5th Edition

On April 14, 2026, the jubilee 5th edition of the MCSC Hospital Leadership Innovation competition launched.

The winners of this year’s edition will be announced at the grand finale gala, which will take place on October 15, 2026.

Competition Categories

The 5th edition of the competition seeks solutions in two main areas:

1. Technology addressing contemporary medical challenges, including:

home and hybrid monitoring – remote tracking of health parameters outside medical facilities,
digital self-care – applications, platforms, and devices supporting everyday health management,
modern medical devices – devices supporting prevention, diagnostics, and therapy,
AI in preventive and chronic medicine – algorithms supporting early detection and risk stratification,
solutions dedicated to lifestyle diseases.

2. Technology addressing organizational challenges of medical facilities, including:

automation of hospital administration and management,
analytics and support for management decision-making,
digital patient service.

Evaluation criteria

Submitted projects will be evaluated in terms of:

technological innovativeness,
real implementation potential,
scalability of solutions,
fit to the needs and capabilities of medical facilities,
potential for practical use and further development.

The 5th edition of the competition is an excellent opportunity to showcase breakthrough solutions that can genuinely shape the future of the healthcare system.

5th Edition Schedule
MCSC Hospital Leadership Innovation

April 14 – MCSC 5.0: Morning of Innovation – launch of the 5th edition of the competition
May 31 – end of recruitment (applications open April 14 – May 31)
June 17 – TOP 20 announcement
June 18 – July 31 – evaluation of submissions by the Jury
August 10 – TOP 10 announcement
September 15 – Hospital Innovation Summit & Demo Day
September – Programme Board meeting
October – Board of Directors meeting
October 15 – Grand Finale of the 5th edition of MCSC Hospital Leadership Innovation

Jury

The Jury of the MCSC Hospital Leadership Innovation competition consists of experienced hospital leaders, clinical experts, healthcare managers, and innovation ecosystem representatives. The broad composition of the Jury enables a multidimensional evaluation of submitted projects — from medical, organizational, and strategic perspectives.

dr n. med. Alicja Karney

Managing Director

Institute of Mother and Child

Agnieszka Graczyk

Deputy Director of Finance

Institute of Mother and Child

dr n. med. Eliza Kozyra-Pydyś

Director’s Plenipotentiary for Clinical Affairs

Institute of Mother and Child

Radosław Nowak, MBA

Director’s IT Representative, Head of the IT Department, and Head of the Implementation Department – Center for Innovation and Artificial Intelligence

Institute of Mother and Child

dr n. med. i o zdr. Dorota Kleszczewska, prof. IMiD

President of the Management Board of IMiD Foundation, Head of Health Sociology, Education and Medical Communication Department

Institute of Mother and Child

dr n. med. Magdalena Wysocka

Director’s Plenipotentiary for Drug Programs and Medical Screening

Institute of Mother and Child

Barbara Bucka-Surowiec

Director of Division VI – Hospice Care

Bonifraterskie Medical Center

Anna Pawłowska-Pojawa

Information Management and Brand Development Coordinator

Bonifraterskie Medical Center

prof. dr hab. Marcin Tkaczyk

Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Immunology and Nephrology

Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Łódź

dr hab. Dariusz Trzmielak

Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs

Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Łódź

lek. Jakub Chwiećko

Head of the Medical Support Division

Children’s Hospital in Dziekanów Leśny

Joanna Gajewska

Specialist – Strategy and Development Department

Children’s Hospital in Dziekanów Leśny

mgr inż. Krzysztof Nowakowski, MBA

Director for Infrastructure and Logistics

Dr. Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz

dr n. med. Piotr Płeszka, MBA

Director for Medical Affairs

Dr. Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz

dr Krzysztof Gawrych

Head of the Neurology and Stroke Unit, Specialist Hospital in Wejherowo

Pomeranian Hospitals

dr hab. n. med. Maciej Stukan

Specialist in Gynecologic Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Cente

Pomeranian Hospitals

Małgorzata Kubik

Deputy Director for Investment and Development

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław

Jan Mularczyk

Deputy Director for Logistics

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław

Monika Osowska

Department of Innovation, Analytics and Medical Technology Implementation

University Clinical Center in Gdańsk

Taida Muchla-Jastrzębska

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

ŁW

Łukasz Wojtowicz

Promotion and Public Relations Department

University Clinical Center in Gdańsk

Marzena Kowalczyk

Director

University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw

Paulina Kaczmarska

Deputy Director for the Organization of Medical Services

University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw

Adam Małecki

Head of the Information Technology Department

University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw

dr n. med. Magdalena Zakrzewska

Acting Deputy Director for Medical Affairs, Coordinator of the Clinical Department of Allergology and Pulmonology

Warmian-Masurian Center for Lung Diseases

dr inż. Janusz Sasak

Faculty of Communication and Management, Jagiellonian University – Representative of the Warmian-Masurian Center for Lung Diseases

Warmian-Masurian Center for Lung Diseases

dr hab. n. med. Krzysztof Dowgierd, prof. UWM

Head of the Center for Craniofacial Anomalies and Maxillofacial Surgery

Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital in Olsztyn

mgr inż. Katarzyna Matulewicz

Deputy Director for Technical Operations and Maintenance

Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital in Olsztyn

mgr inż. Bartosz Całka

Head of the IT Department

Central Teaching Hospital, Medical University of Lodz

mgr Marta Stec

Head of the Development and Marketing Department

Burn Treatment Center (CLO)

Joanna Kusy

Director of St. Sophia Specialist Outpatient Clinic

Żelazna Medical Center

dr hab. n. med. Adam Idasiak

Senior Assistant / Deputy Head of the 2nd Department of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy

Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology – Gliwice Branch

dr Paweł Zawadzki

Deputy Director for Development

Lower Silesian Center of Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology

Wiesława Pyta

Administrative Director

Warsaw Gamma Knife Center

Dagmara Głuch

Head of Clinical Support Section

The Children’s Memorial Health Institute

mgr inż. Grzegorz Daniszewski

Head of the Information Systems Department

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology – National Research Institute

Zuzanna Rohn, EMBA

Director’s Representative for Medical Documentation, Head of the Quality Department

National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration

mgr Monika Matwiejczyk-Czucha

Head of Project Management

St. Padre Pio Hospice in Puck

ŁP

Łukasz Pruszyński

Deputy Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Radom Oncology Center

dr hab. n. o zdr. Monika Burzyńska, prof. UM

Director’s Representative for Hospital Development and Communications

Prof. W. Orłowski Independent Public Clinical Hospital, CMKP, Warsaw

Anna Krupek

Chief Specialist for Medical Equipment Supervision

Mikołaj Kopernik Specialist Municipal Hospital in Toruń

lek. Sebastian Rokicki

Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology Department

Bielański Hospital

Anna Lorens

Director for Development

Specialist Hospital in Brzeziny

mgr Paweł Kaczara, MBA

Head of the IT Department

University Hospital in Kraków

prof. dr hab. n. med. Tomasz Litwin

Head of the Clinical Neurology Department, Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, and Neurological Rehabilitation Subunit

Wolski Hospital named after Dr Anna Gostyńska, LLC

Barbara Kiszycka

Specialist in the Organization and Quality Department

University Children's Clinical Hospital named after L. Zamenhof in Białystok

dr Jacek Woźniak

Deputy Head of the Centre for Innovative Therapies

University Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin

mgr Beata Kropiewnicka

Deputy Director for Finance, Chief Accountant

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku

dr Antonina Dziedzic-Danel

Director of the Clinical Research Centre

University Clinical Hospital in Opole

Krzysztof Górski

Deputy Director for Projects and Process Management

Poznan University Hospital

Monika Kurkowska-Dudziec

Director for Quality and Compliance

Warsaw Medical Care Centre "KOPERNIK" Ltd.

Jarosław Maroszek

Director

J. Gromkowski Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Wrocław

Dr n. med. i n. o zdr. Ariadna Bednarz

Head of the Support and Project Management Department, WIM-PIB

Military Institute of Medicine (WIM)

Joanna Broy

EIT Health Ecosystem Manager East

EIT Health

Hubert Burek

Director of Healthcare Technology

PORR S.A.

Monika Borowiecka

Managing Partner

Tangent Line VC

Waldemar Wiśniewski

Founder & Owner

Duexso

Programme Board

The role of the MCSC Hospital Leadership Innovation Programme Board is to set the directions for the development of the initiative and ensure the competition’s alignment with current needs of the healthcare system.

dr n. med. Alicja Karney

Managing Director

Institute of Mother and Child

prof. dr hab. med. i n. o zdr. Anna Fijałkowska

SŚ

Stefan Świątkowski

dr hab. n. med. Iwona Maroszyńska

ŁW

lek. Łukasz Woźniacki

dr n. med. Agnieszka Rogalska, MBA

Beata Wieczorek-Wójcik

lek. Beata Freier

dr n. o zdr. Jakub Kraszewski

Dariusz Szplit, EMBA

Marzena Kowalczyk

Paulina Kaczmarska

WŚ

dr Wioletta Śląska-Zyśk

dr n. med. Krystyna Piskorz-Ogórek

dr hab. n. med. Paweł Ptaszyński

dr. n. med. Mariusz Nowak

dr n. med. Dagmara Filipecka-Tyczka

dr Paweł Zawadzki

dr n. med. Marek Migdał

Taida Muchla-Jastrzębska

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

HŁ

mgr inż. Hubert Łazarczyk

dr hab. n. med. Marcin Kubeczko

MŚ

Marcin Śniegowski

mgr Aleksandra Lademann

Dorota Ząbek

dr n. o zdr. Tomasz Kopiec

Tomasz Winiarski

lek. Janusz Markowski

Renata Mikołajczyk

mgr Joanna Konopka, MBA

prof. dr hab. n. med. Anna Wasilewska

KĆ

dr Kamila Ćwik

dr hab. n. med. Marzena Wojewódzka-Żelazniakowicz

Dariusz Madera

Stanisław Szczepaniak

dr n. med. Przemysław Sielicki

Jarosław Maroszek

prof. dr hab. n. med. Marek Rękas

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors comprises directors of hospitals co-organizing the competition. Its task is to select the winning project from among the solutions recommended by the Programme Board.