The Russian Orthodox Church has handed over power equipment to Kursk Regional Hospital to perform neurosurgery on victims in the conflict zone. The equipment was delivered by Alexei Zarov, chief physician and director of the Church's Hospital of St. Alexis, during his trip to Kursk
«Our colleagues from the Kursk Regional Hospital have been under a great burden of helping the injured and wounded. The craniotome is essential for local neurosurgeons to operate on patients with life-threatening head wounds or serious head injuries. This expensive equipment helps doctors perform complex surgical interventions with jewelry and save lives. It is important that the Russian Orthodox Church has the opportunity to support the people of the regions who find themselves in difficult conditions» — said Alexei Zarov.
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Volunteers from St. Alexis Hospital – nursing sisters and nurses, have been going to the Kursk Regional Hospital since August 15. To join the church hospital's volunteer mission: https://pravbolnitsa.ru/info/news/dobrovolcy.htm.
The training center of St. Alexis Hospital has begun training local residents and volunteers in Kursk in first aid training with elements of tactical medicine. On September 13, on the basis of Kursk hospital, the training of the first stream on the program «Nursing Assistant» was completed, the next stream is scheduled for September 20. The first graduates have already begun to help care for the wounded. In the future in the Kursk diocese with the blessing of Metropolitan Herman of Kursk and Rylsk, it is planned to create a sisterhood of mercy.
Volunteers and employees of the Synodal Department for Charity are also helping in three temporary accommodation centers and a hospital in Kursk region. On August 16, the Synodal Department for Charity opened a church center for comprehensive social assistance in Kursk. Since then, more than 15,000 people have turned to the center for help.
The Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis — a medical institution of the Russian Orthodox Church, a multidisciplinary medical institution with 290 beds. The hospital treats people from all regions of Russia, regardless of religion. Branches have been opened in the Ivanovo, Moscow and Yaroslavl regions. A licensed Training Center for training nursing assistants in nursing works. Since spring 2022, the hospital has been involved in providing medical and social assistance to the injured and wounded in the conflict zone.
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