Modern Standards of Medical Care: Reconstruction of the Therapeutic Department of Poltava Regional Hospital

In 2024, the reconstruction of the administrative and therapeutic buildings of the Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital named after Sklifosovskyi began. The project received funding under the Ukraine Recovery Program, implemented by the European Investment Bank and the Government of Ukraine. 

The project has been registered in DREAM – http://bit.ly/4gOg1oZ and starting from January 2025, all funds under Ukraine Recovery Program are allocated exclusively through this system, including for the continued implementation of the hospital reconstruction project. 

Poltava Regional Hospital is the largest medical institution in the region, operating around the clock. It has inpatient departments of various specialties, including 12 therapeutic ones with a total capacity of 800 patients. The hospital employs over 1,800 staff members. Every day, more than a hundred admissions and discharges take place here. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the workload has increased by 30%, creating a serious challenge for both the medical staff and the hospital’s management. 

In addition to the therapeutic profile, the hospital has highly specialized departments: cardiology, surgery, neurosurgery, traumatology, hematology, ophthalmology, oncology, and others. It provides both emergency and planned care to residents of the Poltava region and patients from neighboring areas. The hospital also has modern diagnostic units with CT, MRI, angiography, and laboratories, which make it possible to carry out examinations of any complexity. “The conditions in which patients and doctors are placed directly affect the quality of medical care. We work continuously, and any spatial or technical limitations are felt very acutely,” said Valerii Onyshchenko, Deputy Chief Physician for Technical Affairs. 

The hospital buildings, constructed in the 1970s, require a complete renewal of their engineering networks and significant modernization of infrastructure to meet modern requirements for accessibility and safety. 

“In the therapeutic department, the façade has been insulated, and new systems for heating, electricity, sewage, fire safety, and video surveillance are being installed. Principles of inclusivity and accessibility have been taken into account, including wide doors, ramps, and new elevators. In addition, a modern shelter with an operating room and an intensive care unit is being built on the hospital grounds,” said Serhii Syzko, Head of the Capital Construction Department of the Poltava Regional Military Administration. 

The project for reconstructing the therapeutic department of Poltava Regional Hospital is a project component of the Single Project Pipeline for 2025. Its implementation is an example of how transparent and accountable management of public investments directly improves people’s lives in regions and communities. The experience gained from this and similar projects shapes new standards for future investments in healthcare and other priority sectors of the economy. 

All project details are available for review and analysis in the DREAM system via the link: http://bit.ly/4gOg1oZ 

The DREAM Project Office is implementing and developing the system with support from the Digitalisation for Growth, Integrity and Transparency Project (UK DIGIT), implemented by the Eurasia Foundation and funded by UK Dev. Open Contracting Partnership is the UK DIGIT implementing partner for this project.