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Women are hospitalized more often than men, inhabitants of large cities more often than inhabitants of rural areas. The youngest – up to the age of five – constitute a large group of hospitalized patients. We spend the shortest time in hospital wards in Europe. The statistics say so.
- Some of the procedures in Polish hospitals are carried out as part of “one-day surgery”
- Men and women living in cities benefit from hospital treatment by 9 and 7 percent, respectively. more often than rural residents
- The length of stay in a hospital (for all reasons jointly) in Poland is one of the shortest in the EU countries, although for some diagnoses it is much longer than in other European countries. This is the case, for example, in the case of appendicitis and cataract hospitalization
Three days in the hospital and home
Daria was taken to a hospital in Banacha Street in Warsaw for a gall bladder excision. She was afraid that it would end up with the so-called “One-day surgery”. Meanwhile, she wanted to lie down for just a day, recover in the hospital, because at home, with three small children, she had no such opportunity.
For starters, the lady at the reception desk carefully checked that Daria had insurance. Then the woman was placed in the surgical ward. In the evening, an anesthesiologist came to Daria, who talked with her for over an hour about the method of anesthesia (Daria was taking a lot of medications – not all anesthesia is acceptable in such a situation). That day she did not eat anything anymore, she went to sleep in a clean, four-person room. In the morning, two doctors and a few students came to the rounds. By ten o’clock Daria was already on the operating table. A friendly anaesthesiologist anesthetized her for the procedure. “I wish you all a good job,” said Daria. “And I wish you sweet dreams,” the anesthesiologist replied. She did not even feel the respirator tube placed in her larynx.
She woke up after a few hours in the recovery room. She was sick, she reported it to the nurse – she was immediately given a vomiting drip. After a few hours, she was returned to the room she had been in before the operation. She had a drain inserted into the postoperative wounds. For the first few hours, she was unable to move – she called the nurse to give her the pool. After the need was taken care of, no one came to see her anymore. She was lying in the pool for about an hour, until one of the friends from the room helped her.
The next morning, she was given a diet soup, bread, and a piece of butter. During the rounds, the team of doctors decided that Daria could be released home. Her next-door neighbor, an elderly lady who was unable to recover from an identical procedure, was detained in the hospital for another night. Daria was invited to “in a week” to remove the stitches. There were four small wounds left on the abdomen because the operation was performed using a new technique – laparoscopic. Daria hoped that after a few months it would not be evident that she had undergone such surgery. She left the hospital in good condition and very pleased with the operation. It was painless, free and fast. Daria’s stay in the hospital was estimated at 9/10.
The main thing – the quality of treatment
According to the report “The health situation of the Polish population and its conditions” by Bogdan Wojtyniak and Paweł Goryński, in 2014, 3193 people were hospitalized in Poland. men and 3712 thousand women. Hospital patients were most often treated due to cardiovascular diseases (15% hospitalized), injuries and poisoning (9,2% hospitalized), cancers (9,2%) and diseases of the genitourinary, digestive and respiratory systems (7,8, 7,6%, 6,8%, XNUMX% hospitalized).
Men are hospitalized more often than women. The statistics of women’s hospitalization are higher only in the case of: diseases of the genitourinary system, endocrine disorders, arterial hypertension and diseases of the nervous system. Men and women living in cities benefit from hospital treatment by 9 and 7 percent, respectively. more often than rural residents.
Hospitalization of the population in Poland differs from most EU countries in the high frequency of treatment of the youngest people (under 5), with much less hospitalization of the oldest people, over 75 years of age. This is especially visible in the field of hospitalization for pneumonia. – When Ania was in the hospital – says Irmina from Opole – I took care of the child from work to be with her. Unfortunately, the hospital conditions were not favorable for the situation – I had to sleep with the little girl on a sleeping mat on the floor, together with other parents. – It was unfortunate that I caught a cold myself and my husband had to change me in the care of me – adds the mother of four-year-old Ania.
The length of stay in a hospital (jointly for all reasons) in Poland is one of the shortest in the EU countries, although for some diagnoses it is one of the longest. This is the case, for example, in the case of appendicitis and cataract hospitalization. Relatively low, compared to other countries, hospital mortality in Poland due to myocardial infarction indicates good quality of hospital treatment – we read in the quoted report.
Applause for the best facilities
Every year Rzeczpospolita publishes a ranking of the best Polish hospitals. The list for 2019 includes, for example: Centrum Onkologii im. prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk in Bydgoszcz, Pro-Familia Specialist Hospital in Rzeszów, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Biała Podlaska.
The hospital in Maków stands high on the list of hospitals in Masovia. – When my stomach ached on New Year’s Eve 2019, I went to the Prague Hospital – patient Maciej recalls. – There was a shortage of staff so I waited many hours before being accepted. I underwent basic tests and was given a painkiller drip, and then sent home – he says resentfully. – A few weeks later, while staying with my parents-in-law in Maków, I came to the Emergency Room in the local hospital. I had an ultrasound, some basic examinations were done and I was diagnosed with urolithiasis in the gallbladder. I am to report for the excision procedure – the man concludes. The patient was treated professionally and kindly.
On a national scale, it is becoming increasingly clear that smaller, non-capital hospitals often provide better patient care than Warsaw hospitals. And during a longer stay, it turns out that the staff also treats the patient differently. People are kinder, the atmosphere is calmer and more family-like, like the one in the hospital in Maków. On the other hand, large hospitals in the capital offer better diagnostics, often a better educated medical team or, finally, professional equipment, such as magnetic resonance imaging, which is lacking in smaller facilities, and requires a trained specialist to operate it.
Therefore – in the case of more serious health problems – these large, metropolitan hospitals win over the smaller ones.
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