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With the extensive LOC reconstruction approaching, departments are being gradually relocated to upgraded facilities to maintain continuous medical services
To facilitate an early start to the reconstruction of the Latvian Oncology Centre (LOC) of Riga East Clinical University Hospital (East Hospital), extensive departmental relocations are to take place over the next few months, gradually relocating the departments to the renovated and modernised facilities of Block 9 at Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility. During the LOC reconstruction, East Hospital will ensure full continuity of patient treatment and care, including all services – consultations, examinations, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and inpatient treatment. Several other medical units of East Hospital will also be relocated to the renovated facilities, first of them being the Gynaecology Clinic, which will be located on the 9th floor of Block 9 at Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility as of 5 December 2025.
During the reconstruction of LOC, the unique needs of oncology patients remain a top priority. All processes will be arranged to ensure that any impact on patients’ day-to-day experience is kept to a minimum. During the departmental relocation, special attention will be given to patient safety and the continuity of treatment. Patients will receive individual notifications regarding the exact schedule and procedure for the relocation of each department. Updated information for family members will be available through the hospital’s information channels.
Other medical units that were temporarily accommodated in other hospital facilities during the reconstruction will also be relocated to the renovated facilities at Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility. The following departments will be relocated by the end of 2025: on 5 December, the Gynaecology Clinic will be relocated to 9th floor of Block 9 at Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility, and visits for relatives in the new premises will be allowed from 17:00 on the same day; from 9 December, the Intensive Care Unit 4 will start operating on the 1st floor of Block 10, while from 15 December, the Day Surgery Unit will expand its services to also operate on the 2nd floor of Block 10. Other departments will relocate after the New Year – at the beginning of 2026. Detailed information will follow.
“With the reconstruction of Latvian Oncology Centre approaching, the East Hospital took early steps to ensure smooth and safe relocation of departments and patients to the renovated Block 9 of Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility. We are well aware that such changes can be unsettling, so we are placing particular emphasis on uninterrupted treatment and care throughout the process, and on ensuring that patients and their families always have clear access to information and assistance. The reconstruction is extensive and will take around two years, but it is urgently necessary to ensure that, in the near future, treatment and care can be provided in facilities that meet modern medical standards and patients’ needs. I would like to sincerely thank our patients for their patience and understanding during this period of significant change. Our priority remains patient safety, comfort and the provision of high-quality care, even as we undertake what may be the most substantial transformation in Latvia’s hospital infrastructure,” pointed out Professor Haralds Plaudis, Chairman of the Board of East Hospital.
LOC was commissioned in 1984, so it no longer meets the current standards for treatment, safety, flow organisation, engineering systems, and European oncology care. The reconstruction seeks to provide oncology patients, within the next few years, with a 21st-century standard environment that is modern, safe, and comfortable. The reconstruction will cover the entire building – 10 floors with an area of more than 23,000 m2, and it will take place gradually. The renovated facilities will offer modern patient rooms and procedure rooms, enhanced infection control and ventilation systems, new equipment, infrastructure supporting modern technologies, and improved working conditions for the staff.
Information on the LOC reconstruction, departmental relocation schedules and department locations will be available on the hospital’s website (https://aslimnica.lv/latvijas-onkologijas-centra-parbuve/) and social media, and on information boards and customer service points at the Latvian Oncology Centre and Gaiļezers Inpatient Facility. To better support patients and their families, a unified telephone line will be launched in January 2026, providing assistance around the clock, seven days a week.
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.
