The head nurse supervisor requested instruments to monitor patient vitals such as finger pulse oximeter, infusion pump, monitor, and inhaler.
Other equipment used after surgery includes wheelchairs, portable toilet chair, walking aids, and a patient body lift.
This non-profit hospital is located near the Ukraine border and serves patients from sixty kilometer radius. Last year, the hospital treated 63,989 patients.
The flooring in the patient rooms are damaged, torn up, and worn from heavy traffic and moving equipment from room to room. The exterior condition is in great need of repair.
The hospital staff relied on the same medical equipment since "the war."
Many pieces were very old, outdated with visible rust, wrapped in ace bandages, or held together with duct tape. A patient "walker" was taped together to keep it functioning. Head nurse Marta, advised they have nurses trying to move surgery patients out of bed by hand, causing back injuries, and they requested an hydraulic body lift.
Marta joked about a hand bell as the most valuable tool she has. She rings it when she needs nurses to respond urgently to a patients room.
LDS Charities provided fifty pieces of medical instruments or equipment to be used by the nurses and patients. Once the items were released for use, we observed patients eager to utilize them.
The doctor and nurses were very grateful for the donated items as they watched the patients quickly asking to use them. They stated it was a dream come true receiving these much needed items.
ADRA is a partner organization with this project. They will continue in this effort to find more help for the hospital. The chief Hospital MD was so grateful for the items, he desired to write a thank you letter to all those who donate funds for LDS Charities.
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