Visit of the First Lady to Karowa Hospital

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Several adults walk in the rain outside a hospital entrance, holding umbrellas. The hospital building and signage are visible in the background.
On the occasion of the International Day of Nurses and Midwives, Marta Nawrocka, the wife of the President of the Republic of Poland, visited the Princess Anna Mazowiecka Clinical Hospital on Karowa Street. During the visit, she laid flowers at the recently unveiled monument of Stanisława Leszczyńska, the patroness of midwives.

The First Lady visited the Department of Pregnancy Pathology and the Department of Gynecological Oncology, where she spoke with the nurses and midwives working there. She emphasized her great appreciation for the unique role that nurses and midwives play, as well as for their daily dedication, empathy, and professionalism.

She then met with representatives of the hospital management and clinical leadership. The hosts of the visit were: Anastazja Więckiewicz, acting director of Karowa Hospital; Robert Jarzębski, deputy director for medical affairs; Marzena Sienicka, deputy director for nursing; Dr. hab. Justyna Teliga-Czajkowska, vice dean for midwifery at the Faculty of Health Sciences at WUM; Dr. hab. Jacek Sieńko, vice dean for student affairs of the English Division of the Faculty of Medicine at WUM; Prof. Renata Bokiniec, head of the Neonatal and Intensive Care Department at WUM; Prof. Krzysztof Czajkowski, head of the 2nd Department and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at WUM; and Prof. Roman Smolarczyk, head of the Clinic of Gynecological Endocrinology at WUM.

A person places a floral wreath at a memorial statue during rainfall. Other people with umbrellas stand nearby on a wet sidewalk.
A group of hospital staff and visitors stand at a nurses’ station inside a medical facility. Medical equipment and a vase of yellow flowers are visible.
People in medical uniforms and formal clothing stand near a nurses’ duty desk inside a hospital corridor. Informational signage is visible on the wall.
A group of adults, including medical staff, stand in a hospital lobby in front of a wall display with historical photographs and the hospital name.