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Poland announces Medical Legion to strengthen armed forces healthcare

12.11.2025 12:25
During a ceremony marking Poland’s 107th Independence Day anniversary and the unveiling of a state-of-the-art photon-counting CT scanner, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the creation of a Medical Legion to strengthen the Polish Armed Forces’ healthcare capabilities.
Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the creation of a Medical Legion during a ceremony at Krakóws 5th Military Clinical Hospital on 12 November. The event also featured the unveiling of a state-of-the-art photon-counting CT scanner.
Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the creation of a Medical Legion during a ceremony at Kraków’s 5th Military Clinical Hospital on 12 November. The event also featured the unveiling of a state-of-the-art photon-counting CT scanner. Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

Speaking on Wednesday, 12 November, at the 5th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic in Kraków, southern Poland, Kosiniak-Kamysz explained that the Medical Legion is intended to build resources and gather expertise that could be crucial in times of crisis.

“This is an invitation for anyone working in healthcare who is not a soldier,” he said.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the Kraków hospital is a rapidly developing facility within Poland’s military healthcare system. It comprises seven clinics, six clinical departments, eleven hospital wards, five diagnostic units, and 31 specialist outpatient clinics, including a dental clinic. 

The hospital is undergoing a systematic expansion and modernization programme, aiming to become a major national and international centre for both medical treatment and research.

Thanks to funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO), the facility has been equipped with Poland’s second photon-counting CT scanner, which offers highly detailed imaging while using lower radiation doses, enhancing patient safety and diagnostic accuracy.

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Source: MON/X/@MON_GOV_PL