₴4.8 million is required to complete the major refurbishment of the operating theatre at Voznesensk Hospital

4.8 million hryvnias are needed to complete the refurbishment at the Voznesensk Multidisciplinary Hospital. Photo: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration

Major refurbishment of the operating theatre in the surgical wing at the Voznesensk Multidisciplinary Hospital is currently underway. 4.8 million hryvnias are required to complete the work. The Voznesensk City Council has allocated 1 million hryvnias.

The decision to allocate the funds was taken at a session on 10 November, according to NikVesti.

The Voznesensk Multidisciplinary Hospital is a cluster hospital and provides medical care, in particular, to residents of neighbouring communities.

What has already been done at the hospital

On 3 November, the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that a ventilator had already been received for the operating theatre.

«We have already completed part of the planned work, installed a fire protection system, and are continuing with the installation of ventilation and medical equipment. Additional funding is required to fully complete the project. We are counting on further support from the communities, as the refurbished department will improve the conditions for providing surgical care to patients,» said the hospital’s director, Oleksandr Fomenko.

Renovation work is underway in the operating theatre. Photo: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration

The Regional Military Administration also noted that over 4 million hryvnias are needed to complete the refurbishment

«Local communities in the district have joined the project. However, a further 4.18 million hryvnias is still needed to complete the work,» the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported.

It is noted that the acting head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Heorhii Reshetilov, instructed the leadership of the Voznesensk district, in particular, to «look into the issue of securing additional funding to complete the renovation work».

A million to complete the repairs

In response to an enquiry from NikVesti, the Social Protection Department of the Voznesensk City Council reported that, as of 1 November, 4.18 million hryvnias to complete the work in the hospital’s operating theatre had not been allocated in the Voznesensk budget. However, they noted that the hospital director is appealing to the councillors of Voznesensk and neighbouring districts to allocate funding to complete the renovation.

The Social Protection Department also confirmed that, at its session on 10 November, the city council approved amendments to the budget and allocated 1 million hryvnias to complete the refurbishment.

When asked what work the 4.18 million hryvnias were needed for, the Social Protection Department mentioned, in particular, ventilation and fire alarm systems.

«Under the contract, the following list of major refurbishment works must be carried out: installation and fitting out of the ventilation system; installation of a fire alarm and warning system; supply of an endoscopic system, its installation and commissioning,» the statement reads.

Renovation work is underway in the operating theatre. Photo: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration

Meanwhile, the contract stipulates that the work is to be completed and the operating theatre brought into service by 31 December 2026.

Response from the Social Protection Department of the Voznesensk City Council to a request from NikVesti

Contract worth 7.4 million hryvnias

At the end of May, the Voznesensk Multidisciplinary Hospital signed a contract for the major refurbishment of the operating theatre in the surgical wing. The contract was signed with the sole participant — sole trader Volodymyr Illich Solohor. The entrepreneur had been registered seven months prior to the contract being signed.

The cost of the works under the contract amounted to 7.4 million hryvnias. The Voznesensk City Council allocated 650,000 hryvnias for the refurbishment, with the remaining sum — 6,747,180 hryvnias — coming from the hospital’s commercial activities.