A 64-year-old doctor who led a department at a Rzeszow hospital and also served as a court expert faces 307 bribery charges, while a court has ordered her held for three months. Police say the investigation concerns alleged conduct involving hospital admission, medical records and services reimbursed by Poland’s National Health Fund, or NFZ.
Piotr Wojtunik, spokesperson for Podkarpackie police, said anti-corruption officers in Rzeszow detained the doctor in an investigation supervised by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszow. Polsat News did not identify her, the hospital or the period covered by the case.
According to police, she is accused of accepting branded alcohol or payments of 50 to 300 zloty from patients’ carers in exchange for beginning treatment or admitting patients to a ward. Investigators also allege that she made false entries in patient health cards and reporting records, then submitted the documentation at other medical facilities as accounts for NFZ-reimbursed services.
Police further allege that she used an official office for private appointments without bearing rental or maintenance costs, and recorded private visits as services performed under NFZ contracts to obtain reimbursement. The report attributes those allegations to investigators; it does not include a response from the doctor or her representatives.
Officers searched the doctor’s office and vehicles for documents and other material relevant to the investigation, police said. Wojtunik said further charges remain possible. The case warrants close scrutiny because the allegations concern publicly funded care and a court-expert role; criminal responsibility will be decided through the court process.
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- Polsat News · Source date: 2026-11-12
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