The Hospital in Srem

    Śrem is located in the central part of Wielkopolska region. The distance separating it from Poznań, a city that is a very important European industrial, trade, cultural and science centre, is only 40 km.
    The hospital gives medical services within 13 departments, 7 laboratories and 2 clinics. It is one of the most dynamically developing hospitals in the Wielkopolska region. Through the renovation and systematically introduced organizational changes it can be already said today that this hospital, in a particular scope of its services, gains the name of a leader.
    The services that are developing with the highest pace include the orthopedic surgery offered by the orthopedic and traumatologic department. This department uses the latest achievements of medicine and medical techniques. Its scope includes: diagnostics, operational and post operational treatment connected with illnesses and injuries of upper and lower limb joints and spinal column.
Through the implementation of the latest diagnostics and treatment methods we give our patients chance for a quick recovery to being completely fit.
High quality of offered services, their accessibility and complexity is a warranty of fulfilling our patients expectations. Modern solutions for work management and organization ensure that the hospital functions according to the highest standards.  

• What makes our department unique is a large  spectrum of orthopaedic procedures:

ARTHROPLASTY:
 -total knee replacement
 -total hip replacement (cemented or cementless)

ARTHROSCOPIC ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS PROCEDURES
- arthroscopic reconstruction of anteriior cruciate ligament (ACL) with semitendinosus and gracilis muscle tendons
- arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL with patellar tendon
- revision ACL procedures
- arthroscopic reconstruction of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) with semitendinosus and gracilis muscle tendons
- arthroscopic reconstruction of anteriior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) with semitendinosus and gracilis muscle tendons

ARTHROSCOPIC MENISCAL PROCEDURES
- meniscectomy
- meniscal suturing

ARTHROSCOPIC CARTILAGE PROCEDURES
- chondroplasty
- microfractures of subchondral bone
- drilling of subchondral bone
- mosaicplasty
- autologous bone-and-chondral blocks transplantation using "open technique"
-  arthroscopic osteochondral fractures fixation

PATELLOFEMORAL PROCEDURES
- lateral release (open and arthroscopic)
- medial capsular shrinkage
- Tibial tubercle transfer
- Tibial tubercle elevation
- patellofemoral joint reconstruction (patellar and/or femoral ostetomy)
- patellofemoral joint arthroplasty

SYNOVIAL KNEE PROCEDURES
- arthroscopic synovectomy
- "open" synovectomy

ANKLE AND ACHILLES TENDON PROCEDURES 
- ankle arthroscopy
- Achilles tendon endoscopy
- Treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures

SHOULDER POROCEDURES
- shoulder arthroscopy

HIP PROCEDURES
- coxa saltans (snapping hip)

PERIPHERAL NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES
- carpal tunnel syndrom (open or mini-oper procedure)
- tennis elbow
- others

FOOT PROCEDURES
- hallux valgus deformity (soft tissue procedure)
- hallux valgus deformituy (soft tissue procedure and osteotomy)

CORRECTION OF AXIAL DEFORMITIES (upper and lower extremities)
- osteotomy with external fixation
- osteotomy with internal fixation


The above mentioned procedures include the operation together with providing necessary artificial limbs and initial rehabilitation enabling the patient to function independently after the operation. In case the rehabilitation needed prolonging ( e.g.: above 7 days after a transplantation of a hip joint ) there is a possibility of transferring the patient on a temporary basis to the rehabilitation department or the caring and treatment facility for the purpose of continuing the rehabilitation by the same rehabilitation unit.

• Excellently prepared medical personnel

Undoubtedly the biggest asset of the department is highly qualified and experienced doctor unit.  A notable majority of the personnel working in the hospital in Śrem gained their knowledge and abilities at the Medical University in Poznań, which is one of the best medical universities in Poland and which cooperates with many foreign schools for the purpose of scientific and didactical exchange.
We are also proud of cooperation with not only country but also internationally famous specialists. As an example we can give the name of doctor Tadeusz Trzaska with whom we cooperate in the scope of orthopedic surgery or doctor Aleksander Sowiera specializing in endoscopic surgery.
    Our specialists repeatedly and actively take part in the life of various medical organizations, conventions and symposiums thanks to which they deepen their knowledge simultaneously increasing the quality of offered medical services.

• Implemented and complied with Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000

The hospital in Śrem meets international standards, what can be proved by the ISO 9001:2000 certificate gained in the middle of 2008. The fact of having this certificate makes constant improvements and developments of services given by the hospital a priority as well as raising qualifications and working conditions of the employees what will certainly contribute to an increase in the level of satisfaction not only of the patients but also of the personnel.

•  Implementation of the newest treatment methods

Medicine is one of the fastest developing domains of knowledge. That is why we make all necessary efforts for our specialists to use the latest treatment methods warranting minimal invasiveness resulting in both decreasing the patients time of stay in the hospital and a quick recovery.

    It is also worth mentioning that the hospital cooperates on the basis of long-term agreements with the leading suppliers of medical equipment, companies like e.g.: OLYMPUS within the scope of endoscopic surgery, or STRYKER which is a world leader on the orthopedic equipment market.    

• Possessing modern medical equipment and high-tech infrastructure

We are constantly improving our equipment and technical base. Thanks to renovation and modernization that is in progress since 2007 we have been able to renovate, equip, furnish and place into usage:
-    modern operational block fulfilling the highest European standards
-    orthopedic and traumatology department
-    magnetic resonance lab
-    little-invasive surgery lab
-    diagnostics labs: Pracownię Diagnostyki Obrazowej (dysponującą nowoczesnym tomografem komputerowym, ultrasonografem, aparatem RTG), Pracownię EEG i Audiometrii, Pracownię EKG i Spirometrii, Pracownię endoskopowi, Pracownię Badań Czynnościowych Układu Krążenia

The hospital is strongly engaged in realizing European programs enabling getting funds, which are subsequently assigned for purchasing medical equipment of the highest quality.

• High level of social standard

It is very important for us to care about the patients comfort during his/her stay in the hospital. We guarantee our patients a stay in pleasant and recently renovated 1 o 2 bed air-conditioned rooms with an own bathroom, TV access and twenty-four-hour catering which can be adapted to each patient?s individual diet.

•   Attractive operation dates

The basic criterion convincing to use our offer is the short period of waiting for the medical service.  

•   Well organized service procedure for foreign patients

We will make sure to provide a proper care for patients during their stay in our hospital.
Service procedure for foreign patients:
1.    The patient has to get a written consent from their insurer for performing the treatment in the hospital in Śrem within the framework of health insurance
2.    The patient has to have documents (in accordance with valid formats in the native country of the patient) qualifying for the given treatment
3.    The patient or the insurer has to contact the representative of the hospital in order to agree on the date of the treatment and other requirements enabling the usage of services of the hospital in Śrem
4.    The day before the treatment, the patient will receive  consultation from the doctors from the hospital in Śrem
5.    Between the consultation and the treatment, the patient will be accommodated in a hotel situated next to the hospital
6.    In the morning the patients will be admitted to the Orthopaedics Department in the hospital
7.    The treatment ? hospitalization
8.    Ensuring rehabilitation enabling the patient to function independently ? stay even up to 10 days
9.    End of the stay in the hospital
10.    Issuance of the medical documentation (Hospital extract/transcript and Information Card in accordance with the valid format in Poland)

Important information:
-    The representative of the hospital is at the patients disposal throughout the whole stay
-    The patient is under medical?s and nursing personnel care who speak English/German
-    During the patient?s stay we provide not only all the necessary medicines but also those which are connected with other illnesses of the patient and require regular usage
-    All procedures are provided with the use of the newest medical techniques as well as medical equipment, tools, prosthesis (artificial limbs), and orthopedic materials  of the highest quality

Additionally we ensure/provide help in dealing with:
-    All formalities connected with treatment in Poland
-    The transfer of the patient from the airport to the hospital and from the hospital to the airport (when necessary we ensure sanitary transport)
-    Booking rooms in the hotel next to the hospital, patients can be accompanied by family members who cover the accommodation costs individually ? we ensure preferential rates
-    Secondary rehabilitation in the case of longer stays ? above the minimal time of stay (even up to 3 months)

• Openness to institutions wanting to verify the quality of offered medical services

We are open to visits of companies/institutions representatives wanting to get to know our offer on-site. In this way we want to assure You about our readiness, effectiveness and professionalism both in respect of medical services and offered social conditions.