Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski under prosecution over 61‑year‑old patient’s death
On 14 May 2026, 61‑year‑old Grażyna experienced severe chest pain and extremely high blood pressure (220/147) near the Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski in Warsaw. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital’s Emergency Department (SOR) at 10:50 a.m. and assigned a third‑of‑five triage level.
An initial ECG and laboratory tests indicated an acute anterior‑wall myocardial infarction, with troponin levels far above the normal range (first 94 µg/L, later 2200 µg/L). At 11:41 a.m. doctor Dawid Kacprzyk entered a note stating the patient was in “good general condition” and ordered paracetamol, a non‑contrast chest CT, a repeat ECG and monitoring. The patient was later transferred to an observation ward and then to the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, where she remained unconscious and in a “critical” state. She died approximately seven hours after symptom onset.
The family filed a criminal complaint alleging unintentional homicide. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw‑Praga North has opened an investigation into possible negligent homicide. Kacprzyk has not yet been interrogated; his lawyer Jacek Dubois has issued a statement defending him. The case has drawn criticism from medical experts who say the early ECG and troponin results should have prompted immediate cardiac intervention.
Entities: Dawid Kacprzyk · Emergency Department (SOR) · Grażyna · Jacek Dubois · Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski · Mazowieckie Szpital Bródnowski · Polish Prosecutor's Office · Warsaw‑Praga North District Prosecutor's Office · Warsaw‑Praga North Public Prosecutor’s Office
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The cause of death was a full‑thickness anterior‑wall myocardial infarction with complications. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Initial ECG and laboratory results showed signs of an acute anterior‑wall myocardial infarction and elevated troponin. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The hospital and Dr Kacprzyk did not respond to journalists’ inquiries. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Doctor Dawid Kacprzyk recorded the patient as being in good general condition at 11:41 and ordered paracetamol, a non‑contrast chest CT, repeat ECG and monitoring. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The patient was triaged with a third‑degree priority (yellow) at 10:50 on 14 May 2026. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] A 61‑year‑old patient died at Mazowieckie Szpital Bródnowski’s emergency department after an acute heart attack was not recognized for several hours. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The family filed a criminal complaint alleging unintentional homicide, prompting a prosecutor’s investigation. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Troponin levels were above the normal range. (Both Polish articles)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Family filed a criminal complaint alleging unintentional homicide; Warsaw‑Praga North prosecutor opened a negligent‑homicide investigation.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Grażyna was taken to the Emergency Department at 10:50 a.m. and assigned a third‑of‑five triage level.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Kacprzyk ordered paracetamol, a non‑contrast chest CT, repeat ECG and monitoring.
- [● 4 SOURCES] On 14 May 2026, 61‑year‑old Grażyna experienced chest pain and high blood pressure near Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski. (ba4cc216-f2b9-460f-9545-cd643ecd0224, 8ec947fe-1ffe-4f83-b665-547ead3f8ec9, 747337e9-55b7-4af6-83ea-4ce4b2d51c50, 4187a1)