University Clinical Hospital Poznań

University Clinical Hospital in Poznań (Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu) is an academic, tertiary-care hospital network that serves as a major referral destination for complex diagnostics and advanced treatment. It operates in close alignment with Poznań’s medical university environment, as evidenced by the many wards that function as university clinical departments and provide care “in the context of teaching and scientific activity,” linking day-to-day practice with up-to-date medical knowledge and specialist training. A practical strength of the Poznań University Clinical Hospital is its multi-site structure, which allows it to concentrate high-complexity services in dedicated locations while keeping them under a single coordinated clinical umbrella. The hospital indicates several key campuses across the city, including sites at ul. Przybyszewskiego and ul. Grunwaldzka as well as additional locations on ul. Długa, ul. Szamarzewskiego, and os. Rusa enables both breadth of access and specialization by site. Clinically, the hospital stands out for covering a broad spectrum of specialist inpatient care that goes well beyond standard district-hospital profiles. Its ward portfolio includes, among others, internal medicine with diabetology, gastroenterology and metabolic medicine, endocrinology, dermatology, nephrology with transplantology and internal medicine, general and transplant surgery, neurosurgery and neurotraumatology (including vascular CNS disease management), neurology with a dedicated stroke subunit, orthopedics and trauma, ophthalmology with a pediatric ophthalmology subunit, ENT with oncologic laryngology, audiology and phoniatrics, maxillofacial surgery, and an uncommon but highly valuable specialty focus in tropical and parasitic diseases. This range is a strong differentiator because it supports comprehensive, multidisciplinary decision-making for medically complex patients, including those with multiple interacting conditions. Within the same university clinical ecosystem, the hospital’s Długa/Szamarzewskiego sites emphasize high-intensity pathways in cardiovascular disease and oncology, reflecting a deliberate strategy to develop “multi-specialist diagnostic and therapeutic activity” with particular attention to cardiovascular and oncologic conditions. The inpatient structure at these locations includes oncology-focused wards such as chemotherapy, oncologic surgery, and gynecologic oncology, alongside anesthesiology, intensive therapy, and ophthalmology, which together support integrated perioperative and procedural care for high-risk patients. This concentration is a key reason the hospital is often perceived as distinguished: it combines disease-specific depth with the adjacent critical-care, operative, and diagnostic functions needed to treat advanced cases safely. In terms of advanced, high-acuity capabilities, University Clinical Hospital Poznań differentiates itself with specialized teams and infrastructure designed for time-critical, life-threatening conditions. The hospital describes an ECMO therapy center that provides extracorporeal respiratory support for severe respiratory failure (including ARDS) and organizes transport for patients who require ECMO-level care, indicating a mature model for critical-care escalation and inter-hospital retrieval. The clinic also demonstrates structured excellence in cardiovascular and vascular emergency pathways through dedicated services, such as the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT), a multidisciplinary group specializing in the interventional treatment of pulmonary embolism, which operates with round-the-clock hemodynamic support to ensure rapid qualification for the appropriate therapy. Complementing this, the hospital details a cardiac-focused MRI unit associated with cardiology, equipped for advanced imaging and oriented primarily toward the diagnosis of heart and vascular diseases. It is an important differentiator that strengthens precise, noninvasive decision-making for complex cardiac cases, where imaging quality and specialist interpretation directly affect outcomes.