COVID-19 Test Centres of the UCC operation summary

10.06.2021

For over a year in testing points of the University Clinical Centre over 130 students have worked. 90 of them remained until now, half of which is responsible for collecting swabs, when another half is working on the call center. Almost all collecting swabs students are present in the points since the very beginning – firstly as volunteers and now as employees. Until the end of May, there were 5 working COVID-19 Test Centres – 2 in Gdańsk (near the University of Gdańsk and in the underground parking of the Museum of the Second World War – first point, working near the Gdańsk stadium has been moved to the museum), 1 in Gdynia (near the Academic Maritime and Tropical Medicine Centre) as well as 1 in Chojnice and Słupsk. Since June 2021 there are only 2 working centres: near the UG (walk-thru and drive-thru) and in Gdynia. Overall, between the start of operating and the end of May staff of test points of the University Clinical Centre have collected over 103 thousand of swabs, of which 71 thousand were collected in the ones in Gdańsk.

Press summary of COVID-19 Test Centres of the UCC took place on 8th of June 2021. It was attended by i.e. Rector of the Medical University of Gdańsk Prof. Marcin Gruchała, director of the University Clinical Centre Jakub Kraszewski as well as Voivode of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Dariusz Drelich and Vice-Mayor of Gdańsk Piotr Borawski.

- What was especially optimistic for us, there were queues of students wanting to take on this difficult task. Their great enthusiasm is very edifying for us, the academic teachers. It is a reminder that in the field of health professions, not only knowledge is important, but also attitude, dedication, devotion and commitment – said Prof. Marcin Gruchała, Rector of the MUG. It was the opportunity to thank all institutions and people engaged in the creation and operation of test points. Briefing’s participants encouraged people to vaccinate and concluded that the whole society of Pomerania has passed the solidarity exam.

photo. Paweł Sudara/Medical University of Gdańsk