Marshal’s Specialist Hospital in Włocławek: Vision and Technology at the Service of Patients
The Regional Specialist Hospital in Włocławek has just completed the largest medical modernisation project in its history. At the same time, the hospital is undertaking a major expansion of its facilities and preparing a number of further investments. Purchases of state-of-the-art medical equipment financed through Poland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO), including a surgical robot and a specialised robotic system for neurosurgery, amounted to PLN 50 million. The shopping list covered a total of around 250 items.
“Hospitals, particularly those providing the most important specialist services, need to be continuously modernised. This means investing in the latest-generation medical equipment and technology, as well as expanding hospital facilities,” says Marshal Piotr Całbecki.
General-purpose surgical robots, used among other things for urological and gynaecological procedures, are already in operation at several hospitals in the region. Two other hospitals overseen by the Marshal’s Office – the Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz and the Regional Specialist Hospital in Toruń – also use this technology.
However, the advanced robotic system for highly precise surgery on the brain and spine is a technological first not only for the region but also on a national scale. The system combines the Mazor X robotic platform for neurosurgery, featuring 3D visualisation and ultra-precise robotic arm guidance, with a neuronavigation system and a mobile intraoperative imaging device known as an O-arm.
The Regional Specialist Hospital in Włocławek is the fourth medical facility in Poland, the sixteenth in Europe and the first in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region to use this technology.
The hospital’s surgical team, which has already performed 40 procedures using a standard surgical robot – mainly prostatectomies and kidney tumour resections – has now also carried out its first neurosurgical procedures with the Mazor X system.
The hospital is also investing PLN 15 million in a comprehensive digital transformation programme, likewise financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The project includes the purchase of IT equipment, modernisation of digital infrastructure and implementation of advanced cybersecurity systems.
A new five-storey main hospital building, which will become the heart of the facility, is currently under construction. It will house the admissions department and emergency department, the main operating theatre complex, maternity unit, intensive care unit, inpatient wards, endoscopy unit, hospital pharmacy and central sterilisation unit. In line with current standards, the building will also feature a dedicated helipad platform for emergency medical helicopters.
Construction is progressing rapidly, with the project now 70% complete. The building is scheduled to be completed in spring 2027.
Preparations are also well advanced for the construction of a six-storey car park with 472 spaces on the hospital grounds. The project is being carried out by Kujawsko-Pomorskie Inwestycje Medyczne, a special-purpose company established by the regional self-government. The car park will include electric vehicle charging stations, among other facilities. The first cars are expected to park there in the second quarter of 2028.
Another investment planned for the near future is the construction of a long-term care and treatment facility.
The Włocławek hospital treats around 28,000 patients every year. Its emergency department sees approximately 67,000 patients, while the hospital’s outpatient clinics provide care to around 100,000 people annually. A further 27,000 patients use the hospital’s out-of-hours and holiday primary care services.
The hospital employs around 1,500 people, including 315 doctors.
Beata Krzemińska
Press Officer, Marshal’s Office of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region
12 August 2026