Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Ministerstwo Zdrowia Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is one of the Ministries of the Republic of Poland. Its current minister is Izabela Leszczyna.

Ministry of Health
Ministerstwo Zdrowia
Ministerial logotype

Pac Palace in Warsaw, the seat of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed1918
JurisdictionGovernment of Poland
Headquartersul. Miodowa 15, 00-952 Warsaw
52°14′48.9″N 21°00′29.3″E / 52.246917°N 21.008139°E / 52.246917; 21.008139
Employees706 (31 March 2022)[1]
Agency executives
Parent agencyCouncil of Ministers
Websitewww.gov.pl/zdrowie

Headquarters

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The main gate to the seat of the ministry

The seat of the Ministry of Health is the Pac Palace in Warsaw. It was rebuilt between 1948 and 1951 according to the design of Czesław Konopka and Henryk Białobrzeski, with the elevation from the courtyard being rebuilt according to the design of Marconi, and the garden elevation according to the modified original Baroque design of Tylman van Gameren.

Management

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Air Ambulance

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The Polish Medical Air Rescue (Polish: Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe, lit.'Aerial Emergency Medical Service', LPR) is an air ambulance service subordinate to the Ministry of Health of Poland. Its fleet includes 27 EC135 helicopters, and 2 Piaggio P.180 Avanti fixed wing airplanes, which operate out of 22 locations throughout Poland.

List of ministers

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Ministry of Health (1918–1923)

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Witold Chodźko in 1919

Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Health (1944–1945)

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Ministry of Health (1945–1960)

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Ministry of Health and Welfare (1960–1999)

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Ministry of Health (1999–present)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Markiewicz, Marta. "Jak urzędnikom płaci Ministerstwo Zdrowia? [DANE]". cowzdrowiu.pl. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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