A 24-year-old Polish woman in a coma is being transported from China to Poland via a government-chartered flight after battling rare complications from an ovarian teratoma and autoimmune encephalitis.
The Emergency Operation
Klaudia, a sinology graduate who continued her studies in China, was admitted to a Beijing clinic in mid-April. She developed autoimmune encephalitis, a rare complication of an ovarian teratoma, which subsequently triggered further issues, including thrombosis.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed on the X platform that the 24-year-old, accompanied by her mother and a medical team, is currently on a special government flight to Poland, expected to land within hours. She is slated to be admitted to a military hospital in Wrocław upon arrival.
Financial and Logistical Hurdles
The Polish government intervened in the evacuation because the patient’s commercial insurance did not cover the exorbitant costs of treatment and transport. Her mother noted that daily hospital expenses reached 5,000 PLN, excluding specialized medications and consultations. Public donations raised by family will now fund her rehabilitation in Poland.
Deputy Foreign Minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski emphasized that the primary obstacles were Chinese bureaucratic procedures and securing ambulance access directly to the aircraft. Local hospitals generally do not provide their own ambulances for transport, and vehicles cannot be reserved for specific times, complicating the transfer process.
Family Concerns Over Care Standards
Jacek Uciechowski, the patient’s father, expressed deep frustration with the quality of medical attention in Beijing. During his two-week stay in China, he characterized the local treatment as stagnant and described the staff as helpless and unprofessional, feeling that the facility served more as a waiting room than a place of healing.