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Approximately 1 billion rubles will be invested in the renovation of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital, as reported to journalists by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Subbotin, during his visit to the healthcare institution.

According to him, the renovation will encompass existing facilities and include the construction of new ones. Specifically, this refers to the surgical building, where construction work began a month ago. It will be an eight-story building with an admission department. The building will house a diagnostic unit for patients and 19 operating rooms. These operating rooms will enable doctors to perform high-tech surgeries of various specializations, including neurosurgery, traumatology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, and endovascular surgery, among others. The facility will be connected to the main building via a second-floor walkway, Alexander Subbotin explained:

- We are the last of the regions to join the renovation efforts for the regional hospital. However, we will strive to create one of the best medical centers in the country, equipped with the most modern technologies and equipment, and staffed by highly qualified specialists. We have everything necessary for this. Because this will not only be a hospital but also a research center and departments of the medical university. Ideally, we want to unite all the key components under the umbrella of the hospital – specialist training, a research center, a treatment base, and the implementation of innovations. And most importantly, to create comfortable conditions here for every person who comes to work or receive treatment.

Construction will gain momentum in the near future. The facility is planned to be erected by the end of next year, with full operation expected by the spring of 2025. The total volume of investments for the entire renovation project of the hospital will be approximately 1 billion rubles.

The implementation of the project will provide a powerful impetus for the development of the healthcare sector in the region and will also attract new specialists, believes the Chief Physician of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Evgeny Matusevich:

- The opening of the new building will create new jobs. For example, we will need 20 anesthesiologists alone, not to mention other specialists – doctors and mid-level medical personnel. Staff training has already begun.