Overview

• Operating rooms have been rebuilt, the roof repaired and exterior finishing is underway, with medical equipment protected during construction.
• Okhmatdyt has been closed since a July 2024 rocket strike that killed four people and injured about a dozen.
• The Canadian Red Cross has raised roughly $500,000 so far toward an estimated $1.4 million renovation budget.
• Patients have been treated at a smaller nearby facility since the blast, and the backlog for specialized pediatric cardiac care is growing.
• The Red Cross plan focuses on restoring the existing hospital to its prior standard with targeted improvements rather than constructing a new building.