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30th arrival of injured Ukrainian soldiers at the East Hospital
Today, on 25 September 2025, the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (East Hospital) once again joined forces with the charity project M-Help.com – this day marks the 30th arrival of severely injured Ukrainian soldiers in the war started by Russia. Today, the East Hospital admitted the 660th severely injured patient from Ukraine. This August marked three years of active involvement by the medical staff and support teams of the East Hospital in providing care to severely wounded soldiers and other victims.
The bus carrying Ukrainian soldiers was received by the East Hospital’s medical team, including the Medical Director, Juris Nikolajenko, and the representatives from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia, Yurii Zakharchuk and Natalia Bereza.
As usual, patients were admitted to the East Hospital by a multi-disciplinary medical team comprised by various specialists and nursing staff from the Emergency Medicine and Patient Admission Clinic (EMPAC).
Treating war-injured patients at the East Hospital is a collective effort, involving physicians from many different specialties, such as traumatologists, surgeons, microsurgeons, infectious disease specialists, physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, radiologists, and laboratory specialists.
All patients arriving from Ukraine underwent a thorough health evaluation at the EMPAC, including various laboratory tests and the examination for the possible presence of multidrug-resistant infections, as they can rapidly emerge and spread in wartime conditions. Several injured patients underwent additional radiological examinations by specialists in the Emergency Radiology Department to determine the specifics of their injuries.
A soldier who sustained extremely severe war injuries will continue treatment at the Trauma and Orthopaedics Clinic of the East Hospital under the care of surgeons-traumatologists Andris Vikmanis and Oļegs Ribakovs. The patient will undergo a series of complex and consecutive procedures in multiple stages. Following these intricate and severe operations for war-related injuries, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and functional experts will work with the injured soldier.
Meanwhile, other patients will go to other healthcare facilities in Latvia, depending on the nature of their injuries, after being examined at the EMPAC. One patient is expected to continue the treatment in the Trauma and Orthopaedics Hospital, another six patients will be transferred to the Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre, while 19 patients will be transported to the Jaunķemeri Rehabilitation Centre and two patients – to the Līgatne Rehabilitation Centre.
It is the private initiative by the founders of the charity project M-Help.com, Arvis Rekets and Mārtiņš Medinieks, that made it possible to transport the patients affected by the war in Ukraine to the East Hospital. Meanwhile, the Georgy Logvinsky Charity Foundation in Ukraine has equipped and renovated a bus used for the transportation of these patients.
Photos documenting the arrival of injured Ukrainian soldiers at the East Hospital are available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/austrumu_slimnicas_foto/albums/72177720329244760
About the East Hospital
Riga East Clinical University Hospital is the largest and strategically significant multi-profile hospital in the country. The hospital consists of five inpatient facilities – Gaiļezers, Latvian Oncology Centre, Biķernieki, Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Centre, and Latvian Infectious Diseases Centre, along with various specialised centres and clinics. The hospital provides highly specialised inpatient and secondary outpatient healthcare, offering multidisciplinary tertiary-level treatment and care in line with modern technology and medical knowledge. Approximately 80% of all cancer patients in Latvia are treated at the hospital. It serves as a practical training base for both Latvian educational institutions and foreign students, providing further education and knowledge transfer to healthcare specialists within and beyond the country. The hospital engages in scientific research and develops innovative methods for patient treatment. As the third-largest employer in the country, the hospital employs around 5000 staff members.
