Renovation work on the shelter at Mykolaiv Hospital №1 is still ongoing, according to the head of the Construction Department
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- Darina Melnychuk
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16:40, 22 April, 2026
Repairs to the shelter. Archive photo: NikVestiWork is underway at Mykolaiv City Hospital №1 to construct a basic shelter, which is scheduled for completion this year. Routine maintenance is also planned at the hospital.
This was announced by Oleksii Savchuk, head of the capital construction department at Mykolaiv City Council, during a live broadcast on Facebook, according to NikVesti.
According to him, a number of projects in the field of medical infrastructure have already been developed in the city, and funding is being sought to implement them.
«We have projects, in particular at 5 Riumina Street, and we are currently looking for donors who can fund this project. Work is also planned at the First City Hospital for routine repairs and at Family Clinic №5 on Bohoiavlenskyi Avenue. Regarding safety measures, we are continuing repairs to the protective structure at City Hospital №1 on Volodarskyi Street,» said Oleksii Savchuk.
He added that, with funding from the European Investment Bank, they plan to repair the shelter at City Hospital №3 on Kosmonavtiv Street.
As a reminder, the tender for the repair and fitting out of the shelter at City Hospital №1 was announced in July 2024. The cost of the works amounted to 2,151,369 hryvnias. According to the tender documentation, the contractor was required to complete the works by 31 October 2024.
The scope of work included construction, plumbing and electrical works, specifically the installation of concrete screeds, painting of floors and walls, fitting of doors, installation of sanitary fittings, heaters and shower trays, laying of internal water supply and drainage networks, installation of electrical wiring and fitting of ventilation systems.
Last November, Oleksii Savchuk, head of the capital construction department at Mykolaiv City Council, reported that it would not be possible to complete the shelter in 2025, so work would continue into 2026.
According to the documentation, the contractor was supposed to complete the work within 3 months; screenshot from the documentIt should be noted that around 38.8 million hryvnias are required for major repairs in Mykolaiv’s inpatient healthcare facilities. Currently, the Mykolaiv City Council’s Health Department is using the DREAM digital system to seek donors to fund this work.
Reorganisation of hospitals in Mykolaiv
As a reminder, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych stated that the reorganisation of the city’s hospitals is planned to take place within two months.
This issue was rejected twice by councillors at City Council sessions. On 29 May, councillors unanimously removed the issue of merging the city’s medical facilities from the session’s agenda, as it had not been approved by the relevant and other committees.
Subsequently, on 8 June, councillors again considered the issue of reorganising municipal medical institutions. However, the proposals failed to secure the necessary number of votes. As is known, the Mykolaiv Health Department put forward an initiative to reduce the number of hospitals in the city from six to three by merging them.
Iryna Shamrai, Head of the Mykolaiv Health Department, explained that the need to reorganise and merge large hospitals in Mykolaiv this year is due to the requirements of the National Health Service of Ukraine regarding full funding for medical services provided.
However, some councillors spoke out against the merger of hospitals. For instance, Olena Kiseliova, chair of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Committee on Legal Affairs and a councillor from the «European Solidarity» party, strongly criticised the plans to reorganise the city’s healthcare network.
In turn, Olena Shaposhnikova, a councillor on the Mykolaiv City Council from the «Propozytsiia» party and a doctor at Family Clinic №4, spoke out against the reorganisation of primary healthcare centres. In her view, the merger will not deliver the expected savings, but may instead lead to a loss of funding, as well as patients and doctors.
Anna Nord, chair of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Health Committee, also noted that if decisions were taken to reorganise and merge Mykolaiv’s healthcare facilities, male medical staff would lose their exemption from mobilisation.
The resolution of the issue regarding the merger of hospitals has stalled for the time being. At the session on 8 July, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych noted that he would discuss the reorganisation with the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitalii Kim, and the city and regional health departments.
On 21 August, members of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Committee on Human Rights, Children, Family, Law and Transparency appealed to the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration to expedite consideration of the issue of establishing a capable network of healthcare facilities.
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