On 15th May 2025, an international conference was held in Ostrołęka to inaugurate the implementation of a large infrastructure project entitled “A joint initiative of The Dr. Józef Psarski Mazovian Specialist Hospital in Ostrołęka and First Lviv Territorial Medical Union in Lviv as increasing the availability of health care services” (acronym EMERGENCY), co-funded by the PL-UA Programme.
Project partners are the Dr. Józef Psarski Mazovian Specialist Hospital in Ostrołęka and Municipal non-profit enterprise “Lviv Territorial Medical Union Multidisciplinary Clinical hospital of Emergency and intensive Care”. Together, they are working to improve the accessibility and quality of healthcare in the Mazovia and Lviv regions, strengthening the ability of both regions to respond effectively to life and health emergencies. The total project budget exceeds 3 million euros.
Cooperation across borders not only brings people together – it saves lives. This project is real help for patients on both sides of the border – emphasised Paweł Rafał Natkowski, Director of Ostrołęka Hospital.
A modern helicopter landing site will be built in Ostrołęka next to the Hospital Emergency Department. This will reduce the time it takes to transport patients in life-threatening conditions from over an hour to just a few minutes – which is crucial in situations requiring immediate intervention.
In turn, the hospital in Lviv will be equipped with a high-tech angiograph, which will enable fast and precise treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as strokes and heart attacks. In the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the increasing number of patients, this equipment is of strategic importance for the local community.
The project will benefit more than 22,500 patients annually. Thanks to the modernisation of infrastructure and the implementation of common medical procedures, the inhabitants of both regions will gain access to modern, effective and fast life-saving care.
The project also includes training and workshops for medical staff – a joint activity between doctors from Poland and Ukraine that will allow for the exchange of experience in cardiology, vascular surgery and emergency medicine and the development of modern clinical procedures.
Access to modern care, speed of response, quality of treatment – these are the cornerstones of safety for the inhabitants of border regions. The EMERGENCY project treats these needs with full seriousness and concreteness – noted Rafał Baliński, Director of the Territorial Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (Managing Authority of the PL-UA Programme).
During the conference, strategies for rapid medical intervention in heart attacks and strokes were presented. Experts from both countries shared their experiences and visions for further improvements in emergency response.
The EMERGENCY project has not only a local but also a European dimension. It responds to the challenges contained in the new EU Preparedness Union Strategy for risks and crises. We are pleased that, through Interreg projects, Ukraine is building its administrative capacity as a future beneficiary of cohesion policy – said Bartłomiej Balcerzyk, Acting Head of the Regional Representation of the European Commission in Warsaw.
The EMERGENCY project is further proof that caring for the lives and health of local people knows no boundaries, and undertaken together over and above them leads to much better results.
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