A middle-class father wrote that in his experience, avoiding an eight-hour wait at the emergency room with his pregnant wife required private visits to a gynecologist working in the hospital. He claimed he paid him 400 PLN every month for extending the medical leave related to maternity, and sometimes 600 PLN when the visit included an ultrasound. He added that in a situation requiring quick assistance, one phone call was enough for the doctor to come down from the ward or ask a colleague to do so. He noted that bribery hadn’t disappeared but rather took on a form that people had become accustomed to. He wrote that those without money or connections had to wait. #Polska #SystemZdrowia #Korupcja (translated)
