Lviv council merges three dental clinics and a cosmetology hospital into the Second Territorial Medical Association

In brief

• Lviv city council voted on 29 October to merge three dental polyclinics and a cosmetology hospital into the Second Territorial Medical Association.
• The decision was backed by 48 deputies.
• The facilities had trouble paying wages, taxes and utility bills, and wage arrears reportedly exceed 5 million hryvnias.
• After the reorganisation the four facilities will no longer exist as separate legal entities.

Council vote

Lviv city council approved the reorganisation on 29 October, with 48 deputies voting in favour (У Львові реорганізують три стоматполіклініки та косметологічну лікарню: що зміниться – Suspilne) (У Львові реорганізували чотири медичні заклади: деталі - Новини Твоє місто – tvoemisto.tv) (У Львові реорганізували три стоматполіклініки та косметологічну лікарню - ZAXID.NET – zaxid.net). The four facilities are Dental Polyclinic No. 1, Dental Polyclinic No. 4, the self-financing Dental Polyclinic of Lviv and the Lviv city cosmetology hospital (До Другого ТМО Львова приєднають чотири лікарні з мільйонними боргами — LVIV.MEDIA – lviv.media). Dental Polyclinic No. 1 is located on Shevchenko Avenue.

Financial problems behind the decision

The reasoning given for the change is the financial condition of the institutions, which have had trouble paying wages, taxes and utility bills on time. Wage arrears across the four facilities reportedly exceed 5 million hryvnias.

What happens next

Once the reorganisation is complete, the four facilities will cease to exist as separate legal entities. Their property, rights and obligations will pass to the Second Territorial Medical Association. Special commissions will be set up to carry out the transfer. The merger is meant to build a more stable and capable system of medical services by consolidating management, staff, equipment and financial resources.