1. Non-Public Health Care Facility Caritas of Gdansk Archdiocese (NPHCF Caritas) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP 4 nd Transnational meeting Lichfield 24-25/11/2011 “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

2. Health Care Facility presentation Basic Information: Name: Non-Public Health Care Facility Caritas of Gdansk Archdiocese (NPHCF Caritas) Legal status: Non-Public Health Care Facility, registered in Central Health Care Facilities Registry (national level) Active since: 1.07.2000 “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

3. Some figures Number of patients / individual services (2010): 32000 Number of employees: c.a. 160 (110 full-time permanent, 50 part-time contractors) Number of specialised outposts: 7 Area of ​​ operation: the site of the Archdiocese (Tri-city: Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot and 4 neigbouring counties) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

4. Services: 24 hour long-term care (2 wards) Dispensary rehabilitation (3 dispensaries) Stationary rehabilitation (1 ward) Palliative and hospice care (1 ward) Dispensary pain treatment (1 dispensary) Social and family nurses (2 outposts, services in patient’s home) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

5. Our outposts John Paul II Caritas Aid Center (Gdańsk) 24 hour long-term care (35 beds) Dispensary rehabilitation “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

6. Our outposts St. Padre Pio Caritas Aid Center (Gdynia) 24 hour long-term care (25 beds) Dispensary rehabilitation Stationary rehabilitation (25 beds) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

7. Our outposts St. Stanislaus Kostka Caritas Rehabilitation Centre (Trabki Wielkie) Dispensary rehabilitation Disabled children rehabilitation (educational) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

8. Our outposts St. Joseph Hospice House (Sopot) Palliative and hospice care (24 beds) “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

9. Our outposts Pain Treatment Clinic (Sopot) Dispensary pain treatment “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

10. Our outposts Social and family nurses outposts (Minkowice, Lapino) 2 outposts, services in patient’s home “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

11. Some pictures “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

12. Some pictures “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

13. Volunteering Dozens of volunteers (up to 300 only in NPHCF) each year involve in Caritas health care activities, mostly in hospice care. Their help range from medical consultations, through basic care, to technical support and organization of leisure time. Volunteers are important tool of influence on the community.

14. Financing “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP Vast majority of Caritas income comes from NPHCF activity. Main financing comes from National Health Fund (NHF).The contracted income in 2010 was 7.2 million PLN (ca 1.8 million Euro) Some services are obligatory for patients to be partially paid. Patients own fees are c.a.10% of NPHCF income.

15. Financing and crisis recommendations “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP NPHCF activity is one of the principal, in addition to grants and 1% taxes mechanism, sources of Caritas funding. There always be the demand for such services. Recommendations in a crisis: - a permanent, independent, source of funding is crucial; - the scope of this source is different than the projects area; - it allows the flexibility of action and does not make so dependant from grant funders; - it allows to have your own contribution (obligatory in many projects).

16. Thank you for your attention! Caritas of Gdansk Archdiocese Al. Niepodleglosci 778 81-805 Sopot POLAND tel. +48 58 555 78 78, fax +48 58 551 57 46 e-mail: gdansk@caritas.pl gdansk@caritas.pl www. gdansk.caritas.pl “NO PROFIT EUROPE” GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP