Organization of Surgical Care for Ukrainian Military in Civil Medical Facilities: Dnipro Experience.

Abstract

The article deals with the organizational and legal aspects of providing surgical care to Ukrainian military in the conditions of a full-scale war in Ukraine. It also analyzes organizational and legal management aspects of providing surgical care to wounded soldiers on the example of the activities run at the Mechnikov Regional Hospital of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council (or the Mechnikov Hospital for short) in Dnipro, Ukraine. The research object was selected due to the fact that this specialized civilian medical institution is the closest to the front line and is not directly subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. At the regional administration level, this medical institution belongs to the local self-government body, namely the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, and is financed by the local budget. During the period from 2014 until present, the medical staff of the hospital have saved the lives of tens of thousands of servicemen. Therefore, this experience is unique in the field of public relations in the system of civil health care institutions and requires the study of management and medical rescue techniques.