Polish Culture Research Paper

New York City is a multi-cultural city. Therefore, New Yorkers might be used to more populated cultures than to other ones. According to US 2000 Census, population of Polish people in New York City is less then 1 million people and is only 5.2 % of total New York City residents. Compering to other cultures, Polish culture is a small fish in the pond. For that reason, there is a small chance to have a Polish patient but not impossible. A greater health care professional has excellent communication skills and can easily communicate with patients and families to understand their needs and explain treatment. For that reason, health care workers have to have some knowledge about Polish culture. Poland is an eastern European country on the Baltic Sea withe the
population over 36 million people. Nowadays, Poland has religion freedom constitutionally assured, however the largest and most important is Catholicism, which is acknowledge by 95% of the population. Poland health care system is established on an all-inclusive insurance system. State finance healthcare is available to all Polish citizens who are covered by this general health insurance program. However, it is not mandatory to be treated in a state operated hospital, as a number of private medical complexes do exist nationwide.
All medical service providers and hospitals in Poland are associated to the Polish Minister of Health, which provides oversight and scrutiny of general medical practice as well as being responsible for the routine administration of the health care system. In addition to these roles, the ministry is also tasked with the maintenance of standards of hygiene and patient care. Hospitals in Poland are organized according to the regional administrative structure; therefore most towns have their own hospital. Larger and more specialized medical clinics tend only to be found in larger cities, with some even more specialized units located only in the capital, Warsaw. However, all states have their own general hospital (most have more than one), all of which are obliged to have a trauma center; these types of hospital, which are able to deal with almost all medical problems are called 'regional hospitals'. The last category of hospital in Poland is that of specialized medical centers, an example of which would be the Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology, Poland's leading, and most highly specialized center for the research and treatment of cancer. In 2012, the Polish health care industry experienced a
transformation. Hospitals were given priority for refurbished, where necessary. As a result of this process, many hospitals were updated with the latest medical equipment. Unfortunately, only cities hospital was given that opportunity the majority town hospitals still remain not remodel.