On June 3, 2024, the branch of the Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow in Zhukovsky near Moscow turned two years old. It provides inpatient and nursing care to palliative patients, and also operates the Center for Prosthetics and Medical Adaptation. During this time, 498 patients have been treated in the inpatient unit of the Elizavetinsky branch. These are mostly residents of the Moscow region with severe progressive diseases, including terminal cancer and severe consequences of stroke.
«Two years of active activity have shown that our branch is really in demand. It immediately fit into the health care system. Experts note that in the Moscow region the situation with palliative care is improving, and our church hospital is happy to be involved in this, — shared the chief physician and director of St. Alexis Hospital Alexei Zarov. — For a year and a half the branch also provides medical and social assistance to people with amputations. It is important that this help is complex. Getting to know the patients begins when they are on a hospital bed in medical institutions of Donbass — our sisters of mercy and volunteer doctors work there. We bring patients by our transportation and We hospitalize them for prosthetics. And only after the person learns to walk again, we take him/her back.
The Center for Prosthetics and Medical Adaptation provides medical and social assistance to victims who have lost their limbs.
The Center for Prosthetics and Medical Adaptation provides medical and social assistance to victims who have lost limbs. In the fall of 2022, the hospital began to bring residents of Mariupol for inpatient treatment, and then the injured and wounded from Horlivka and other cities. 67 people were hospitalized, they completed a full course of prosthetics and rehabilitation. The hospital's prosthetic engineer made 86 prostheses, as some patients have double or triple amputations.
The hospital's prosthetic engineer made 86 prostheses, as some patients have double or triple amputations.
The branch also runs an outreach patronage service. The service staff travels to people with disabilities to provide nursing care. 600 people in Zhukovsky and Ramensky city district have been taken under patronage. Teachers at the St. Alexis Hospital Training Center conduct classes for relatives of seriously ill people and professional training for nursing assistants. More than 200 people have completed the courses.
The Elizabeth branch of St. Alexis Hospital is named in honor of the holy Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, who dedicated her life to serving people. The holy reverend martyr created the Marfa-Marieiinsky An abode of mercy, which helped the seriously ill, wounded and needy.
«Nothing passes without a trace, and the history is revived. In 1915, the Bykovskaya zemstvo hospital was opened on this place. In 1916 a military hospital with 70 beds was opened here. In Soviet times the hospital worked, and then began to fade away. By the Providence of God on its territory built churches, a friendly Panteleimon parish. Through the efforts of Archpriest Nicholas Strukov built a modern building and with his blessing was transferred to the parish for use under the organization of the branch», — said the head of the Elizabeth branch Elena Kazinova.
Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis — medical institution of the Russian Orthodox Church, a multidisciplinary medical institution for 290 beds. It was founded in 1903. The hospital treats people from all regions of Russia regardless of religion. Branches have been opened in Shuya, Ivanovo Region, Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, and Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region. A licensed Training Center for training nursing assistants in nursing is in operation. Since March 2022, St. Alexis Hospital has been providing comprehensive medical and social assistance to the injured and wounded in the conflict zone.
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