There are no takers for the hospital, but they're not giving up. Now, leasing could be much cheaper.

• PLN 76 million in debt. Monthly loss of over PLN 1.2 million, half of which is the cost of liabilities, court proceedings, and bailiff proceedings.
• This is the current condition of the district hospital in Lubliniec, which has been put out to tender twice for the lease of buildings and medical equipment for the next 30 years
• After further unsuccessful attempts, the facility gradually lowers its lease criteria

The district hospital in Lubliniec, which has been struggling with financial problems for years, is looking for an investor.

- Given the nationwide crisis of district hospitals, which are struggling with debt and constantly generating losses in their operations, we need to be open to other solutions - Aneta Konieczny from the Department of Information, Promotion and Culture of the District Office in Lubliniec told us when the hospital was put up for tender.

- We are not liquidating SPZOZ, it will exist in a limited structure, but we want to entrust responsibility for hospital treatment to a medical entity that will provide the best possible health care for the district's residents, implemented on the basis of an assignment of contract - she explained.

The 30-year lease agreement in the first tender was conditional on payment "upfront" for the first 15 years. With a starting price of PLN 309,000 per month, this translates to an initial total of over PLN 55 million. This money would help pay off urgent debts.

Although initial interest was shown by well-known Polish companies – the LUX MED Group and the American Heart of Poland Group – no one submitted an official bid. The situation was similar during the second tender attempt, despite the upfront payment being reduced from 15 to 10 years, which initially amounted to approximately PLN 37 million.

Currently, the facility has decided not to announce another tender, but has issued an "invitation to submit offers and negotiations for the lease of real estate and assets of the Independent Public Healthcare Complex in Lubliniec."

Lease criteria have been lowered once again. The lease can be concluded for a period of 10 years (no longer than 30).

The monthly lease rate has been re-set at PLN 309,000 net + VAT, with the option for a bidder to propose a lower rate. However, the proposed rate cannot be lower than 66% of the original rate, i.e., PLN 203,900.

The hospital in Lubliniec is looking for an investor

As a reminder, the hospital's situation has been difficult for years. In July 2022, Marek Augustyn was appointed acting director. He then became the chief executive, the only candidate to compete.

In March 2023, when he was already director, he admitted that the hospital's debts had risen to over PLN 50 million. He explained to Rynek Zdrowia that the lack of state support would result in further disruptions for district hospitals.

He indicated that he entered the competition for the director position because, out of a sense of responsibility for the restructuring processes initiated earlier, he needed to continue the recovery plan. However, a few days later, he transferred to a hospital in Częstochowa (he is currently vice president of the National Health Fund).

Małgorzata Nowak took over from Augustyn, then Henryk Kromołowski. As of December 31, 2024, Gabriel Dors.

"On my first day on the job, I learned that doctors hadn't been paid since September. In extreme cases, the arrears reached as far back as May. It's difficult to run a facility with such a damaged reputation in the community," Dors told us.

"I considered various models for repairing the facility's finances, but with a loss of PLN 1.2 million per month, and without external funding, there's no way to get back on track. The district office's budget is just under PLN 160 million, and the hospital's outstanding liabilities alone amount to almost PLN 30 million," explained the director of the hospital in Lubliniec.

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