title: [The development of the municipal hospital in Stettin (since 1945 Szczecin). The development of the Department of Urology in Stettin (part 2) - Prof. Alfons Wojewski (1912-1992)].
abstract: The end of World War II created a new political situation in Europe. Stettin and the Western Pomeranian region became part of Poland. During the war, the municipal hospital and other hospitals in Stettin were almost completely destroyed. In spite of the great difficulties, the Polish authorities set up health services for the city of Szczecin and the entire province. In 1948, the Pomeranian Academy of Medicine (PAM) was created, which to this day plays an important role in the health care provided in the entire Pomeranian territory. In 1955, a 30-bed urological ward was opened in Pommerensdorf forming part of the Second Surgical Clinic of the PAM. The head doctor of the new ward was Dr. Alfons Wojewski, a surgeon and urologist from Gdansk (Danzig). Seven years after coming into existence, the urological ward was transformed into an independent Urological Clinic with 62 beds in 1955. Professor Wojewski organized the clinic right from the start, quickly raising it to the level of a modern scientific, teaching, and service facility. The authors describe biographical details of Prof. Alfons Wojewski.
authors.affiliation: t.zajaczkowski@gmx.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zajaczkowski
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wojewski-Zajaczkowski
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*; D014573:Urology Department, Hospital / Q000266:history*