Critical situation in medicine in Kherson

The Kherson community is experiencing a critical shortage of staff in almost all areas, most notably in healthcare and utilities. Medical institutions are only half staffed, and the workload on doctors is constantly increasing.

This was reported by the head of the Kherson City Military Administration Yaroslav Shanko.

According to him, the hospitals lack specialized doctors, including neurologists and rehabilitation specialists. Due to the difficult security situation, young doctors are in no hurry to go to Kherson for internships.

The city's medical system is under constant strain: the number of wounded is growing due to regular shelling, and hospitals have been repeatedly targeted by Russian attacks.

As of the beginning of April 2026, 61 doctors were providing primary health care in person. Of these, 31 have already reached their maximum workload, and another 25 have exceeded it.

In total, 682 doctors and 1544 paramedics work in the right bank of Kherson region. To support the healthcare system, doctors from other regions, including Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv, are being brought to the region. Earlier, specialists from Vinnytsia, Ternopil, and Chernihiv regions also helped.

At the same time, there is a staff shortage in utilities, including those that ensure the operation of critical infrastructure. Vacancies also remain open in local governments.

Earlier, Intent wrote that the invaders from Russia are forced to bring their doctors and secondary medical staff to the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson and other regions of Ukraine, as the locals do not work with the enemy and have mostly left the region.

In addition, there is a growing shortage of medicines in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region. Russians are turning hospitals into military hospitals. The occupiers do not provide medical services to the civilian population in the TOT. While civilian hospitals are being reoriented to work as military hospitals, pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of medicines. Most of the medicines are given to the Russian military. At a time when the civilian population does not have access to a sufficient amount of medicines.

Андрій Колісніченко