Aside from fulfilling its teaching and research roles, the Medical University of Gdańsk is the founding body of four health care institutions, including two clinical hospitals: the University Clinical Centre (UCC) and the University Maritime and Tropical Medicine Centre (UMTMC). Both are successfully implementing new treatment methods and organizational changes, such as the national certification “Szpital bez bólu” (“Hospital without pain”) and the prestigious accreditation SUPERMEDICUS 2015 from the Centre for Healthcare Quality Monitoring in Kraków. More »