The Ukrainian government has decided to provide additional funding to hospitals located in frontline communities. The funds will be used to increase the salaries of medical workers who continue to work in conditions of constant danger.
This was announced by Health Minister Viktor Lyashko during a working trip to the Dnipropetrovsk region. The minister visited Nikopol City Hospital No. 4 and held a meeting with local medical facility managers. According to him, starting in October, hospitals in frontline areas will receive additional funding, which will be used entirely to pay medical workers.
For Nikopol Hospital, this will mean more than 6 million hryvnia per month. The management of each medical institution will independently determine the distribution of funds among employees, taking into account the workload and level of risk.
The amendments to the government resolutions provide for a new package of medical services — ‘Ensuring the preservation of human resources for the provision of medical care to the population in areas of active combat operations.’ This allows for a significant increase in the minimum salaries of medical professionals.
Hospitals in areas of active combat operations will receive an additional 12,000 hryvnia for each doctor and 9,000 hryvnia for mid-level and junior medical staff. The modelled level of earnings is now about 40,000 hryvnia for doctors, 27,000 hryvnia for nurses and 18,000 hryvnia for junior staff.
In addition, medical facilities providing primary care in areas of active combat operations will receive an adjustment coefficient of 1.2, which translates into an additional 20% in funding for each registered patient. This rule applies not only to rural communities, but also to frontline cities, including Nikopol, Marganets, and Kherson.
The government’s decision is intended to strengthen the healthcare system in the regions under the greatest strain and to motivate medical professionals to remain close to their patients even in the difficult conditions of war.
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