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Szpital Kliniczny Im. Dr. Józefa Babińskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej W Krakowie

Kraków-Podgórze, Poland

Treatment & access

About this provider

Szpital Kliniczny im. dr. Józefa Babińskiego is Kraków's specialist psychiatric clinical hospital (SP ZOZ), based at ul. Babińskiego 29 in the Podgórze district. Per NFZ data it runs program B.147 — fully funded esketamine (Spravato) for treatment-resistant depression — with no queue reported as of June 2026, and the hospital publishes the program description on its own website. This entry is the inpatient psychiatric ward contact point; the hospital also operates mental health outpatient clinics and a psychological clinic for children and adolescents in Kraków-Podgórze.

Services & programs

  • Inpatient psychiatric wards (including Psychiatric Ward I)
  • Mental health outpatient clinics (Poradnia Zdrowia Psychicznego)
  • Psychological outpatient clinic for children and adolescents (Kraków-Podgórze)
  • NFZ drug program B.147 — esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (program description published by the hospital)

Common questions

How do I enroll in the esketamine program at the Babiński Hospital?

You need a doctor's referral; qualification is carried out by the hospital's psychiatrists. The program contact points are the Psychiatric Ward (registration +48 12 652 43 21) and the Mental Health Clinic (+48 12 652 45 70), both at ul. Babińskiego 29.

Who qualifies for program B.147?

Adults aged 18-75 with confirmed moderate-to-severe depression that has not improved after at least two different antidepressants used per Polish Psychiatric Society recommendations. Final qualification is decided by the program physicians.

Is the treatment free and how is it given?

Yes — the program is fully funded by the NFZ for insured patients. Esketamine is a nasal spray self-administered under staff supervision at the hospital, taken together with a prescribed oral SSRI/SNRI antidepressant, for up to 34 weeks.

Looking at alternatives? One of the NFZ program B.147 centers — see all program centers in Poland in the directory and the Poland access guide.

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