John Paul II Hospital Krakow

John Paul II Hospital Krakow has been operating since 1917 and gradually changed its medical profile. It is one of the largest cardiopulmonary surgical centers in the country, which also conducts multicenter clinical research. The academic staff and cooperation with Jagiellonian University provide patients access to the most innovative treatment with high recovery efficiency. The medical center complies with ISO 9001:2000 standards and is an accredited institution of the Ministry of Health. The complex consists of 17 buildings with 612 beds. Also, the organizational structure includes 19 inpatient departments, 27 departments for outpatient counseling, and 40 specialized laboratories. The clinic serves 150,000 patients annually and performs 1,460 open-heart surgeries and 2,150 lung and chest surgeries. In addition, due to many interventional interventions, doctors can improve existing treatment methods and gain invaluable experience implementing new ideas. As early as 1957, the hospital performed the first open-heart surgeries and catheterization interventions in Poland. In the 2000s, heart surgeons traditionally took precedence in seamless implantation using 3F Therapeutics technology and percutaneous aortic valve replacement TA-TAVI and TAVI. Also, doctors mastered the closure of an aneurysm of the left ventricle of the heart by a minimally invasive method on a beating heart. This approach was a real breakthrough for the country. Furthermore, a mini-invasive mitral valve correction with the HARPOON system without cardiac arrest became a unique discovery for the whole world at John Paul II Clinic Krakow. Numerous findings surgeons also made in pulmonology.  In particular, the first Poland implantation of an intrabronchial valve in a patient with pulmonary emphysema and the first in the world pulmonary artery embolectomy with an innovative system.  In addition, doctors could remove blood clots of a large diameter percutaneously. Today, doctors and surgeons do not stop in the research and development of advanced treatment and carry out implantation of the world's most miniature MicraTPS pacemakers and unique orbital atherectomy procedures.  Also, the medical center has significant achievements in treating patients with profound hypothermia and was recognized in anesthesiology with an award from the World Health Organization. Krakow John Paul II Hospital provides various medical services in vascular and transplant surgery, cardiology, cardiac surgery, lung diseases and thoracic surgery, and infections in adults and children. Doctors desire to use minimally invasive organ-sparing operations for fewer complications and increased patient survival in the most challenging cases.