Thanks to its experts in various specialties, the National Cancer Institute (NAC) provides comprehensive health care in Slovakia as part of the solidarity shown, also to Ukrainian asylum seekers, or with the status of an early refuge, for cancer treatment. THE LAU also provides urgent care for transiting refugees. He is also ready to help and support Ukrainian health professionals.
The first Ukrainian oncology patient was adopted by the NOE at the end of February. NOU specialists have so far taken 15 patients from Ukraine to continue the set treatment for oncohaematological, oncogynecological diagnoses, breast and abdominal cancer. One patient in serious condition is hospitalized in Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine. The other three are hospitalized in bed rooms. Eleven patients undergo outpatient chemotherapy. One of these patients is being prepared for surgery. In the next few days, the hospital expects three more cancer patients to arrive.
We can give about a hundred chemotherapy treatments to our patients every day, and even with this number we can take on a number of well-treated Ukrainian patients. To bridge the language barrier, two of us have been employed for several years by Ukrainian doctors. However, the situation is difficult for us to complete medical documentation, so some of the examinations that patients have done in Kiev or another city, such as CT or magnetic resonance imaging, must be repeated.MUDr. Juraj Pechan, CSc.
Oncological treatment not only physically but also mentally burden the body. Very important is the family background and the psychological well-being that benefits the better prognosis. Our three psychologists are ready to help at least partially alleviate the difficult-acceptable reality of refugees such as leaving their loved ones, their home.
For several years now, three doctors, one practical nurse, one sanitary, and one waitress of Ukrainian origin have been working in our hospital. In the constitution we also have good experience with very hardworking Ukrainians who care about the cleanliness of operations in our hospital.
CEO of NOÚ Ing. Tomáš Alscher, MPH stressed: The doors are always open to health workers from the Ukrainian ranks. We want to help them remove the language barrier as soon as possible and provide an intensive language course. We are also ready to provide accommodation near NOÚ. By the time the studied nurses learn Slovak and are recognised with the required education, they can work with us as health care support staff, and then they can take a higher position in our institution. One sister has already taken advantage of this opportunity, and we hope that others will join her.
Patients and their relatives they can contact the NOO via email address: info@nou.sk. Our constitutional lawyer is communicating with the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic so that they can equip themselves with the necessary forms either an application for asylum or a request for refugee retention.