Simferopol, Crimea, April 15, 2021
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According to a new agreement with civil authorities, the Russian Orthodox Church will open a palliative care hospital in the Crimean city of Simferopol.
It will include both a children’s and adult hospital, as well as a field service. The new hospital will be a branch of the Church’s St. Alexei Hospital in Moscow, reports the Synodal Department for Charity and Social Service.
Earlier this month, the director and chief physician of St. Alexei Hospital met with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Health of Crimea. The meeting was also attended by the head of the Crimean Children’s Hospice Fr. Dionysiy Volkov, and others.
“Helping terminally ill people is one of the most important areas of our medical institution, so we are very happy to share our experience,” said Alexei Zarov, Director and Chief physician of the Moscow hospital.
According to official data, about 3,430 adults and 150 children in Crimea are in need of palliative care today. In 2019, the non-profit Crimean Children’s Hospice was founded by Fr. Dionysiy. Since then, more than 30 families with palliative children have been cared for by the hospice, which so far has only a mobile service that provides social, spiritual, and psychological support to families with terminally ill children. The new hospital will be a joint project of St. Alexei Hospital and the Crimean Children’s Hospice.
In May, teachers of the St. Alexei Training Center will conduct training of junior nurses for the future hospital.
The Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexi the Metropolitan of Moscow is a multidisciplinary medical institution with 280 beds. It is the largest medical institution of the Russian Orthodox Church. The hospital treats people from all regions of Russia, regardless of their religious affiliation. All patients are examined and treated free of charge. There are already several branches in other regions of Russia.
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