John Paul II Specialist Hospital Krakow

John Paul II Specialist Hospital in Krakow has been operating since 1917 and has 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 with access to the most innovative treatments with high recovery rates. The medical center complies with ISO 9001:2000 standards and is accredited by the Ministry of Health. The complex consists of 17 buildings with 612 beds. Also, the organizational structure includes 19 inpatient departments, 27 outpatient counseling departments, 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 minimally invasive mitral valve correction using the HARPOON system without cardiac arrest was a unique discovery worldwide at the John Paul II Clinic in Krakow. Numerous findings were also made by surgeons in the field of pulmonology.  In particular, the first Polish 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 large-diameter blood clots percutaneously. Today, doctors and surgeons do not stop in the research and development of advanced treatment and carry out implantation of the world's smallest 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 aim to use minimally invasive, organ-sparing operations to reduce complications and improve patient survival in the most challenging cases.