“The Upper Silesia Medical Centre is one of the leading centres in the country and thus deserves being invested in,” stressed Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “We have agreed upon investment steps that will build even greater competences and at the same time will benefit patients from the entire Upper Silesia,” he added. The establishment of the Silesia Centre for Infectious Diseases fulfils the promise made by the Government under the Programme for Silesia.

Comprehensive healthcare improvement programme

As emphasised by the Prime Minister, the Government wants to invest in hospitals, not close them. “We want to build increasingly large medical complexes,” stated Mateusz Morawiecki.
Health is paramount. For this reason, the Government is constantly striving to improve the functioning of healthcare. It is clear that this will not be possible without increased financing. Our goal is to increase healthcare expenditure to 7 percent of the GDP within the next 6 years. Healthcare expenditure is planned to reach 6 percent of the GDP as early as 2023.
Next to removal of limits related to specialists, it is a very important step in the process of restoration of the Polish healthcare. The extra funds will be allocated towards:
•    investment projects,
•    infrastructure modernisation,
•    digitalisation,
•    new staff and modern therapies,
•    increased remuneration for medical personnel.
The changes will benefit all patients; they will have better access to healthcare services.

Establishment of the Silesia Centre for Infectious Diseases

At the cost of over PLN 43 million, the Upper Silesia Medical Centre is to establish the Silesia Centre for Infectious Diseases. Completion of the investment project is planned for the 3rd quarter of 2023.
In addition to a highly specialised hospital department, the Centre will also serve outpatient functions, enabling specialist physicians to perform their duties and the Centre to handle drug programmes and conduct vaccinations. As most chronic viral infections (such as HBV, HCV, HIV) can be treated on an outpatient basis, the establishment of the Outpatient Clinic for Infectious Diseases will significantly improve the accessibility of treatments for these infections.

Modernisation of the Department of Electrocardiology and the Laboratory of Electrocardiotherapy

At the cost of over PLN 10 million, the Department of Electrocardiology at the Upper Silesia Medical Centre will be modernised. Completion of the investment project is planned for the end of 2021.
The Department of Electrocardiology provides cardiological care in the scope of electrotherapy and electrophysiology as well as interventional cardiology procedures. In addition, the Department provides full scope of care, including consultations with a specialist cardiologist, under a system for comprehensive cardiological care following a myocardial infarction.

The Upper Silesia Medical Centre

The Upper Silesia Medical Centre is one of the largest general hospitals in the Silesian Voivodeship and in the entire country. It has been functioning since the 1970s. The hospital is named after one of the fathers of Silesian cardiology, an unquestioned authority in the field of medicine and one of the originators of the Upper Silesia Medical Centre, Prof. Leszek Giec.