A stay at a medical facility may involve additional costs. Although treatment is free, some facilities may require fees, so it is better to bring money with you. What do you have to pay for? It’s not just about access to a TV set, because there are more paid services.
What do you pay for in the hospital? Some people will be surprised, but not everything is funded by the National Health Fund
The most popular additional fee that we can encounter in , is the fee for using the TV. It is usually located in every room, but to activate it you need to deposit money. Most often, each hour costs PLN 2, although this is not agreed upon and each facility can set its own amounts.
Hospital photo: Michał Łepecki / Agencja Wyborcza.pl
A popular solution is also a fee for and cloakrooms for patients and guests. You can often come across mandatory protective footwear or shoe covers, which you have to pay for. Most often, these amounts range from a few zlotys, but when visiting a loved one, it is worth taking some change with you.
What do you have to pay for in the hospital? The Ombudsman explains why we have to pay additional fees
Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights that most of these fees are not related to the provision of health services. – Such services are therefore not financed from funds under contracts with the National Health Fund. Therefore, hospitals can independently determine the amount of these fees, he explained. What else do you have to pay for during your hospital stay? The price for a transcript, copy or extract from the documentation is determined top-down and is:
- 1 page of an extract or copy – PLN 15.08,
- 1 page of copy or printout – PLN 0.53,
- medical documentation on an IT data carrier – PLN 3.02.
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Source: Gazeta
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