The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has been rapidly developing globally since the beginning of 2020, has forced individual states to take many restrictive decisions aimed at stopping the pandemic and controlling the crisis situation. In Poland, the strategy of fighting the pandemic in the initial phase covered the entire country and was based primarily on preventive mechanisms to identify and quell the pandemic.

A retrospective analysis was conducted incorporating media and a literature review. This retrospective analysis was performed using legal acts and press resources and other media reports to investigate every province of Poland.

This research describes one element of the state security system tasks, that of securing an appropriate number of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients. The process focused first on establishing both the purpose and tasks of dedicated hospitals followed by discussions of the potential problems related to the functioning of these specialized facilities for patients infected with SARS-COV-2 virus. Primary attention was given to ensuring both the security of the crisis situation and the diligent monitoring of the current epidemic

In order to effectively use human and infrastructural resources, it was crucial to implement objective, unified methods of organization and management, as well as ongoing evaluation of the results of the conducted activity.