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Sudden Illness, Accidents, and Emergencies
Sometimes, unexpected things happen and you need urgent or emergency care. Depending on the severity and available services at the time, you will require different services. This section will discuss different types of services available for you, when to use them, and how to reach them.
Emergency Call & Ambulances
Emergency services can be reached through 112 (General Emergency) or 999 (Ambulance Only). You should reach out to these services only if there is an imminent threat to life. Examples of situations which you should call ambulances include:
Psychiatric: Self-Injury, Aggravation of Mental Illness, Suicidal Ideation
Neurological: Altered/Loss of Consciousness, Seizures, Stroke (Altered Facial Expression, Arm Control, Speech)
Cardiac: Cardiac Arrest, Chest/Abdominal Pain
Respiratory: Shortness of Breathe, Choking, Allergic Reaction
Gastrointestinal: Vomiting with Blood, Poisoning with Drugs, Chemicals, Gases
Genitourinary: Massive Hemorrhage, Birth
Accidents & Injuries: Trauma, Massive Hemorrhage, Extensive Burns, Heat Stroke, Drowning, Fall from High Altitudes
If you are unsure if a symptom is an emergency and you believe that a life is at risk, do not hesitate to call.
Hospital Emergency Department (PL: Szpitalny Oddział Ratunkowy (SOR), Kliniczny Oddział Ratunkowy (KOR))
If there is a severe and sudden deterioration of health or imminent threat to life and you are able to travel to the hospital, then you should head to the Hospital Emergency Department, which is marked by the symbols "SOR" or "KOR".
The closest emergency department in Lublin to most students of the Medical University is the Medical University's University Clinical Hospital No. 4 (PL: Uniwersytecki Szipital Kliniczny nr 4 w Lublinie). The hospital can be found at Jaczewskiego 8.
Treatment is provided by triage, from Red to Blue depending on severity of illness.
Other Emergency Departments can be found here: https://pacjent.gov.pl/szpitalny-oddzial-ratunkowy-sor
Night and Holiday Care (PL: Nocna i świąteczna Opieka Zdrowotna (NOZ))
If you suddenly feel unwell, need immediate but non-emergent treatment, and can't locate an open clinic or hospital due to it being Sunday, the Holidays, or Night Time, you can visit a Night and Holiday Care clinic.
The closest Night and Holiday Care Clinic in Lublin to most students of the Medical University is the Independent Public Provincial Hospital at Lubartowska Street (PL: Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Wojewódzki im. Jana Bożego w Lublinie). The clinic can be found at Lubartowską 81.
Please Note: The Night and Holiday Health Care Clinic is relocated from 9 Biernackiego Street to 81 Lubartowska Street. (Source)
Treatment is provided from 18:00 - 8:00 on Weekdays, 24/7 on Weekends & Public Holidays
Other Night and Holiday Care Clinics can be found here: https://pacjent.gov.pl/nocna-i-swiateczna-opieka-zdrowotna
Doctor Appointments
For health-related concerns that are not urgent, you may make an appointment with a doctor at a clinic. There are many clinics available in Lublin. It is important that you make an appointment before visiting a clinic by calling the clinic, this is to ensure that an English speaking physician is available.
NFZ Voluntary Health Insurance
Introduction
Health Insurance is mandatory during your studies at the Medical University of Lublin. Accepted insurance includes NFZ Voluntary Health Insurance, European Health Insurance Card (EHIC Card), and Private Health Insurance. If you are not already covered by an EHIC Card as an EU Citizen and is not covered by insurance through other means (such as employment or private health insurance), then you are recommended to sign the contract with NFZ for voluntary health insurance. By signing the NFZ Voluntary Health Insurance, you are entitled to receive medical services through clinics or hospitals and obtain reimbursement for medications and medical devices. These services will be available at locations that accepts NFZ, including dental care.
Obtaining Insurance
Preparation: You will need to prepare the following documents before you are able to sign the contract.
Passport
PESEL Number Document (How to Obtain: Click Here)
Certificate of Residence from the City Office (PL: Zaświadczenie z Urzędu Miasta o Zameldowaniu) (Obtained at Same Place as PESEL Number)
Confirmation of Studies (Obtained at the Dean's Office)
Residence Document (Residence Card or Visa)
Signing the Contract
Once all the documents have been obtained, you may go and sign the contract at the Lublin Branch of NFZ at Nadstawna 2/4. The staff at NFZ will assist you in filling out the forms and signing the documents.
Notifying the Signing of the Contract
Once the contract has been signed, you will need to head to the Social Insurance Office (ZUS) at Tomasza Zana 36/38c. To notify the signing of the contract, you will need to fill the ZUS ZZA (Zgłoszenie do Ubezpieczenia Zdrowotnego). You may ask for this form when you arrive at ZUS. Once you have submitted the ZZA form, you will be given an individual bank account number to which you will use to pay the monthly payments for the contribution.
Finalization of Contract
When you are finished with the declaration at ZUS, you will need to head back to the Lublin Branch of NFZ (in Step 2) and show the documents you have obtained from ZUS. After this is done, your insurance will be active and you will be able to start utilizing the health insurance.
Payment of Insurance
You will need to make the payment for the health insurance monthly before the 20th day of the subsequent month (Example: January's Payment is due by February 20th). The monthly payment varies from quarter to quarter, as of 2025, it is 55.80 PLN. You can check the payment rate here. After you have sent the money through the individual bank account number, you will need to submit the ZUS DRA (Deklaracja Rozliczeniowa) Form either online through the eZUS Portal or in person at the ZUS office for every month.
How to fill ZUS ZZA (Zgłoszenie do Ubezpieczenia Zdrowotnego)?
The ZUS ZZA Form contains many fields. For the Voluntary Health Insurance, only the specific fields below needs to be filled:
Section I - General Information
01 - Notification for Health Insurance (Mark X)
Section II - Payer's Information
03 - PESEL Number
07 - Last Name
08 - First Name
09 - Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Section III - Insured Person's Information
01 - PESEL Number
05 - Last Name
06 - First Name
07 - Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Section IV - Insured Person's Additional Information
03 - Nationality (According to the information on the PESEL Number Document)
04 - Gender (M for Male, K for Female)
Section V - Insurance Code
01 - Insurance Status (For Voluntary Health Insurance, Students: 24 10 00)
Section VI - Mandatory Health Insurance Information LEAVE EMPTY
Section VII - Voluntary Health Insurance Information
01 - Date of Contract Signing (dd/mm/yyyy) (According to the date you put on the NFZ Contract)
02 - NFZ Branch Code (For Lublin: 03R)
Section VIII - Permanent Address LEAVE EMPTY
Section IX - Temporary Address (According to the Certificate of Residence from City Office)
01 - Postal Code
02 - City
03 - Commune
04 - Street
05 - House Number
06 - Room Number (If Apartment)
07 - Phone Number
Section X - Correspondence Address LEAVE EMPTY
Section XI - Statement
01 - Date of Submission (dd/mm/yyyy)
02 - Signature
Section XII - Benefiting Person LEAVE EMPTY
How to fill ZUS DRA (Deklaracja Rozliczeniowa) Online?
Prerequisites
If you would like to file your ZUS DRA online, you will need to have an eZUS Account. To create an eZUS account you would first need a Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany).
Profil Zaufany: https://pz.gov.pl/pz/registerMainPage (Select Bank Lub Inny Dostawca Tożsamości > Select Your Bank > Sign In with Your Bank)
To Sign In with your Bank, the bank must know your PESEL Number. Visit a bank branch to do so.
eZUS: https://www.zus.pl/ezus/rejestracja (Select login.gov.pl > Profil Zaufany > Zaloguj się przy pomocy banku lub innego dostawcy)
Filing the ZUS DRA
Once the prerequisites have been fulfilled, you can sign in to eZUS through the same steps as in eZUS registration.
Select Konto Płatnika (If you do not see this option, please wait for 1-2 days after filling out the ZUS ZZA)
On the Top Right, click ePłatnik
On the Left Menu Bar, click Dodaj Dokument and select ZUS DRA, click Wybierz, then click Utwórz Dokument Ręcznie.
A Yellow File should now appear. The yellow file is the DRA Form. Fill the following fields:
Page 1 Section I - Organizational Info
01 - Declaration Term (For Health Insurance, Type 6)
02 - Declaration Identification (On the Left Box, Type 01 and on the Right Box, Type the Month and Year you are filing for [mm/yyyy])
Page 1 Section II - Payer Identification Autofilled
Page 1 Section III - Other Information
01 - Number of Insured Persons (Type 1)
Page 1 Section IV & V - Leave Empty, Unrelated
Page 2 Section VI - Health Insurance Information
01 - Amount to Pay (Example: 55.80)
Page 2 Section VII, VIII, and IX - Leave Empty, Unrelated
Page 2 Section X - Declaration
01 - Insurance Code (Same as in ZZA, i.e. 2410 0 0)
05 - Contribution Base (Example: 620.00)
Page 2 Section XI - Leave Empty, Unrelated
Page 3 & 4 - Leave Empty, Unrelated
On the Top Right of the Form, Click Zapisz. A Checkmark will show up if you filled everything correctly. Then you can close the form.
On the Left Menu Bar, click Dokumenty, then select Dokumenty Robocze. Click the document you've created and select Zatwierdż at the bottom right.
On the Left Menu Bar, click Dokumenty, then select Dokumenty Zatwierdzone. Click on the document you've created and select Wyslij. A pop-up will ask you how you want to sign. Select the option to sign with Trusted Profile (Left), follow the prompts. Once the signing is completed you will receive an email and the document will move to the Dokumenty Wszystkie section.
Checking Status of Payment
Sign in to eZUS
Select Konto Płatnika
On the Top Right, click ePłatnik
On the Left Menu Bar, click Dokumenty, then select Dokumenty w ZUS.
If you can see the document here, then the payment has been processed and acknowledged by ZUS (Takes up to 3 Weeks to Show Up).
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