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Late in the evening, more than 30 wounded Ukrainian soldiers arrive at the East Hospital, which makes a total of 537 severely injured individuals from Ukraine admitted so far
Yesterday, on 22 May 2025, the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (East Hospital) once again joined forces with the charity project M-Help.com – this day marked the 26th arrival of severely injured Ukrainian soldiers in the war started by Russia. 33 war victims have made the long journey to Latvia’s largest hospital this time. Overall, the East Hospital has already admitted 537 patients brought from Ukraine since the outbreak of the war.
The bus carrying Ukrainian soldiers was received by the Ukraine’s authorized ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, Anatolii Kutsevol, along with other hospital and embassy representatives.
Even late in the evening, 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. Since Russia’s war against Ukraine, which in reality began in 2014, microsurgeons have also been actively involved in treating war-related injuries. As part of a multidisciplinary team, they have already performed more than 150 reconstructive surgeries on Ukrainian soldiers at the East Hospital.
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 under the care of surgeons Andris Vikmanis and Kristiāna Alpe.
Meanwhile, other patients will be transferred to other healthcare facilities in Latvia, depending on the nature of their injuries, after being examined at the EMPAC: the Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre, the Jaunķemeri Rehabilitation Centre, and the Līgatne Rehabilitation Centre for long-term rehabilitation.
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/72177720326339379
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.
