The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution that allocated another 500 million UAH for the construction of a new medical and rehabilitation building on the basis of the Rivne Regional War Veterans Hospital.
The Ministry of Health reported this following a government meeting, Ukrinform reports.
“The Rivne Regional War Veterans Hospital is one of the most progressive rehabilitation medical institutions in the country. Construction of a new medical building is currently ongoing. Thanks to this, the hospital’s capacity will be expanded: the number of beds will be increased, medical equipment will be updated and a barrier-free space will be created for people with disabilities. Thanks to the modernization and development of the medical facility, even more patients with complex traumatic brain and spinal injuries will have access to highly qualified medical and rehabilitation care,” said Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko.
It is noted that the funds will be allocated to the regional budget Rivne region from the Fund for Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression.
The Ministry of Health added that the hospital is the leading medical institution in Ukraine, which accepts Ukrainian defenders for rehabilitation in the acute period after severe traumatic brain and spinal injuries. Every year about 5 thousand patients undergo treatment and rehabilitation here.
Today, the medical institution has two medical buildings, an administrative building, a physical therapy and aquatic treatment building, and a rehabilitation department. For the recovery of patients, 41 cottage-type houses with improved living conditions have been allocated. The hospital has 240 beds. However, due to a full-scale war, the medical facility needs to be modernized and increase the number of beds.
According to the construction project, a new 4-story inpatient treatment building with a reception and diagnostic department and an administrative and amenity block will be built on the territory of the medical institution. Due to this, the capacity of the rehabilitation center will increase.
On the ground floor of the building there will be a reception, diagnostic and laboratory department. On the second — intensive care unit, inpatient unit, workers' quarters and transition to the existing hospital building. The third floor will house intensive care units, staff quarters and an operating room with three operating rooms. Fourth floor — administration premises and five rehabilitation rooms. In addition, the hospital plans to build a helipad for the rapid transportation of wounded military and injured people.
Construction of the treatment and rehabilitation building began last fall. The project is planned to be completed in 2025.
As reported, in 2023 the government decided to allocate 100 million for armed aggression construction of the first stage of a new medical building of the Rivne regional hospital for war veterans. The total cost of the project is more than 1 billion 304 million hryvnia.