Israeli flag raised at field hospital in Ukraine as gear, teams begin to arrive
17 tons of equipment cross border with staff from the Foreign Ministry and Sheba Medical Center, in preparation for Tuesday opening
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MOSTYSKA, Ukraine – A week and a half after its advance team arrived, Israel’s field hospital in Ukraine began to take shape Saturday ahead of its planned Tuesday opening.
The hospital is being constructed in the small town of Mostyska, an hour-and-a-half outside Lviv in western Ukraine. On Saturday morning an Israeli flag was hoisted to fly alongside a Ukrainian one outside the elementary school whose grounds will be home to the NIS 21 million ($6.5 million) facility.
While the project was touch-and-go for days after the intention to erect it was first announced over two weeks ago, the Israeli hospital has overcome funding and security concerns, bringing its 17 tons of equipment from Israel into Ukraine on Saturday morning over the Polish border. The facility is a collaborative effort of the Health Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, and Sheba Medical Center, which is operating the hospital.
It is being funded by the Israeli government, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
While 10 outdoor tents were erected by Ukrainian teams and Israeli supervisors over the course of last week, crews from Sheba Medical Center now have three days to build out the hospital’s patient care, laboratory, pharmacy, and logistical support facilities.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-flag-raised-at-field-hospital-in-ukraine-as-gear-teams-begin-to-arrive/