The innovative rehabilitation center for injured military personnel, RECOVERY, in the city of Vinnytsia is expanding its rehabilitation and treatment capabilities. As part of the center’s expansion, 12 beds have been set up in the ward department at one of the region’s key medical facilities, and additional halls have been opened in the rehabilitation and treatment area.
The Vinnytsia rehabilitation center was opened by Victor and Olena Pinchuk as part of the national RECOVERY network, which was established to support Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces. In the 14 months since its launch, more than 1,600 Ukrainian defenders have received high-quality and free rehabilitation services here.
“We have already established 13 centers. In places where there are great teams, passionate specialists with enthusiasm, we have already launched a second phase — in Odesa and Kyiv, with Dnipro soon to follow. We need such teams because, without specialists, all this equipment is just a heap of metal. This synergy — modern equipment, contemporary conditions for our heroes, and the best doctors — is what we need,” emphasized Victor Pinchuk, the founder of the RECOVERY project.
The RECOVERY rehabilitation center in Vinnytsia is equipped according to global standards of technology and inclusivity. The physical rehabilitation halls are equipped with virtual reality (VR) equipment that provides feedback to patients. The complex of simulators and rehabilitation devices offers therapy for the full range of possible functional disorders (including those resulting from mine-explosive injuries) and helps carry out recovery at a high technological level.
The RECOVERY project is an example of successful partnership between the private sector and the state, where philanthropists create innovative rehabilitation centers based on state medical facilities. Through the RECOVERY project, additional space in the center is equipped to meet inclusivity requirements — with spacious corridors, wide doorways with handrails, and sanitary facilities designed for wheelchair users.
The ward department has been equipped with 12 bed spaces featuring multifunctional electric beds, and furniture for the comfortable and convenient stay of patients. The treatment and rehabilitation area includes a doctor’s office, an occupational therapy office, a psychologist’s office, a physical therapy hall, and the head of the center’s office.
“The expansion of the RECOVERY center provides our team with more opportunities to help injured soldiers to world standards. Many of our patients strive to return to combat missions, so our goal is to support their recovery at the highest level. This is our contribution to supporting the strongest and most courageous people in Ukraine,” said Svitlana Holodyuk, director of the medical institution on which the RECOVERY center operates.
Thanks to the RECOVERY project, the Vinnytsia center is also equipped with additional rehabilitation equipment, including a ceiling lift for restoring walking skills in the ward department, a stabiloplatform for balance and coordination correction, an upper limb rehabilitation system with virtual reality technology and patient feedback, a device for continuous passive development of the ankle joint, and equipment for the occupational therapy office.
As a reminder, 13 RECOVERY rehabilitation centers currently provide free services in Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne, Lutsk, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Odesa (two facilities), and Dnipropetrovsk region (three facilities). In total, 13,000 patients have already received rehabilitation assistance in the national network’s centers. The project founders plan to expand the network to at least 18 innovative rehabilitation centers by winter 2024/2025.