Appropriated UAH 78.8 million allocated for the rehabilitation of children and military personnel: the director of a state sanatorium in Kharkiv region was served with a notice of suspicion
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In Kharkiv region, the director of a sanatorium is suspected of appropriating UAH 78.8 million allocated for the rehabilitation of children and military personnel. He concluded fictitious contracts and did not provide full rehabilitation services.
In Kharkiv region, the director of one of the state sanatoriums of PJSC Ukrprofzdorovnytsia is suspected of misappropriating UAH 78.8 million allocated for the rehabilitation of children and military personnel, UNN reports with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
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According to prosecutors, in February 2023, an agreement "On medical care for the population under the medical guarantee program" was concluded between the sanatorium and the National Health Service of Ukraine, in particular, under package No. 53 "Rehabilitation assistance for adults and children in inpatient settings" with a total value of UAH 122.3 million.
As the investigation established, in order to sign this agreement, the director of the sanatorium declared unreliable information about compliance with all NHSU requirements for providing rehabilitation assistance.
In fact, in violation of industry standards for providing rehabilitation assistance, in the absence of material and technical resources and medical personnel, the sanatorium could not provide the volume of services under the Medical Guarantees Program. In addition, the institution ignored most of the Ministry of Health's orders, lacked approved clinical protocols, and had no developed provisions on departments, job descriptions for medical personnel, etc.
In order to legitimize his actions, the director employed physical and rehabilitation doctors mostly "on paper," concluding fictitious contracts with subcontractors for laboratory testing and instrumental diagnostics services. All this made it impossible for patients to receive full rehabilitation assistance and undermined citizens' trust in the healthcare system as a whole, prosecutors added.
It was found that a significant part of the military personnel were deprived of the opportunity to receive quality free rehabilitation. In the best case, those who needed cardio-respiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological, post-traumatic rehabilitation were treated with electrophoresis, mud, and mineral waters, which had nothing to do with evidence-based rehabilitation.
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, these violations are confirmed by the conclusion of the North-Eastern Office of the State Audit Service and the conclusion of a forensic commission economic examination. The total amount of material damage to the state reaches UAH 78.8 million.
As a result of the conducted searches, documentation was seized, including contracts for 2024-2025 concluded with the NHSU with similar violations of contract terms.
Today, prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General informed the director of the sanatorium about the suspicion of committing a criminal offense provided for in Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.