UOC clergy deliver medications to Khmelnytskyi Regional Hospital

UOC priests and staff of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Hospital. Photo: Facebook of the Vinkivtsi Deanery

The clergy of the Vinkivtsi Deanery of the UOC eparchy delivered a large batch of medications and necessary medical supplies to the Khmelnytsky Regional Hospital. The delivery took place on December 11, 2025, with the blessing of Metropolitan Viktor of Khmelnytskyi and Starokostiantyniv, as reported on the deanery's Facebook page.

The humanitarian aid was collected with the support of foreign and Ukrainian benefactors.

Dean Protopriest Vitaliy Hermak and Protopriest Ivan Vorobets handed over to the medical staff a wide range of necessary items: alcohol wipes, syringes and needles, bandages, blades for laryngoscopes, electrolyzed solutions, test strips for glucometers, plasters, saline solution, catheterization kits, surgical instruments, antibiotics, wound treatment products, as well as hygiene items and baby food.

The eparchy emphasized that such assistance became possible thanks to the compassion of kind people who continue to support Ukrainian medical institutions.

The clergy expressed sincere gratitude to all benefactors for their care, support, and active civic position.

As reported by the UOJ, 10 tons of aid were delivered to the Sviatohirsk Lavra from the Synodal Department of the UOC.

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