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Miastko Municipal Hospital faces scandal over unauthorized surgeries
The Miastko Municipal Hospital in Poland is facing a major scandal involving the suspension of its general surgery department and the performance of unauthorized procedures. Investigations reveal that between 2024 and 2025, the hospital suspended its surgical department ten times, citing force majeure and staff shortages.
During these formal suspension periods, neurosurgeons from the company Spine reportedly performed at least 458 procedures. These short spinal treatments were allegedly billed as full hospitalizations to increase revenue, despite patients being sent home shortly after the procedures.
The National Health Fund (NFZ) has imposed a 13.2 million PLN fine on the facility. The NFZ stated it was not informed of the department's suspensions. The Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) and the prosecutor's office are currently investigating the hospital for potential fraud and the falsification of medical documentation.
Entities
Central Anticorruption Bureau · Miastko Municipal Hospital · National Health Fund · Pomeranian Voivodeship · Spine
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The NFZ claimed it was not informed about the temporary suspension of the surgical department. zycie.news · wiadomosci.onet.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The hospital reported force majeure to the Pomeranian Voivode as the reason for the suspensions. wiadomosci.onet.pl
- [● 5 SOURCES] Procedures were performed by neurosurgeons associated with the company Spine. zycie.news · zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl · wiadomosci.onet.pl · wykop.pl
- [● 5 SOURCES] At least 458 neurosurgical procedures were performed in 2024 during periods when the department was formally suspended. zycie.news · zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl · wiadomosci.onet.pl · wykop.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] Short procedures were billed as full hospitalizations despite patients returning home shortly after. zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) and the prosecutor's office are investigating potential fraud and document falsification. zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl
- [● 5 SOURCES] The hospital suspended its general surgery department ten times during 2024–2025. zycie.news · zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl · wiadomosci.onet.pl · wykop.pl
- [● 3 SOURCES] The National Health Fund (NFZ) imposed a fine of 13.2 million PLN on the Miastko hospital. zdrowie.co.pl · www.rynekzdrowia.pl · wykop.pl