician to an appropriate adult clinic (referral should include reasons for suspecting a rare disease)
contact details of the patient (e.g. telephone number, e-mail address)

Paper medical records can be sent to:
‘Rare Diseases’
Botaniczna 3, 31-503 Kraków
or by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Telephone information from Monday to Friday between 10 AM and 1 PM, phone numer: 609 103 824

* The decision as to how to proceed is determined individually on the basis of the documentation provided. Information is provided by telephone, post or e-mail up to 20 working days (approx. 4 weeks) after receipt of the documentation.

Antenatal Classes

Antenatal classes organised at our hospital prepare you for labour, birth and the care of your new baby.

The classes include theoretical lectures, demonstrations, multimedia presentations and films, as well as physical exercises to improve the general condition of the pregnant woman.

The lecturers are doctors and midwives from the SU's Obstetrics and Perinatology Clinical Department, who are available to assist you during your stay at the clinic.

There is an opportunity to visit the Delivery Room and to learn basic information about the documentation and mode of admission for childbirth at the local Clinic.

The programme of the Childbirth School includes, among other things:

The course of physiological labour - physiological and pathological birth, return of fertility after childbirth. General and perineal care of the woman after physiological delivery.
(Lecturer-Dr Tomasz Piskorz)
Childbirth by caesarean section. Video of caesarean section and natural childbirth. General care and wound care of a woman after caesarean section and childbirth.
Additional information on examinations, documents and personal belongings necessary for the delivery and the ward. Anaesthesia for childbirth.
(Lecturer-Dr Tomasz Piskorz)
Stem cells-application, collection, indications for use.
(Lecturer-Polish Bank of Stem Cells)
Information support on perinatal formalities.
(Lecturer-Maria Betlej-Gnojek)
Newborn care, bathing, navel care- demonstration on a phantom. Health care of the newborn - vaccinations. Additional information.
Babywearing, baby massage, elements of breastfeeding.
(Lecturer - Midwife Wioletta Bober)
Development of the newborn - transitional states.First aid for the newborn. Vaccinations according to the vaccination calendar. Legal aspects of leave and perinatal care.
(Lecturer - Dr Patrycja Śliwa-Tytko)
Exercises: general exercises to improve the condition of the pregnant woman, stretching exercises for the perineal muscles, learning to push, breathing exercises and learning to relax.
(Rehabilitation therapist - Barbara Jodłowska)

Our Antenatal classess are held on a weekend basis, in the building of the Obstetrics and Perinatology Clinical Department at 23 Kopernika Street.

Class schedule for 2024:

Registration for classes

Registration for the Antenatal classes and other information can be obtained by calling: 12 424 84 12

Price for the course: PLN 550 - per couple

Bank account details: 13 1130 1150 0012 1143 8620 0041

Title of payment / transfer - fee for participation in the Antenatal classes, name and surname, address of the participant, and date of training (from - to)

We cordially invite you!

Travel Medicine and Preventive Vaccination Centre

At the Centre you can mainly benefit from:

consultations with specialist doctors regarding the risks associated with traveling to specific regions of the world;
qualifications for mandatory and recommended vaccinations in tropical countries, including vaccination against yellow fever, along with the necessary entry in the International Vaccination Certificate;
education in the field of pre-medical procedures in tropical countries and assistance in equipping a travel first aid kit;
advice on malaria prevention.

We also offer vaccinations for people planning surgery, for women before pregnancy, and vaccinations against the human papillomavirus HPV and against influenza.

ATTENTION! The centre does not provide vaccinations against COVID-19!

Vaccinations are one of the best ways to prevent infectious diseases while traveling.
Before planning a trip, it is advisable to visit a travel medicine centre 4-6 weeks before departure to determine the appropriate vaccinations and then follow the doctor's recommendations.

1. Pre-travel mandatory and recommended vaccinations:

Currently, the only vaccination that is compulsory (based on the International Health Regulations) is the vaccination against yellow fever. It is required for entry into certain countries in Africa and South America (including Angola, Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon, Ghana, French Guiana, Togo, Sierra Leone or Rwanda). Its absence may result in refusal of entry or quarantine at your own expense.

Some countries also require travellers to have other vaccinations under their own visa laws. Currently, Saudi Arabia, for example, requires vaccination against menigococcal infections.

2. Other vaccinations:

We also offer immunizations for anyone interested in protecting their health. In particular for:

1) women planning pregnancy (e.g. against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox)
2) immunocompromised persons( including against influenza, pneumococci, meningococci and Haemophilus inf. type B)
3) before planned surgery or invasive diagnosis: hepatitis B
4) vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV)

The doctors working at our Centre are specialists in infectious diseases, all of whom have completed courses organised by the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia and are fully qualified to run a certified travel medicine centre.

Address:
Śniadeckich 10 (ground floor, entrance from the Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic)
31-501 Krakow

Working hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 3pm - 7pm
Registration - only by phone
Phone number: 782 780 036
Monday - Saturday: 8:00am - 7:00pm

Please be advised that a medical visit (qualification) is mandatory before each vaccination. The fee for this visit is set out in the price list below.
The Centre for Travel Medicine and Preventive Vaccinations operates on a commercial basis, all vaccinations and mandatory pre-vaccination medical appointments, are chargeable (see price list below).

The Travel Medicine and Preventive Vaccination Centre - Price-list

Transplant Centre

For those with end-stage renal failure, on dialysis or approaching dialysis, transplantation can be a lifesaver. With a successful transplant, patients may no longer require dialysis, which could allow them to live without constant stays in a hospital ward.

The University Hospital in Krakow performs several dozen kidney transplants from deceased donors each year. Patients are initially admitted to the General Surgery, Oncology, Gastroenterology and Transplant Outpatient Clinical Department, and subsequently to the Nephrology Outpatient Clinical Department.

We are pleased to announce that, since December 2017, the University Hospital in Krakow has been approved by the Minister of Health to collect and transplant kidneys from living donors. This is encouraging news for patients who are still waiting for a kidney transplant. Such a procedure could be a beneficial option for the patient, as it may allow for shorter waiting times, scheduling of operations, minimising the time the organ is out of the human body and appropriate immunological matching. The donor-recipient pair is thoroughly tested and the kidney procurement and transplantation procedure is designed to be safe for both donor and recipient.

Contact
General Surgery, Oncology, Gastroenterology and Transplant Inpatient Clinical Department
ul. Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow

Transplant Office:
Phone: 12 400 11 48

Transplant co-ordinator:
Phone: 605 05 24 06
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Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity

The Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity was inaugurated on 1 September 2020 at the University Hospital in Krakow. The Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Emergency Surgery, together with the Second Department of General Surgery at Jagiellonian University, have been at the forefront of surgical treatment for morbid obesity for over a decade.

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective and durable treatment for pathological obesity. The Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity provides a comprehensive range of services, including qualification for surgery, pre-operative preparation and diagnosis, education, hospitalisation and surgical treatment with minimally invasive techniques, as well as long-term multi-specialist care according to an individual treatment plan tailored to the needs of the individual patient. All services are available to the patient at a single centre, with treatment coordination provided. The Centre ensures full compliance with national and international standards of bariatric care. It also implements modern perioperative care (ERAS protocol). The centre's operating model aligns with the planned implementation of the Comprehensive Specialist Bariatric Patient Care (KOS-BAR) programme.

The smooth operation of the Centre is made possible thanks to the commitment of the staff, comprising a team of doctors, bariatric nurses, dieticians, and psychologists, as well as the equipment capabilities and diagnostic facilities of the University Hospital in Krakow. The entire treatment process is supervised by a team of medical and administrative coordinators.

Ongoing cooperation with patient organisations (CHLO Bariatric Patients Association) and support groups also plays an important role.

The team's achievements in bariatric and metabolic surgery:

nearly 2,000 operated patients,
approximately 1,000 outpatient consultations performed annually,
numerous scientific publications on bariatric and metabolic surgery,
implementation of 6 research grants financed from external sources (NCN, MNiSW),
organisation and coordination of nationwide, multi-centre research projects,
participation in the implementation of international research projects,
participation in the work on the pilot project of Coordinated Care for Bariatric Patients (KOSBAR),
participation in the development of ‘Standards of Bariatric Care’,
participation in the creation of the ‘Recommendations for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery’,
active participation in educational activities for the Bariatric Patients Association (CHLO).

The Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity is renowned for its comprehensive patient care. The Centre's objective is to prepare patients for surgical treatment and to monitor their weight loss and health improvement in the context of the diseases that often accompany obesity. Many patients struggling with obesity suffer from cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, sleep apnoea or have endocrine problems.

A comprehensive and individualised approach is required for each patient with obesity as a disease. Surgery alone is not sufficient. The patient's treatment plan must include input from a specialist in eating habits (nutritionist), education, nursing support, psychological support and motivation building. The Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity provides access to specialists at the University Hospital who can diagnose the patient and guide their further treatment.

The new organisation of care for bariatric patients at the University Hospital is not only in line with the standards of bariatric care currently in force in Poland, developed by the Section of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery of the Polish Surgeons' Association, and compliant with Polish recommendations in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery, but also meets the requirements set by the most prestigious organisations and audits in the world, such as the European Accreditation Council for Bariatric Surgery. For over a decade, the University Hospital has been implementing cutting-edge perioperative care based on the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol.

The Surgical Obesity Treatment Centre performs a number of procedures as part of its activities. These include laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (sleeve gastrectomy), which involves the reduction of the stomach. In this procedure, a large part of the stomach is permanently removed, resulting in a smaller stomach. This means that patients are unable to eat large meals and must take care to eat more regularly. Another procedure is gastric exclusion surgery (gastric bypass), the procedure involves dividing the stomach into two parts, which modifies the digestive tract and reduces absorption. This method is employed when treating patients with diabetes, for instance. Revision surgery is performed on patients who require another bariatric operation or correction of a previous one. Finally, endoscopic techniques are used to insert a gastric balloon for six or twelve months, with the aim of reducing weight. This is a form of preparation for bariatric surgery.

The Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity employs a multidisciplinary team comprising a doctor (a certified bariatric surgeon), a bariatric nurse, a dietician and a psychologist, who provide comprehensive care for patients.

Please find below details of our admission policy.

To register for the Centre for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity, a referral to a surgical outpatient department with a diagnosis according to ICD10 - E66.0 (obesity due to excessive energy intake) is required.

A referral should be made to the Outpatient Department for General, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery at the University Hospital in Kraków, which is also known as the 'Red Surgery' clinic.

To be accepted, applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 70 and meet the standards and recommendations for bariatric surgery. These include having a BMI over 40 or having a BMI between 35 and 40 along with obesity-related diseases (e.g. diabetes, cardiac problems).

If an applicant qualifies for bariatric treatment, the process of preparing for surgical treatment under the supervision of a team of specialists will begin.

Contact us:
General, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery Outpatient Department

proof of identity (ID card)
current referral from the doctor of health insurance (for patients visiting the outpatient depatmament for the first time, with diagnosis ‘E66.0 - obesity’)
if you have results of laboratory and imaging tests, as well as documents concerning the course of the disease, please bring them to the first appointment.

Registration:
phone number: 12 400 34 40
Monday - Friday : 7:45 am - 2 pm
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General Surgery Registration - Red Surgery: Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Kraków, Building C, Level 0

Registration for Bariatric Patients: Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Kraków, Building D, Level 0

Trauma Centre for Emergency and Disaster Medicine

A trauma centre (CU) - is a separate part of a hospital where patients with the most severe injuries, such as after a traffic accident or a fall from height, are diagnosed and treated.

Tasks of the trauma centre

comprehensive and rapid diagnosis
multidisciplinary treatment;
once life-saving treatments have been completed, the centre refers the patient to another department or treatment facility to continue their medical care or rehabilitation.

The CU secures services for at least 1 million inhabitants who live within a distance that allows them to reach the centre from the scene of an accident within 1.5 hours.

CU Structure
The CU is made up of specialised hospital departments and diagnostic laboratories:

An anaesthesiology and intensive care unit, which ensures the readiness of at least two intensive care posts;
An operating theatre, which ensures the availability of at least one operating theatre;
a diagnostic and surgical endoscopy laboratory, open 24/7;
and other departments, particularly:
- general surgery or multi-organ injuries,
- orthopaedics and traumatology of locomotor organs (musculoskeletal system),
- neurosurgery or general surgery with a neurotraumatology profile,
- vascular surgery or general surgery with a vascular surgery profile.

The CU must have an airfield or helipad for an emergency helicopter located close enough to allow trauma patients to be transferred from the helicopter directly to the hospital, without the need to transport them by ambulance.

Required equipment:

X-RAY;
Ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound;
Echocardiography;
Computed Tomography (spiral, multi-row) (CT);
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Angiography and Interventional Radiology (IR);
laboratory diagnostics, including microbiology;
medical equipment necessary for bedside and 24-hour diagnostic and surgical endoscopy (in particular: gastroscope, colonoscope, bronchoscope).

Eligibility criteria for treatment at the CU

A person in a medical emergency is eligible for treatment in the CU if/ A person in a state of sudden health threat is eligible for treatment at the CU if:

1. At least two of the following anatomical injuries are present:

penetrating head wounds,
trunk wound (torso)or blunt injuries with signs (symptoms) of damage to the internal organs of the head, A symptom is a manifestation of disease apparent to the patient himself, while a sign is a manifestation of disease that the physician perceives.
chest and abdomen,
amputation of a limb above the knee or elbow,
extensive crushing of limbs,
the spinal cord damages (injury)
fracture of a limb with vascular and nerve damage,
fracture of at least two proximal long bones of the limbs or pelvis;

2. When at least two of the following abnormal physiological parameters are present:

systolic blood pressure equal to or below 80 mm Hg,
a pulse rate (heart rate) at least 120 per minute,
respiratory rate less than 10 or more than 29 per minute,
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) equal to or below 8,
arterial blood saturation equal to or below 90%.

There are 17 CUs in Poland providing health care services to patients with multiple, multi-organ injuries, the so-called trauma patients:

SP ZOZ University Hospital in Krakow;
Jan Mikulicz Academic Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw;
Dr A. Jurasz University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz;
Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin;
SP ZOZ Regional Hospital in Zielona Gora;
Kopernik Regional Specialist Hospital in Lodz;
Military Medical Institute in Warsaw;
Regional Medical Centre in Opole;
University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok;
Regional Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszow;
University Clinical Centre in Gdansk;
St. Barbara Regional Specialist Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiec;
Regional Hospital No. 5 of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Czestochowa
Regional Hospital in Kielce
Regional Specialist Hospital in Olsztyn;
Józef Strus Multi-Specialist Municipal Hospital with Care and Treatment Centre SPZOZ in Poznan;
Tadeusz Sokołowski Independent Public Clinical Hospital of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin.

Legal basis
Act of September 8, 2006 on National Medical Emergency Services, Journal of Laws 2022 item 1720

SWIT

The SWIT (System for Early Therapeutic Intervention) team reports directly to the Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at the New NSSU in Krakow. It has been in operation since March 2020.

The SWIT is a project aimed primarily at improving the quality of treatment and increasing the comfort of medical staff. The idea of the SWIT is based on the concept of ‘Intensive Care without walls (ICU without walls)’, which involves extending the activities of the intensive care staff to the entire hospital.
In practice, this means that it is possible to extend intensive care treatment to patients who are not in the ICU on the basis of substantive support, and ultimately it will also be possible to monitor their vital signs remotely.

The SWIT increases the comfort level of other hospital staff, for whom patient resuscitation is one of the most stressful events on duty. The SWIT team not only responds to such incidents, but also creates in-hospital procedures for providing assistance, support and managing SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) until paramedics and doctors arrive. The quality of work of the entire hospital is influenced by the existence of a dedicated team, the implementation of clear procedures to improve its work and the continuous education of the remaining staff.

The core activities of the SWIT Team include:

undertaking CPR within the hospital;
providing training;
monitoring the condition of patients potentially at risk of sudden deterioration using the NEWS scale2;
assisting the doctor during consultations;
transporting the critically ill patient to e.g. operating theatre, CT scan, etc.

The SWIT is a team of doctors and paramedics, organised according to the principle of minimising hierarchisation, which reduces decision time. It reports directly to the Ward Manager and the SWIT Manager.

An important aspect of the organisation of the Team's work in the hospital is the improvement of communication between the staff of the ward where the incident occurs and the ICU. The incident management scheme has been standardised so that a nurse who notices a deterioration in a patient's condition is able to contact the SWIT Team directly, reducing the time to obtain a substantive consultation.

ENETS Centre of Excellence in the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumours

University Hospital in Krakow

(European Centre for Neuroendocrine Tumour Diagnosis and Treatment)

The accreditation process commenced on 1 February 2024. The European audit was conducted with the aim of assessing the interdisciplinary diagnosis, treatment and postoperative care of patients with NET of the gastrointestinal tract.
On 6 March 2024, the awarding body, the European Society for Neuroendocrine Tumors, granted our hospital the title of European Treatment Centre for Neuroendocrine Tumors for a maximum duration of five years.

Among the units of our Hospital that are part of the Centre are:

Department of Endocrinology together with the Department of Nuclear Medicine,
Department of Imaging Diagnostics and Interventional Radiology,
Department of Pathomorphology, Department of Endoscopy, the 1st Department of Surgery and the Department of Oncology.