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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, on 21\u00a0May\u00a02026, the Riga East University Hospital (East Hospital) once again joins forces with the charity project M-Help.com\u00a0\u2013 this day marks the 38th<\/sup>\u00a0arrival of severely injured Ukrainian soldiers in the war started by Russia. 25\u00a0injured Ukrainian soldiers have made the long journey to Latvia\u2019s largest hospital this time. However, since the outbreak of the war, East Hospital has already admitted 899\u00a0patients brought from Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The bus carrying Ukrainian soldiers was received by representatives from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia, Kateryna Pasynchuk<\/strong> and Natalia Bereza<\/strong>, the medical team from East Hospital\u2019s Emergency Medicine and Patient Admission Clinic (EMPAC), including Aleksandrs Garins<\/strong> and Inese Larionova<\/strong>, and various specialists and nursing staff.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEast Hospital continues providing assistance to patients severely injured in the war in Ukraine, by ensuring initial health assessment, treatment, and coordination of further care.<\/em> Since these patients have sustained severe war injuries, they require long-term, continuous, and multi-disciplinary care. Our task is to make sure this assistance is provided as quickly as possible, in a professional and coordinated manner<\/em>,\u201d points out the Chairman of the Board of East Hospital, Vadims Be\u013cuns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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One patient is to continue complicated and long-term treatment in the Trauma and Orthopaedics Clinic and the Surgical Infection Clinic at East Hospital. 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.<\/p>\n

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After the initial health assessment, eight patients are to be transferred to the Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre, while four patients will be transported to the L\u012bgatne Rehabilitation Centre and 12\u00a0patients\u00a0\u2013 to the Jaun\u0137emeri Rehabilitation Centre.<\/p>\n

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It is the private initiative by the founders of the charity project M-Help.com, Arvis Rekets and M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Medinieks, that made it possible to transport the patients affected by the war in Ukraine to East Hospital.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Photos documenting the arrival of injured Ukrainian soldiers at the East Hospital are available here:<\/u><\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/austrumu_slimnicas_foto\/albums\/72177720333784628\/<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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About the East Hospital\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Riga East University Hospital is the largest and strategically significant multi-profile hospital in the country. The hospital consists of five inpatient facilities\u00a0\u2013 Gai\u013cezers, Latvian Oncology Centre, Bi\u0137ernieki, 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\u00a0staff members.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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