December 12, 1996
Bruno Hangartner, acting on behalf of a Swiss company THEO FREY AG with headquarters in Bern, establishes a company THEO FREY POLSKA with its headquarters in Gdansk. The new company’s proxy is Roman Walasinski.

September 22, 1997
THEO FREY POLSKA Sp. z o.o. joins in as a partner with Centrum Medyczne Medicor, a civil partnership company owned by Maciej Chmielecki and Magdalena Jackiewicz, with one clinic at Szeroka street in Gdansk (existing since 1995).

First half of the year 1999
The building of the company’s own clinic has been accomplished. The new institution is equipped with modern diagnostic devices. The company establishes collaboration with several high-qualified specialists (about 30 specialities).

Second half of the year 1999
The company’s authorities decide to build its own hospital.

February 2000
The company purchases a building plot at Wilenska street and starts the preparatory works connected with the investment process.

Turn of years 2000/2001
The company opens another clinic in Gdynia, at Starowiejska street and creates two medical institutions in Tczew.

Middle of the year 2001
For the sake of its corporate identity strategy and the development of institutions operating under one brand, the company changes its name from Centrum Medyczne Medicor to Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia.

June 6, 2001
The company opens a hospital ward in a rented part of the Student Hospital in Gdansk. The ward consists of: an operating suite, four sick rooms with 9 beds, a 2-bed recovery room, a physicians’ room and a treatment room.

Beginning of the year 2002
After having analysed the financial results of institutions in Tczew and Gdynia, the company decides to change their legal forms. The clinic in Gdynia has been sold to another medical company, while one of the institutions in Tczew has been franchised, which improves its profitability.

June 26, 2002
A cornerstone is laid for the company’s own, private hospital.

November 10, 2003
Swissmed signs a medical partnership collaboration agreement with a famous American hospital network - Kettering Medical Center Network from Dayton, the USA. The honorary witness of this event is the City Mayor of Gdansk Pawel Adamowicz.

December 12, 2003
Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia changes its legal form from limited liability company to joint-stock company. Roman Walasinski becomes the President of the company’s Executive Board.

January 24, 2004
We solemnly celebrate the opening of the Swissmed Hospital.

May 22, 2004
The company opens an operating suite consisting of 4 operating theatres, an 8-bed recovery room and a 2-bed Intensive Care Unit. The hospital is now in full use.

October 15, 2004
Swissmed makes its debut on Warsaw Stock Exchange -Swissmed stocks are being listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange for the very first time.

March 18, 2005
Swissmed is presented the award “For Recognition of Innovative Health Care in Poland’ by Mr. Frank Perez -CEO of Kettering Medical Center Network (American company - Swissmed’s medical partner) and also a member of the board of the American Hospital Association, a leading advisor to the US administration on health care issues.