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06.03.2024
Rehabilitation Centre of the nationwide RECOVERY network opened in Khmelnytskyi
RECOVERY Rehabilitation Centre of the nationwide RECOVERY network opened in Khmelnytskyi
The innovative rehabilitation centre RECOVERY, offering free services to the wounded soldiers, has been opened in Khmelnytskyi. This is the 10th centre of the national network founded by Victor and Olena Pinchuk to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The RECOVERY project is an example of a successful partnership between the private sector and the state, when philanthropists create state-of-the-art rehabilitation centres on the basis of state medical institutions. For example, the project has overhauled part of the first floor of one of the key medical institutions in Khmelnytskyi region.
The RECOVERY rehabilitation centre, like other centres in the network, is equipped with innovative simulators and devices. This allows patients to restore their gait and the lost functions of their upper and lower limbs, including those sustained as a result of mine injuries, using state-of-the-art technology.
The new centre has two individual physical therapy rooms and two physical therapy rooms, as well as two physical therapy rooms equipped with virtual reality equipment that provides patient feedback. There are also rooms for gait training, neurorehabilitation, hardware treatment, laser therapy, a resident’s room, offices for medical staff and other office space.
The entire space is equipped in accordance with international standards of inclusiveness: wide doorways, no thresholds and anti-slip flooring, handrails in the corridors. The ward is designed for 22 people. The rooms are equipped with multifunctional beds with electric drive, functional furniture for a comfortable stay, as well as inclusive bathrooms and showers.
“The team in Khmelnytskyi’s center is wonderful, everyone’s eyes are shining. Of course, the doctors like the fact that they are contributing to our victory here. They are passionate about this cause with all their hearts and souls. I talked to the guys in our rehabilitation centres, some of whom have been to foreign hospitals, and they say that we have super conditions, and that the attitude here is much better, absolutely incomparable. Abroad, there are professional doctors with extensive experience, but here they give their all, and this is crucial. That’s why rehabilitation in Ukrainian centres, such as RECOVERY, is better and more effective than abroad. Because here our military are at home, and for all the doctors and nurses, this is their own, these are their boys and girls, and everyone has their heart and soul with them,” says Victor Pinchuk, founder of the RECOVERY project.
There are three multidisciplinary medical rehabilitation teams at the centre. Based on the needs of each wounded soldier, they will be rehabilitated according to an individual programme by physical rehabilitation doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists and other specialists.
“Today, the department is equipped with all the necessary European-style equipment, and the multidisciplinary teams use evidence-based treatment methods to provide high-quality and fast rehabilitation after injuries of the central and peripheral systems, upper and lower extremities, and polytrauma. Our entire team is making every effort to ensure a quick recovery, return to society for our soldiers, and a common victory,” said Oksana Bochkariova, director of the hospital where the RECOVERY centre in Khmelnytskyi was launched.
The development of innovative rehabilitation for the military is the contribution of Victor and Elena Pinchuk to help the military defending Ukraine’s freedom and independence. More than 2,000 military personnel will be able to receive high-quality and free of charge assistance at the Khmelnytskyi centre every year.
In total, the centres of the national network have already provided rehabilitation care to over 7,000 patients, many of whom have returned to the frontline. Today, the national network of RECOVERY rehabilitation centres comprises 10 centres, which, in addition to Khmelnytskyi, operate in Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Odesa (two centres) and Dnipro (two centres). The network is expected to expand to at least 16 centres by the end of 2024. This will enable us to help more than 20,000 patients a year.
