Poland's anti-corruption agency searches Warsaw city hall and Southern Hospital in fraud investigation
Agents of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau entered the Warsaw mayor’s office, the Ursus district office and the Southern Hospital on Thursday to secure documents in two probes into financial irregularities and mismanagement at the publicly funded facility.
Thursday’s action
Agents of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) entered three sites in Warsaw on the morning of 9 July – the mayor’s office, the Ursus district office and the Southern Hospital. The operation was ordered by the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor’s Office, which is running two multi-thread investigations into the hospital’s operations, especially its emergency department.
Officers are securing documents at the Warsaw City Hall, the Ursus District Office and the hospital.
A spokesman for the minister-coordinator of special services said the seized material would be analysed and cross-checked. No arrests were reported and no charges had been filed by midday.
The two investigations
Prosecutors opened the cases at the end of June after receiving four notifications – one from the hospital itself and three from members of parliament based on media reports. The first investigation examines suspected fraud that caused the hospital a loss of at least 558,558.70 zł. It covers the period from 31 January 2025 to 17 June 2026.
The first probe concerns leading the Warsaw Southern Hospital to dispose of property unfavourably for an amount of not less than 558,558.70 zł, linked to the submission of unreliable invoices that misrepresented a doctor’s working time.
The second, broader investigation focuses on alleged mismanagement by officials responsible for the hospital’s oversight, including failures to supervise the emergency department.
Trigger: a councillor’s earnings and privileged access
Media reports in 2026 revealed that Dawid Kacprzyk, a doctor specialising in anaesthesiology and a Civic Coalition councillor in the Ursus district, earned 1.6 million zł in a single year while working at the hospital. He also allegedly ran an informal fast-track admission system, allowing Civic Coalition politicians and their families to receive emergency care without queuing and to undergo full tests almost immediately after registration.
Following the revelations, Warsaw’s city government dismissed the hospital’s management board and supervisory board. The National Health Fund and prosecutors also opened inquiries. Kacprzyk lost his job after the facts became public.
Wider irregularities
Separate reports have pointed to misconduct at the hospital’s morgue. The head of the mortuary allegedly promoted a funeral business owned by his business partner, posted images of human remains on social media, rented out the facility as a film set and was involved in the illegal sale of bodies and funeral services.
Next steps
Today’s document seizure is an evidence-gathering step. Prosecutors have signalled they will compile documentation from the hospital, other medical facilities and local-government bodies, then establish a list of witnesses for questioning. The secured papers will be compared with evidence already collected before any decisions on charges are made.
