The MPC summarizes the first week of payments to patients and their relatives from the Medical Event Compensation Fund. The amount of benefits awarded since then has already amounted to PLN 1,059,000. In 10 cases, the benefit was given to patients injured by a medical event in the hospital, and in seven cases to relatives in connection with the death of a patient.
- The new out-of-court procedure we are implementing allows us to grant financial support to aggrieved patients and their families without lengthy and costly court proceedings. It is extremely gratifying that already at the beginning of its operation, the model of the Medical Event Compensation Fund developed jointly with Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna enjoys the trust of patients and is a significant support for them," emphasizes Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec.
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