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Medical Facilities

MEDICAL FACILITIES: Medical care in Ukraine is limited. The U.S. Embassy maintains a list of hospitals and clinics with some English-speaking staff. Many facilities have only limited English speakers. Ukrainian standards do not meet American and Western-European professional standards of care. Some facilities are adequate for basic services. Basic medical supplies are available; however, travelers requiring prescription medicine should bring their own. Elderly travelers and those with existing health problems may be at risk due to inadequate medical facilities. When hospitalized, patients or their relatives or acquaintances are often expected to supply medication, bandages, etc, themselves.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy has information on various air ambulance companies that perform medical evacuations to Europe or the U.S. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to Europe can cost from $25,000 to $50,000, and to the U.S. as much as $70,000 or more. More information can be found on the Embassy’s web site at in a document on Medical Services in Kiev at http://kiev.usembassy.gov/amcit-medical_serv-eng.html.

Please note that while the Embassy can help you or your family establish contact with a medevac service, the U.S. Government cannot pay for your medical evacuation. Travelers should, therefore, make sure they have medical evacuation insurance, which is available from many private companies, before the need arises.