The Pediatric Medicine Centre will be established at the MUG
4.10.2022
The Medical University of Gdańsk received funds to build a multi-specialist Pediatric Medicine Centre (PMC). Most of the funds for this purpose come from the state budget. A symbolic check for the amount of PLN 298.5 million to the Rector of the MUG Prof. Marcin Gruchała presented during a press conference organized on 3rd of October 2022 Marcin Martyniak, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Health. The meeting was attended by Deputies to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland – Marcin Horała, Andrzej Jaworski, Kacper Płażyński and Kazimierz Smoliński, Pomeranian Voivode Dariusz Drelich and the Director of the Pomeranian NHF Monika Kasprzyk. The University was also represented by: Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs Prof. Edyta Szurowska, acting Chancellor Prof. Jacek Bigda, Prof. Piotr Czauderna – Head of the Department of Surgery and Urology for Children and Adolescents, Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Investments Marek Langowski and Agnieszka Kubińska-Meller from the Department of Investment Administration. The University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk was represented by the Director General Jakub Kraszewski and Arkadiusz Lendzion, Deputy Director General for Administration and Technology.
from the left: MUG’s Rector Prof. Marcin Gruchała, Director General of the UCC Jakub Kraszewski and Deputy Minister of Health Marcin Martyniak; in the second row from the left: Pomeranian Voivode Dariusz Drelich, Deputy Kacper Płażyński, Deputy Andrzej Jaworski
– It is first and foremost the success of Polish patients. I am glad to announce that an institution such as the Medical University of Gdańsk will have the opportunity to implement the project of the Pediatric Medicine Centre – the construction of a modern centre where the youngest patients will be treated with the highest access to health services and security – said the Deputy Minister of Health Marcin Martyniak at the beginning of the meeting.
The funds for the investment come from the Medical Fund – Strategic Infrastructure Subfund. A total of 14 entities located in 11 voivodships were awarded in the competition.
– During the call for proposals, almost 25 investment projects were submitted, and 23 of them were subject to evaluation. Each of them could be allocated in the range from PLN 50 to 300 million – emphasized Marcin Martyniak, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health. – The vast majority of them exceeded PLN 100 million, therefore the Minister of Health decided to increase the original allocation from PLN 2 billion to over PLN 3.1 billion.
For several years, the University authorities have been trying to obtain funds for the construction of the Pediatric Medicine Centre, which will allow to integrate the clinical base for the youngest patients. As part of the investment, a modern facility consisting of 6 floors, including 2 underground, will be built. The completion of the project is planned for the 3rd quarter of 2026.
– Thank you for trusting our University and clinical hospital and entrusting us with such a significant amount that we will be able to donate to raise and improve the standard of treatment for the youngest patients – said Prof. Marcin Gruchała, Rector of the Medical University of Gdańsk. – The UCC is an extremely important centre of highly specialized pediatric treatment in our region. It is here that children not only from Pomerania find help in the most medically complicated situations. Improving the conditions and extending the treatment options, especially regarding the spectrum of surgical treatment, is extremely important to us.
from the left: Agnieszka Kubińska-Meller, Vice-Rector Prof. Edyta Szurowska, Deputy Kazimierz Smoliński, Voivode Dariusz Drelich, Rector Prof. Marcin Gruchała, Deputy Minister Marcin Martyniak; in the second row from the left: p.o. chancellor prof. Jacek Bigda, director of the National Health Fund Monika Kasprzyk, Marek Langowski, deputy director of UCK Arkadiusz Lendzion, director of UCK Jakub Kraszewski, MP Kacper Płażyński, prof. Piotr Czauderna, MP Andrzej Jaworski
– I have always wanted a real multidisciplinary children’s hospital in Gdańsk. That moment has just come. In the place of heavily worn-out and time-strained buildings, a facility will soon be built where the conditions of treatment and stay of patients will meet today’s expectations and expectations – emphasized Prof. Piotr Czauderna, Head of the Department of Surgery and Urology for Children and Adolescents of the MUG. – I hope that thanks to this we will be able to help our patients like in the most modern European countries. The future of treating children is in multidisciplinary institutions where the best specialists in various fields can be brought together.
The assumed cost of the investment is PLN 299.9 million, of which PLN 298.5 million comes from the state budget, and PLN 1.4 million is from University’s own funds. The investment involves the construction of the complex and its complete equipment and preparation of rooms for the target relocation of the units. The building will be equipped with modern telecommunication solutions facilitating patient care and guaranteeing full safety of people staying in it. Its design involves equipping all units covered by the investment with modern medical equipment. The PMC will focus on day and outpatient care. The new facility will be located in the main hospital complex at Dębinki 7 street and will be connected with the rest of the hospital infrastructure by connectors, which will allow for more effective transport of patients and supply logistics. The Pediatric Medicine Centre will have a base of 110 beds. The planned total area of the facility is 29,029 m2.
photo Paweł Sudara/MUG