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The children hospital “Marie Slodowska Curie” is a gift of the Polish people for the Romanian people, as a result of the 1997 earthquake The hospital has been given to use since 1984, and has a total of 530 beds in the following departments
   
 
Pediatrics
Oncology
Diabethology
Hematology
Surgery and Pediatric Orthopedics
Anesthesia and Intensive Care
   
In June 1993, the “Pavilion for functional recuperation for the children with physical deficiencies”, was built which includes 70 beds and 30 places for companions (supported by the American Catholic Association “Caritas”)
   
In 1996, the “center for prothesis and orthesis” was added (with support by the “Caritas” Association)
   
Each year, about 23,000 patients are attended with different pulmonary diseases, pnemonea, diarrhea, tonsillitis, ontological illnesses (neuroblastom), severe anemia, leukemia, renal illnesses (glumerulonefrithis), congenital malformations (hip sprain) , and lots more. The patients range in ages from 1 hour to 18 years, both from Bucharest and throughout the country.
   
The Intensive Care unit has a capacity of
 
18 beds
6 incubators
3 beds for the attendance of the children in coma
   
About 3,900- 4,000 patients are given medical assistance per year
   
Due to minimal state funding the hospital has constant needs both in terms of basic medical supplies and sophisticated medical equipment (for example currently they need some equipment such as a MRI, (RMN, magnetic resonance imaging) and an Echograph.
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