“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine Needs Help from the Global Community
"Brass" — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine seeks help from medical institutions, healthcare NGOs, and manufacturers of medical equipment and consumables
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine Needs Help from the Global Community
"Brass" — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine seeks help from medical institutions, healthcare NGOs, and manufacturers of medical equipment and consumables
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine Needs Help from the Global Community
"Brass" — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine seeks help from medical institutions, healthcare NGOs, and manufacturers of medical equipment and consumables
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About The First Voluntary Hospital
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine was established in Ivano-Frankivsk in the first days of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The goal of the initiative is to provide free assistance to soldiers and internally displaced persons who are wounded, injured, and in need of medical assistance.
According to statistics, every third wound during hostilities is mine-explosive injuries, gunshot and shrapnel injuries of limbs.
In connection with the high need for treating atypical injuries, orthopedic traumatology has become a vital specialty of the medical institution.
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine has united the majority of doctors, volunteers, and organizations from Ukraine and around Europe.
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine has united the majority of doctors, volunteers, and organizations from Ukraine and around Europe.
Thanks to the high professional level of the entire team, “Brass” became a nominee of the prestigious European Health Leadership Awards 2022 (Austria).
About The First Voluntary Hospital
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine was established in Ivano-Frankivsk in the first days of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The goal of the initiative is to provide free assistance to soldiers and internally displaced persons who are wounded, injured, and in need of medical assistance.
According to statistics, every third wound during hostilities is mine-explosive injuries, gunshot and shrapnel injuries of limbs.
In connection with the high need for treating atypical injuries, orthopedic traumatology has become a vital specialty of the medical institution.
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine has united the majority of doctors, volunteers, and organizations from Ukraine and around Europe.
“Brass” — The First Voluntary Hospital in Ukraine has united the majority of doctors, volunteers, and organizations from Ukraine and around Europe.
Thanks to the high professional level of the entire team, “Brass” became a nominee of the prestigious European Health Leadership Awards 2022 (Austria).
Our Team
The institution’s medical “battalion” consists of professional surgeons, traumatologists, therapists, pediatricians, cardiologists, and psychologists, who have many years of experience in the field of medicine.
Some of the staff are IDP doctors who were forced to flee from Russian aggression from Mariupol, Kharkiv, Bucha, and Kherson.
The first four months of the war, doctors worked in a voluntary hospital without salary.
The first four months of the war, doctors worked in a voluntary hospital without salary.
Surgeons of the institution performed 56 highly specialized operations on defenders of Ukraine.
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A total of 98 soldiers received comprehensive treatment.
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The hospital performed eleven surgical operations for IDPs free of charge.
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Hospital treatment includes a full cycle of physical and psychological rehabilitation of patients. Psychologists provided about 100 consultations. Soldiers attended more than 50 different adaptation and socialization events.
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The hospital also has a polyclinic that provides free consultations for internally displaced persons. In the course of 2022, 2,507 patients from various cities of Ukraine received free professional medical assistance at the polyclinic.
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Our Team
The institution’s medical “battalion” consists of professional surgeons, traumatologists, therapists, pediatricians, cardiologists, and psychologists, who have many years of experience in the field of medicine.
Some of the staff are IDP doctors who were forced to flee from Russian aggression from Mariupol, Kharkiv, Bucha, and Kherson.
The first four months of the war, doctors worked in a voluntary hospital without salary.
The first four months of the war, doctors worked in a voluntary hospital without salary.
Surgeons of the institution performed 56 highly specialized operations on defenders of Ukraine.
A total of 98 soldiers received comprehensive treatment.
The hospital performed eleven surgical operations for IDPs free of charge.
Hospital treatment includes a full cycle of physical and psychological rehabilitation of patients. Psychologists provided about 100 consultations. Soldiers attended more than 50 different adaptation and socialization events.
The hospital also has a polyclinic that provides free consultations for internally displaced persons. In the course of 2022, 2,507 patients from various cities of Ukraine received free professional medical assistance at the polyclinic.
Hospital Activities
Orthopedics and traumatology are the key specialty of the surgical department of the “Brass” hospital
Treatment of the consequences of bullet wounds
Removal of fragments after mine-explosive injuries
Surgical treatment of bone fractures
Preparation for prosthetics after limb loss
Arthroscopic operations on knee and shoulder joints
Neurosurgery of peripheral nerves
Scar plastic surgery
Comprehensive physical and psychological rehabilitation
Other volunteer activities
Sewing ammunition
The team sewed 2,000 discharges for body armor, 1,000 cots, 300 hemostatic tourniquets, and 200 completed first-aid kits.
Assistance to public organizations
The hospital provided assistance to the public organizations “Angels of Taira”, “Angels of Azov”, and dozens of other institutions and hospitals.
Organization of evacuation
- The hospital contributed to the organization of the evacuation of patients from hospitals in the Luhansk region.
- Together, it was possible to evacuate 700 elderly people from the zone of active hostilities.
Hospital Activities
Orthopedics and traumatology are the key specialty of the surgical department of the “Brass” hospital
Treatment of the consequences of bullet wounds
Removal of fragments after mine-explosive injuries
Surgical treatment of bone fractures
Preparation for prosthetics after limb loss
Arthroscopic operations on knee and shoulder joints
Neurosurgery of peripheral nerves
Scar plastic surgery
Comprehensive physical and psychological rehabilitation
Other volunteer activities
Sewing ammunition
The team sewed 2,000 discharges for body armor, 1,000 cots, 300 hemostatic tourniquets, and 200 completed first-aid kits.
Assistance to public organizations
The hospital provided assistance to the public organizations “Angels of Taira”, “Angels of Azov”, and dozens of other institutions and hospitals.
Organization of evacuation
- The hospital contributed to the organization of the evacuation of patients from hospitals in the Luhansk region.
- Together, it was possible to evacuate 700 elderly people from the zone of active hostilities.
- The operating room of the hospital (the heart of the institution) is one of the few in Ukraine that is equipped with a special system for supplying sterile air to the room.
- Our surgeons have at their disposal the exclusive VSI HoloMedicine® device from apoQlar, a medical-certified software platform (3D glasses) that uses Microsoft HoloLens 2 hardware to transform medical images and clinical workflows into a three-dimensional augmented reality environment.
Humanitarian Aid
Types of Humanitarian Aid We Need
To organize the second stage of medical care in the conditions martial law on the basis of “Brass”, which is located in the Lysets territorial community, please provide us with the following tools and medicines as humanitarian aid:
- Surgical table for orthopedics and trauma — 1 piece;
- Primary diagnostic monitor for X-Ray imaging — 1 piece;
- AutoUryne Analysator with a set of stripes — 1 piece;
- Express Analysator of cholesterol and uric acid level with a set of stripes — 1 piece;
- Microscope for neurosurgery — 1 piece;
- System for lithotripsy (pneumatic, ultrasonic or laser), may be used — 1 piece.
- Orthopedic external fixation devices;
- Rods for external fixation devices, spitzes;
- Plates, screws, screwdrivers.
- Surgical binoculars;
- Bipolar tweezers;
- Surgical scalpel 11,15,22;
- Surgical tweezers;
- Medical Tourniquet;
- Nasal Mirror;
- Rectal Mirror;
- Dermatoscope;
- Ophtalmoscope;
- Surgical Staple for skin;
- Staplers for Colorectal Surgery;
- Stainless Steel Rectal Excision Clamp;
- Blake Drain;
- Redon Drains;
- Immobilization tire.
- Endotracheal tubes No 7.5, 8, 9;
- Spinal needle G20, 22, 25;
- Epidural needle G18;
- Epidural anesthesia set;
- Filters for mechanical ventilation;
- Aspiration catheters No14, 16, 18;
- Catheters for central vein catheterization;
- Three-way tap for peripheral catheter;
- Corrugated tube for ventilation;
- Contour for mechanical ventilation with a moisture collector;
- Suture material Novosyn No. 3, Vicryl No. 3;
- Infulgan Paracetamol — 200 ml.;
- Tranexamic acid TXA;
- Adrenalin;
- Epinephrine;
- Norepinephrine;
- Dopamine;
- Mesaton;
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride;
- Atropine;
- Dexamethasone;
- Ebrantil;
- MgSo4;
- Diphenhydramine;
- Suprastin;
- Nalbuphine;
- Nefopam / Acupan;
- BIOCODEX;
- Meropenem;
- Longocaine Spinal;
- Marcain Heavy;
- Etamsylate;
- Sulfocamphocaine;
- Nifuroxazide;
- Stomach drops;
- Maalox / Enterosgel;
- Bisacodyl candles;
- Conductor for intubation tube.
- Medical Shoes;
- Medical Glasses.
- Sterile Coating;
- Sterile coating for the operating table 260*180;
- Operational covering 140×80 cm for a tool table — (the laminated spunbond);
- Medical Shoe Covers;
- Medical Waterproof Boot Covers;
- Medical Cap;
- Disposable Patient Clothes;
- Hemostatic sponge;
- Sutures Monocryl, nylon, polyester, PVDF, polypropylene, PDS, Vicryl;
- Tape;
- Hydrofylm;
- Cosmopore;
- Omnifix.
Humanitarian Aid
Types of Humanitarian Aid We Need
To organize the second stage of medical care in the conditions martial law on the basis of “Brass”, which is located in the Lysets territorial community, please provide us with the following tools and medicines as humanitarian aid:
- Surgical table for orthopedics and trauma — 1 piece;
- Primary diagnostic monitor for X-Ray imaging — 1 piece;
- AutoUryne Analysator with a set of stripes — 1 piece;
- Express Analysator of cholesterol and uric acid level with a set of stripes — 1 piece;
- Microscope for neurosurgery — 1 piece;
- System for lithotripsy (pneumatic, ultrasonic or laser), may be used — 1 piece.
- Orthopedic external fixation devices;
- Rods for external fixation devices, spitzes;
- Plates, screws, screwdrivers.
- Surgical binoculars;
- Bipolar tweezers;
- Surgical scalpel 11,15,22;
- Surgical tweezers;
- Medical Tourniquet;
- Nasal Mirror;
- Rectal Mirror;
- Dermatoscope;
- Ophtalmoscope;
- Surgical Staple for skin;
- Staplers for Colorectal Surgery;
- Stainless Steel Rectal Excision Clamp;
- Blake Drain;
- Redon Drains;
- Immobilization tire.
- Endotracheal tubes No 7.5, 8, 9;
- Spinal needle G20, 22, 25;
- Epidural needle G18;
- Epidural anesthesia set;
- Filters for mechanical ventilation;
- Aspiration catheters No14, 16, 18;
- Catheters for central vein catheterization;
- Three-way tap for peripheral catheter;
- Corrugated tube for ventilation;
- Contour for mechanical ventilation with a moisture collector;
- Suture material Novosyn No. 3, Vicryl No. 3;
- Infulgan Paracetamol — 200 ml.;
- Tranexamic acid TXA;
- Adrenalin;
- Epinephrine;
- Norepinephrine;
- Dopamine;
- Mesaton;
- Bupivacaine Hydrochloride;
- Atropine;
- Dexamethasone;
- Ebrantil;
- MgSo4;
- Diphenhydramine;
- Suprastin;
- Nalbuphine;
- Nefopam / Acupan;
- BIOCODEX;
- Meropenem;
- Longocaine Spinal;
- Marcain Heavy;
- Etamsylate;
- Sulfocamphocaine;
- Nifuroxazide;
- Stomach drops;
- Maalox / Enterosgel;
- Bisacodyl candles;
- Conductor for intubation tube.
- Medical Shoes;
- Medical Glasses.
- Sterile Coating;
- Sterile coating for the operating table 260*180;
- Operational covering 140×80 cm for a tool table — (the laminated spunbond);
- Medical Shoe Covers;
- Medical Waterproof Boot Covers;
- Medical Cap;
- Disposable Patient Clothes;
- Hemostatic sponge;
- Sutures Monocryl, nylon, polyester, PVDF, polypropylene, PDS, Vicryl;
- Tape;
- Hydrofylm;
- Cosmopore;
- Omnifix.
Ways to Support
Ways to Support The First Voluntary Surgical Hospital
Donate Funds
We accept financial aid of any size to ensure the hospital’s uninterrupted operation. The donation that equals the cost of the morning coffee in the shop can save someone’s life.
Donate New Medical Equipment
You can donate new surgical equipment or collect the money in your area and purchase the new equipment yourself.
Donate Used Medical Equipment in a Solid Condition
We accept used medical equipment. Still, it has to be working properly since we, unfortunately, do not have time and professionals for repairs.
Donate Medicines and Medical Consumables
We will be happy to receive medicines and medical consumables from the needs list. It is easy to buy in batches from local pharmacies and warehouses.
Ways to Support
Ways to Support The First Voluntary Surgical Hospital
Donate Funds
We accept financial aid of any size to ensure the hospital’s uninterrupted operation. The donation that equals the cost of the morning coffee in the shop can save someone’s life.
Donate New Medical Equipment
You can donate new surgical equipment or collect the money in your area and purchase the new equipment yourself.
Donate Used Medical Equipment in a Solid Condition
We accept used medical equipment. Still, it has to be working properly since we, unfortunately, do not have time and professionals for repairs.
Donate Medicines and Medical Consumables
We will be happy to receive medicines and medical consumables from the needs list. It is easy to buy in batches from local pharmacies and warehouses.
Contact Us
If you have the willingness and opportunity to help, please reach out to us. Even the smallest contribution will be highly appreciated!
77 455, Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Lysets town, street Kostyuka 27, surgical center
Contact person:
Stanislav Onyshchuk
Telephone:
Email:
Contact Us
If you have the willingness and opportunity to help, please reach out to us. Even the smallest contribution will be highly appreciated!
77 455, Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Lysets town, street Kostyuka 27, surgical center
Contact person:
Stanislav Onyshchuk
Telephone:
Email:
The symbol of the hospital is an ant.
These insects are born “professional” surgeons who are able to treat the feet of other “fellows” who have suffered injuries after being attacked by their enemy termites. Also, ants pull out the wounded from the “battlefield”.