East Hospital has admitted 930 patients affected by the war in Ukraine so far

Today, on 18 June 2026, the Riga East University Hospital (East Hospital) once again joins forces with the charity project M-Help.com – this day marks the 39^th arrival of severely injured Ukrainian soldiers in the war started by Russia. 31 injured Ukrainian soldiers have made the long journey to Latvia’s largest hospital this time. However, since the outbreak of the war, East Hospital has already admitted 930 patients brought from Ukraine.

The bus carrying Ukrainian soldiers was received by representatives from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia – Danylo Kindrys, First Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia, and Ivan Petrychko, Third Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia, as well as a medical team from East Hospital’s Emergency Medicine and Patient Admission Clinic (EMPAC), including Aleksejs Višņakovs, Inese Larionova, Liene Petrovska, Lauma Sproga-Jankoviča, Dace Anna Tobiase, Ilze Legzdiņa, Anastasija Bokovikova, and various specialists and nursing staff.

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.

Meanwhile, other patients will be transferred to other healthcare and rehabilitation facilities in Latvia, depending on the nature of their injuries, after being examined at the EMPAC.

After the initial health assessment, two patients will continue complex, long-term treatment at the Trauma and Orthopaedics Hospital, while eight patients will be transferred to the Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre, five patients – to the Līgatne Rehabilitation Centre, and 16 patients – to the Jaunķemeri National Rehabilitation Centre.

Treating war-injured patients 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.

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 East Hospital.

East Hospital conveys its gratitude to the M-Help.com charity project, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, and all medical and rehabilitation institutions across Latvia engaged in the care and rehabilitation of patients injured in the war in Ukraine.

Photos documenting the arrival of injured Ukrainian soldiers at the East Hospital are available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/austrumu_slimnicas_foto/albums/72177720334259235/

About the East Hospital 

Riga East 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.