The two-million-dollar debt of the Kherson Children's Dental Clinic has been transferred to another hospital

The reorganization of the city’s pediatric dental clinic in Kherson is nearing completion; the clinic will soon cease to operate as a separate legal entity. Along with the property, equipment, and documentation, debt obligations totaling nearly 2 million hryvnias will also be transferred to the successor institution. 

This was reported by the Center for Public Investigations.

The Kherson City Military Administration approved the transfer deed for the municipal non-profit enterprise “Kherson City Children’s Dental Clinic.” This document is the next step in the process of merging the facility with the municipal non-profit enterprise “Kherson City Dental Clinic.”

The reorganization has been ongoing since 2023 and is being carried out in accordance with decisions previously adopted by the city military administration.

The transfer deed provides for the full transfer of the rights, obligations, assets, and liabilities of the liquidated medical facility to the new balance sheet holder. Among the assets transferred to the successor are fixed assets worth over 2.1 million hryvnias, intangible assets worth more than 4,200 hryvnias, and inventory worth over 20,800 hryvnias.

Along with the assets, the city dental clinic will also assume all financial obligations of the children’s facility. The debt for goods and services exceeds 108,000 hryvnias. The bulk of the debts consists of payments to employees and related accruals—over 1.85 million hryvnias. This includes unpaid wages, personal income tax, military tax, and the unified social contribution.

At the same time, the document states that the enterprise has no remaining funds in accounts with the Treasury or banks. Furthermore, no shortages or unrecovered losses of tangible assets have been recorded.

Once all registration procedures are complete, the Kherson City Dental Clinic will officially assume the property, documents, functions, and financial obligations of the reorganized institution, becoming its full legal successor.

At the same time, the Kherson community is experiencing a critical shortage of personnel in virtually all sectors, most notably in healthcare and municipal utilities. Medical facilities are only half-staffed, and the workload on doctors is constantly increasing.

According to Shank, hospitals lack specialists—particularly neurologists and rehabilitation doctors. Due to the complex security situation, young doctors are reluctant to go to Kherson for their residency.

Анна Бальчінос