The development of physical and psychological rehabilitation systems in healthcare is a priority for the state in response to the increasing demand for these types of assistance due to the full-scale war. This was stated by Ukraine's Minister of Health Viktor Liashko during his visit to Dnipropetrovsk region, where another state-of-the-art Superhumans prosthetics and rehabilitation center is planned to be opened.
"In the context of the full-scale war, we are doing everything possible to provide our defenders with accessible and high-quality treatment, as well as as quick recovery as possible. This is our priority. Ukraine is seeing the emergence of powerful rehabilitation departments based on cluster and super-cluster hospitals that are already training other teams. We are also seeing separate powerful ultra-modern centers like Superhumans, which has been operating in Lviv region for over a year. The Center provides high-level assistance to patients in areas such as prosthetics, rehabilitation, reconstructive surgery, and more. It is important to scale this experience to other regions. Next in line is the opening of Superhumans in Dnipropetrovsk region. The choice of the region is not accidental, as it is close to the front. The region serves as a medical hub for wounded Ukrainians and deals with the most complex cases, so there is a need to concentrate the best technologies and experience. Our medical expertise in trauma care resulting from the war should become the best in the world, and our rehabilitation system should be the strongest in Europe. We are moving in this direction step by step," said Viktor Liashko.
The new Superhumans Center is planned to be established by renovating a building of one of the hospitals in Dnipro.
After the renovation, the total area of the center will be approximately 1,945 m² and will include a rehabilitation area, a prosthetics laboratory, and an inpatient department for complex cases. The adjacent area of 1,000 m² will be arranged for open rehabilitation and patient rest. The rehabilitation center will provide jobs for at least 40 medical specialists who will offer prosthetics and rehabilitation services to about 600 patients annually.
Additionally, the facility will undergo repairs, receive necessary equipment, and be staffed with professional multidisciplinary teams. The opening of the center in Dnipro will allow patients from eastern and central Ukraine to receive medical care more quickly.
Apart from patient care, the center will also have an economic impact on the region. Employing medical staff will contribute to increased tax revenues to the local budget, and the local infrastructure and economy will receive an additional development boost.
During his visit to Dnipropetrovsk region, Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, along with local officials, also held a meeting on the progress of reconstructing Kryvyi Rih City Clinical Hospital No. 2 into a powerful European-level clinical base.
The medical facility, built in 1989 and one of the largest in the region, requires reconstruction. Plans include renovating internal spaces with replacement of engineering and medical equipment and furniture, insulating the building’s facades, reconstructing internal engineering networks, and improving the territory.
The government has already allocated a grant of nearly 195 million UAH for the necessary works.
This decision will enhance the existing hospital facilities, improve the medical infrastructure, increase the quality of specialized medical care, install modern medical equipment adhering to energy efficiency requirements to reduce energy resource costs, and create a European-level university hospital.
Viktor Liashko emphasized that the state will continue to work to help as many Ukrainians as possible recover and receive highly specialized medical care.
