Warsaw South Hospital faces NIK probe over mismanagement and alleged cover‑up

Poland's Supreme Audit Office (NIK) completed a control of the Warsaw South Hospital covering the years 2022‑2025. The audit found numerous irregularities, including the simultaneous provision of publicly funded (NFZ) and private medical services by the same staff, improper use of hospital rooms for commercial purposes, and the admission of planned patients to the Emergency Department (SOR) contrary to regulations. The audit also noted that several organizational units – such as oncology clinics and a central sterilisation unit – were listed in the hospital's charter and in the official register despite not operating, and that changes to service locations were not reported to the NFZ.

Separately, senior autopsy technician Adam Ragiel alleged that the death of an elderly patient in the hospital’s restroom in August 2025 was covered up, claiming the hospital failed to notify the prosecutor and that the post‑mortem was performed in‑house. Ragiel urged the deceased’s family to request a judicial investigation, describing the incident as a "national scandal." The hospital has also been criticised for extraordinarily high earnings of a young doctor and for the resignation of senior management following the revelations.

The combined findings have prompted calls for legal action and deeper scrutiny of the hospital’s governance and patient‑safety practices.