On the hospital ship of the Pacific Fleet "Irtysh" the second stage of modernization and installation of new modern medical equipment was completed. According to the state contract, the Pacific Fleet hospital and passenger ship received the latest complexes of radiography and ultrasound, modern surgical and resuscitation equipment, equipment for laboratory research, anesthesiology equipment and life support systems of the latest generation, the press service of the BBO reports.
Irtysh was developed in the Polish design bureau Prorem, and was built at the Adolf Barsky shipyard in the town of Szczecin. Laid down on November 25, 1988. Launched on July 6, 1989. It was commissioned on July 31, 1990. It belongs to the category of auxiliary non-combat fleet.
Ship Parameters:
Length 145.7 meters
- width 19.6 meters
- displacement 11 300 tons
- speed 19.8 knots
10,000 mile range
- draft of 6.2 meters,
crew of 207 people
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A medical vessel of the type "320 Ob" began to be commissioned by the Navy of the USSR starting in January 1981.
This floating hospital was not alone. A total of 4 such ships were built: Yenisei, Ob, Svir and Irtysh - one each for the Baltic, Northern, Pacific and Black Sea fleets.
Currently, only the Yenisei, based in the southern bay of Sevastopol, the Irtysh, the Pacific Fleet and the Svir, which is now preparing for modernization, have survived from the entire series. GS Ob until 2008 was at the pier of the Dalzavod in Vladivostok and rumored to be spent on nails. “Yenisei” distinguished itself during the Georgian-Abkhaz war of 1992, having transported 7,000 refugees in a month. In total, during his service, the ship visited 3 oceans, having conducted 200 operations in the Mediterranean alone.
The ship is obliged to perform 4 functions: treating wounded or sick sailors, evacuating people from ships if necessary, organizing crew rest and supplying medical equipment for units and formations of the fleet.
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The objectives of the hospital ship "Irtysh", are now: receiving, distributing, providing medical assistance to the wounded, sick and injured in peacetime or during hostilities; evacuation of victims from ships and vessels; organization of events for the rest of crews of ships and submarines at sea.
The hospital is able to receive the wounded and sick, both from the shore and at sea. For this, two ladders are provided on each side, an electric crane for lifting six injured on the platform at once, a medical boat and a helicopter. The medical unit is concentrated directly in the middle of the ship to reduce pitching from sea unrest.
The air conditioning system provides favorable conditions in all areas of the ship. The hospital consists of: surgical, resuscitation, therapeutic, infectious, dermatological and admission departments, intensive care units, wards for patients, X-ray room, diagnostic center, pharmacy and medical warehouse.
On board the ship for patients deployed 100 seats, and during the mass reception of patients up to 450. There are also 200 places for rehabilitation purposes. All medical facilities are equipped with the necessary equipment.
In 2016, the modernization of the ship's equipment began, the first phase of which was completed in August. After that, the ship made a long voyage, taking part in ASEAN international exercises off the coast of Thailand. In their course, actions were taken to provide assistance during natural disasters. At “Irtysh” chambers were deployed to receive seriously wounded, a team of naval physicians practiced methods of providing assistance and operations in marine conditions.
After the "Irtysh" Force of search and rescue support of the Pacific Fleet for rescue of the crew of a submarine conditionally in distress in Peter the Great Bay from Thailand.
In general, we climb aboard:
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The head of the anesthesiology department of the ship hospital Sergei Milovanov demonstrates equipment in the intensive care unit for postoperative patients.
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Sergey Stanchik (Vesti Primorye) decided to help cameramen and photographers organize the picture.
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Irtysh is designed in such a way that all its operating rooms are located below the waterline, therefore it doesn’t even shake it up in great excitement, operations can be done even in a five-point storm.
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New surgical tables have been set up recently. They allow you to do all kinds of operations, including the most complex. Some new equipment, for example, in this intensive care unit has already been tested, as they say, in practice.
This seemingly unpresentable box is actually a mini-operating room. With its help, you can not only save the life of the patient, but also accelerate the healing of stitches.
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“In some operations, I had to make access to 20 centimeters. Here, operational access will be about a centimeter. This leads to the fact that the very next day we can pick up the wounded. And after two or three days this patient can fulfill his immediate duties. "
The chief surgeon of the Pacific Fleet Naval Clinical Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Grigory Zachinyaev, demonstrates the mobile endosurgical complex KST-01-EH in the operating room.
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The head of the anesthesiology department of the ship hospital Sergei Milovanov demonstrates the latest anesthesia and breathing apparatus in the operating room.
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Nurse in intensive care unit
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The chief surgeon of the Pacific Fleet Naval Clinical Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Grigory Zachinyaev, demonstrates to the journalists the equipment of the traumatological operating room
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Soon, special television equipment will appear on the vessel, which will allow you to monitor operations in real time:
“During the operation, the surgeon can consult with the chief specialist on the shore. In online mode, during the operation, adjustment, consultation is possible. ”
The candidate of medical sciences, the head of the ship's hospital, Andrey Shesternin, shows the reporters the orthopedic prefix in the traumatological operating room.
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Valery Koshkin, Head of the Skin and Venereology Department, in the dressing room of the Skin and Venereology Department of the Ship Hospital.
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Fluorography room
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Ophthalmology room
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Physiotherapy room
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Ultrasound room
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X-ray room
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In 2017, the Irtysh Pacific Fleet hospital ship will receive telemedicine equipment.
The introduction of telemedicine will allow, together with leading specialists of the central hospitals of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, to carry out live broadcasts of surgical operations online. To conduct television training and counseling of military medical specialists at sea.
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Thematic reports on my blog:
Search and rescue forces of the Pacific Fleet conducted a drill to rescue the crew of a submarine in distress in Peter the Great Bay.
The project involved a diesel submarine of the Pacific Fleet of Project 877 “Halibut”, a rescue ship “Igor Belousov”, with a deep-sea manned vehicle “Bester-1” on board and a remote-controlled underwater vehicle “Panther Plus”, a hospital ship “Irtysh”, high-speed boats and a group divers. The helicopter Ka-27PS naval aircraft of the Pacific Fleet was involved in the exercise.
Large-scale exercises on search and evacuation of astronauts of the descent vehicle at sea with the participation of representatives of the Air Force and Air Defense Command, Rosaviation, Roscosmos and the Pacific Fleet rescue forces took place in the Ussuri Bay.
According to the plan of the exercises in the zone of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet, a descent vehicle with astronauts on board conditionally accidentally came down. At a signal, Pacific Fleet naval aviation was the first to fly into the alleged landing area, and after it a rescue squad consisting of four vessels left.
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On the hospital ship of the Pacific Fleet "Irtysh" the second stage of modernization and installation of new modern medical equipment was completed. According to the state contract, the Pacific Fleet hospital and passenger ship received the latest complexes of radiography and ultrasound, modern surgical and resuscitation equipment, equipment for laboratory research, anesthesiology equipment and life support systems of the latest generation, the press service of the BBO reports.
Irtysh was developed in the Polish design bureau Prorem, and was built at the Adolf Barsky shipyard in the town of Szczecin. Laid down on November 25, 1988. Launched on July 6, 1989. It was commissioned on July 31, 1990. It belongs to the category of auxiliary non-combat fleet.
Ship Parameters:
Length 145.7 meters
- width 19.6 meters
- displacement 11 300 tons
- speed 19.8 knots
10,000 mile range
- draft of 6.2 meters,
crew of 207 people
A medical vessel of the type "320 Ob" began to be commissioned by the Navy of the USSR starting in January 1981.
This floating hospital was not alone. A total of 4 such ships were built: the Yenisei, Ob, Svir and Irtysh — one each for the Baltic, Northern, Pacific and Black Sea fleets.
Currently, only the Yenisei, based in the southern bay of Sevastopol, the Irtysh, the Pacific Fleet and the Svir, which is currently being prepared for modernization, have survived from the entire series. GS Ob until 2008 was at the pier of the Dalzavod in Vladivostok and rumored to be spent on nails. “Yenisei” distinguished itself during the Georgian-Abkhaz war of 1992, having transported 7,000 refugees in a month. In total, during his service, the ship visited 3 oceans, having conducted 200 operations in the Mediterranean alone.
The ship is obliged to perform 4 functions: treating wounded or sick sailors, evacuating people from ships if necessary, organizing crew rest and supplying medical equipment for units and formations of the fleet.
The objectives of the hospital ship "Irtysh", are now: receiving, distributing, providing medical assistance to the wounded, sick and injured in peacetime or during hostilities; evacuation of victims from ships and vessels; organization of events for the rest of crews of ships and submarines at sea.
The hospital is able to receive the wounded and sick, both from the shore and at sea. For this, two ladders are provided on each side, an electric crane for lifting six injured on the platform at once, a medical boat and a helicopter. The medical unit is concentrated directly in the middle of the ship to reduce pitching from sea unrest.
The air conditioning system provides favorable conditions in all areas of the ship. The hospital consists of: surgical, resuscitation, therapeutic, infectious, dermatological and admission departments, intensive care units, wards for patients, X-ray room, diagnostic center, pharmacy and medical warehouse.
On board the ship for patients deployed 100 seats, and during the mass reception of patients up to 450. There are also 200 places for rehabilitation purposes. All medical facilities are equipped with the necessary equipment.
In 2016, the modernization of the ship's equipment began, the first phase of which was completed in August. After that, the ship made a long voyage, taking part in ASEAN international exercises off the coast of Thailand. In their course, actions were taken to provide assistance during natural disasters. At “Irtysh” chambers were deployed to receive seriously wounded, a team of naval physicians practiced methods of providing assistance and operations in marine conditions.
After returning from Thailand, the Irtysh took part in the exercises of the Search and Rescue Support Force of the Pacific Fleet to rescue the crew of a submarine conditionally in distress in Peter the Great Bay.
In general, we climb aboard:
The head of the anesthesiology department of the ship hospital Sergei Milovanov demonstrates equipment in the intensive care unit for postoperative patients.
Sergey Stanchik (Vesti Primorye) decided to help cameramen and photographers organize the picture.
Irtysh is designed in such a way that all its operating rooms are located below the waterline, therefore it doesn’t even shake it up in great excitement, operations can be done even in a five-point storm.
New surgical tables have been set up recently. They allow you to do all kinds of operations, including the most complex. Some new equipment, for example, in this intensive care unit has already been tested, as they say, in practice.
This seemingly unpresentable box is actually a mini-operating room. With its help, you can not only save the life of the patient, but also accelerate the healing of stitches.
“In some operations, I had to make access to 20 centimeters. Here, operational access will be about a centimeter. This leads to the fact that the very next day we can pick up the wounded. And after two or three days this patient can fulfill his immediate duties. "
The chief surgeon of the Pacific Fleet Naval Clinical Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Grigory Zachinyaev, demonstrates the mobile endosurgical complex KST-01-EH in the operating room.
The head of the anesthesiology department of the ship hospital Sergei Milovanov demonstrates the latest anesthesia and breathing apparatus in the operating room.
Nurse in intensive care unit
The chief surgeon of the Pacific Fleet Naval Clinical Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Grigory Zachinyaev, demonstrates to the journalists the equipment of the traumatological operating room
Soon, special television equipment will appear on the vessel, which will allow you to monitor operations in real time:
“During the operation, the surgeon can consult with the chief specialist on the shore. In online mode, during the operation, adjustment, consultation is possible. ”
The candidate of medical sciences, the head of the ship's hospital, Andrey Shesternin, shows the reporters the orthopedic prefix in the traumatological operating room.
Valery Koshkin, Head of the Skin and Venereology Department, in the dressing room of the Skin and Venereology Department of the Ship Hospital.
Fluorography room
Ophthalmology room
Russian naval hospitals - the Svir and Yenisei vessels - will be back in operation in the coming years after renovation and modernization, the Main Military Medical Directorate of the Ministry of Defense told Gazeta.ru.
Hospital courts are subject to special international requirements to ensure that they are not hit by anyone as hostile. In particular, such vessels should not be used for military purposes and should have a clear indication that it is a hospital vessel (usually a white flag with a red cross is used). In addition, such ships should not interfere in hostilities or obstruct enemy combat ships. And most importantly - the ship must provide medical assistance to representatives of any nation.
“Hospital ships Svir and Yenisei will undergo repairs and will return to service in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Marine hospital clinics could be used to conduct medical examinations of military personnel in the Arctic, provide dental, gynecological and other aid, evacuate seriously ill patients, and medical rehabilitation, ”Gazeta.Ru was told in GVMU.
The Russian Navy had four (one for each of the fleets: Northern, Baltic, Pacific and Black Sea) built in Soviet times in Poland by hospital ships: Yenisei (currently stands in the southern bay of Sevastopol); “Irtysh” (serving in the Pacific Fleet, currently went to the coast of Thailand to participate in the international humanitarian exercise among representatives of the states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN); Ob and Svir (they are part of the Northern Fleet and took part in the medical support of the expedition to raise the Kursk nuclear submarine).
Note that, for example, the Yenisei vessel was designed for 200 vacationers in a dispensary and 100 patients. During emergency evacuation, the ship is able to take on board 450 people at a time. The sick and wounded were delivered to the ship using the Ka-27 ship search and rescue helicopter. The total displacement of the vessel is 11,620 tons. Full speed - up to 19.5 knots.
The ship is equipped with a surgical department with three operating rooms, intensive care, therapeutic and reception departments, intensive care unit, a ward for patients, an X-ray room, a diagnostic center, an ultrasound scan, a pharmacy, a clinic and a medical warehouse. For leisure activities and sports on board there is a cinema and concert hall, a sports hall with exercise machines and tennis, volleyball and indoor soccer courts, a swimming pool, a bathhouse with a sauna, a shooting gallery and a relaxation lounge.
The first two hospital ships - Ob and Yenisei - were transferred to the Navy in 1980, and two more (Irtysh and Svir) were built according to the amended design with a displacement increased to 11,875 tons and transferred in 1989-1990 .
Today, military doctors emphasize that naval hospital clinics are needed by the navy, since an operational squadron is deployed on a regular basis in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Russian Navy ships are constantly located in the Gulf of Aden, where they are fighting piracy. In addition, according to the Ministry of Defense, such ships are of particular importance in connection with the events in Syria.
“The presence of one hospital ship in the specified region solves all issues of medical support for ship crews. In addition, the Arctic is developing at an accelerated pace, including the presence of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation there along the Northern Sea Route, ”explained Gazeta.Ru in the military medical department, emphasizing that a number of garrisons are located on remote islands .
The fact that floating hospitals require repair and modernization, Admiral Victor, the ex-commander of the Navy, spoke now three years ago. “They need repairs and modernization. This decision was made by the Minister of Defense, and we will implement it. Hospital ships can be involved in solving the problems of operational connection in the Mediterranean Sea, ”Chirkov said in an interview in 2013.
At the moment, the modernization has only been completed at the Irtysh - new modern medical equipment has been installed on it. There is no official information about the fate of the Ob ship, but according to media reports, some time ago, the issue of selling the ship to unknown businessmen was discussed.
The United Shipbuilding Corporation () today does not have information on which shipyard the Ministry of Defense plans to repair hospital ships and what new capabilities they will be equipped with. Nonetheless
uSC official told Gazeta.Ru that “there are plans in the long-term planning documents for the construction of new hospital ships.”
“However, their implementation is within the competence. Currently, USC enterprises do not have orders for the design and construction of hospital ships for the new project, ”the source added.
Earlier, one of the Russian sailors who had studied on the Mistral type helicopter carrier that was never transferred to Russia, told Russian Gazeta that on French ships “everything was done for the people.” In particular, he really liked the gym on Mistral, but the helicopter carrier’s medical unit made a special impression on the sailor: “It’s a very good medical unit with equipment for dentists and surgeons, you can even give birth there, but you can also transport refugees to Mistral, you never know what will happen, ”the sailor explained. The Mistral helicopter carriers did not enter Russia, as is well known, but it is possible that the capabilities available on these ships will be realized on new-generation Russian ships, as well as during the modernization of ships already in the Navy.
18 thousand nautical miles behind: on June 6, the Irtysh hospital ship returned to Vladivostok from long voyages. The ship performed tasks in the waters of the oceans for more than four months: it assisted the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet off the coast of Syria, and also visited the ports of Malaysia and Vietnam.
The hospital ship "Irtysh" went on a long voyage on January 27, visited the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, passed through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea, where it subsequently assisted the Black Sea Fleet in medical support.
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The Russian ship was also serving off the coast of Syria, at the logistics point in Tartus. After that, the ship also made visits to the ports of Langkawi (Malaysia) and Kamran (Vietnam).
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After more than 130 days of sailing, the sailors, medical staff and marines finally returned to their native Vladivostok.
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On the shore they were met by a brass band, command led by deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral Anatoly Zelinsky, as well as relatives and friends. The waiting wives, sons, daughters and husbands were waiting for their relatives at the 33rd berth in the morning. Many of them came with balloons and flowers and did not hide the tears of joy.
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Around 11.45, the Irtysh moored at the 33rd pier, after which the meeting ceremony began, coinciding in time with the preparation and conduct of the midday shot.
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Therefore, the arrivals Pacific seamen and doctors on the ship, as well as their families on the shore, were first able to observe a volley from the 122-mm howitzer D-30, standing directly on the pier.
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Then the crew members went ashore, where the commander of the Irtysh hospital ship, Alexander Denisov, reported to the deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral Anatoly Zelinsky about the successful completion of the tasks and the condition of the vessel.
The deputy commander, in turn, joked that during the campaign the sailors and medical staff missed the sunny Vladivostok, which on that day met them with fog and drizzle, and also on behalf of the military council of the fleet and command congratulated the crew on their return to their home base and thanked them for work, service and patience.
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“We must pay tribute to the entire crew and those who prepared them. They have come a long way and have honorably accomplished a difficult mission, a task of national importance! ” - added Anatoly Zelinsky, after which, according to tradition, he called out the captain of the arrived vessel and handed him a roasted pig.
Also, with the return, the crew was congratulated by the rector of the naval church of St. Andrew the First-Called Father Sergius. The clergyman emphasized that although for many sailors and doctors the work was not noticeable, it is still important, since they carried peace, tranquility and health through their work for four months.
Particularly distinguished during the campaign were awarded medals for service, 55 people received certificates of honor, another 45 crew members were thanked.
At the end of the ceremony, Pacific sailors and children from the Yunarmiya military-patriotic movement marched in front of the deputy commander, after which relatives and friends of those who returned from a long voyage were allowed to hug those who had been waiting for these long four and a half months.
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The hospital ship "Irtysh" is designed to receive, distribute, provide medical care to the wounded, sick and injured in peacetime or during hostilities. It is also used to evacuate victims from ships and vessels, and to organize recreation for crews of ships and submarines at sea.
The vessel is able to take the wounded and sick, both from the shore and at sea. To do this, two ladders are provided on each side, an electric crane for lifting six victims on the platform, a medical boat and a helicopter. The medical part is concentrated directly in the middle part of the ship to reduce pitching from sea unrest.
The hospital consists of surgical, resuscitation, therapeutic, infectious, dermatological and admission departments, intensive care units, wards for patients, office rx-raydiagnostic center, pharmacy and medical warehouse.
There are 100 seats for patients on board, and up to 450 patients can be accommodated during mass reception. There are also 200 rehabilitation sites. All medical facilities are equipped with the necessary equipment. For general physical training on board there are gyms, as well as facilities for tennis, volleyball and minisoccer.
Ship Parameters:
- length 145.7 meters
- width 19.6 meters
- displacement 11 300 tons
- speed 19.8 knots
- range of 10,000 miles
- draft 6.2 meters
- crew of 207 people
Unique hospital ship of the Pacific Fleet "Irtysh" after modernization
A memorable post for me personally. For the first time I visited inside a giant hospital on the water, which is familiar to every resident of Vladivostok. This ship is an unofficial symbol of Vladivostok, for many years it occupied a permanent place at 33 berth in the Golden Horn Bay and served as a kind of business card. It would seem unnecessary to anyone, but ..
On the hospital ship of the Pacific Fleet "Irtysh" the second stage of modernization and installation of new modern medical equipment was completed. According to the state contract, the Pacific Fleet hospital and passenger ship received the latest complexes of radiography and ultrasound, modern surgical and resuscitation equipment, equipment for laboratory research, anesthesiology equipment and life support systems of the latest generation, the press service of the BBO reports.
Irtysh on the exercises:
Pacific Fleet Emergency Response Unit Teaching
Search and rescue forces of the Pacific Fleet conducted a drill to rescue the crew of a submarine in distress in Peter the Great Bay.
The project involved a diesel submarine of the Pacific Fleet of Project 877 “Halibut”, a rescue ship “Igor Belousov”, with a deep-sea manned vehicle “Bester-1” on board and a remote-controlled underwater vehicle “Panther Plus”, a hospital ship “Irtysh”, high-speed boats and a group divers. The helicopter Ka-27PS naval aircraft of the Pacific Fleet was involved in the exercise.
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The solemn ceremony of meeting the hospital ship of the Pacific Fleet "Irtysh", which returned after the successful completion of military service tasks in the Mediterranean Sea, took place today, June 6, at the 33rd pier in Vladivostok. For four months, the crew of the floating hospital went 18 thousand miles, visited five foreign ports, provided medical assistance to the crews of ships and vessels located in the port of Tartus, Syrian Arab Republic. In addition, as the correspondent said. IA PrimaMedia head of the Ship Hospital Andrei Shesternin, for the first time in the navy in the conditions of a hospital ship, they performed an operation using laparoscopic equipment.
“Today we meet the crew of the Irtysh hospital ship, and together with the crew all the medical staff, the pilots providing the campaign, as well as the Marine Corps platoon. For seven days the crew was assembled and it passed two oceans with honor and completed the task in the Mediterranean Sea ", - began the solemn meeting, Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet for work with personnel, Rear Admiral Anatoly Zelinsky.
The ship's commander reported to the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, that the ship had returned from a long voyage as technically sound and ready to fulfill its intended tasks after replenishment. The fleet commander, on behalf of the Fleet’s Military Council, congratulated the crew on the successful completion of the assigned tasks. By tradition, the crew was handed a roasted pig.
- The hospital ship "Irtysh" went to sea in January. The total transition was 131 days, 18 thousand miles passed, visited five foreign ports: Djibouti (the Republic of Djibouti in northeast Africa), Tartus (Syrian Arab Republic), Limassol (Cyprus), Langkawi (Malaysia) and Kamran (Vietnam). The waters of two oceans passed and returned home with prosperity. They provided medical assistance to the crews of vessels located in the port of Tartus, - said head of the auxiliary fleet service of the Pacific Fleet, captain of the first rank Peter Podkopailo.
For assisting in solving the tasks assigned to the surface forces of the Navy, they were awarded a medal for service: the head of the radio station Vladimir Onishchenko, the first electrician Sergey Vorobyov. 55 crew members were also awarded a diploma and thanked 45 crew members.
- We performed the tasks of medical support for the personnel of ships and vessels, as well as parts of all fleets of the Russian Federation. Assisted all four fleets, the personnel of several military districts, as well as Russian diplomats and foreign citizens in five ports. They performed their work at a high professional level.
It is worth noting a significant event: for the first time in the navy in the conditions of a hospital ship, an operation was performed using laparoscopic equipment. That is, through a small incision, an operation was performed inside the victim without cutting, ”said candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Ship Hospital Andrei Shesternin.
In addition to experienced physicians, there was also a young staff on board who had recently graduated from a medical college.
- I was invited to go to the ship by friends from a medical college. For four months, of course, a lot of impressions were scary, because this is my first trip. Here on the ship is not a hospital, everything is different. I managed to take part in operations: appendicitis was excised, there was an operation on the ears. In addition, there were infectious patients with jaundice, patients with colds. And when we stood in Syria, they came to us for a physical examination and to treat teeth from other ships, - shared her impressions infection Department Nurse Anna Lapina.
Reference: Irtysh is a representative of the Ob-type B-320 project. It was developed in the Polish design bureau "Prorem", and built at the shipyard "Adolf Barsky" in the town of Szczecin. Laid down on November 25, 1988. Launched on July 6, 1989. It was commissioned on July 31, 1990. A hospital ship is capable of receiving the wounded and sick both from the shore and at sea. Onboard the ship, 100 seats were allocated for patients, and 450 were allocated during evacuation. 200 seats are also equipped for the rehabilitation of patients.
Ship Parameters:
- length 145.7 meters
- width 19.6 meters
- 11.3 thousand tons displacement
- speed 19.8 knots
- power reserve of 10 thousand miles
- draft 6.2 meters
- crew of 207 people
The objectives of the hospital ship "Irtysh" are: reception, distribution, medical assistance for the wounded, sick and injured in peacetime or during hostilities; evacuation of victims from ships and vessels; organization of events for the rest of crews of ships and submarines at sea.
The hospital is able to receive the wounded and sick, both from the shore and at sea. For this, two ladders are provided on each side, an electric crane for lifting six injured on the platform at once, a medical boat and a helicopter. The medical unit is concentrated directly in the middle of the ship to reduce pitching from sea unrest.
The air conditioning system provides favorable conditions in all areas of the ship. The hospital consists of: surgical, resuscitation, therapeutic, infectious, dermatological and admission departments, intensive care units, wards for patients, X-ray room, diagnostic center, pharmacy and medical warehouse.
Recall that in 2016 the modernization of the ship began, the first stage of which was completed in August. After that, the ship made a long voyage, taking part in ASEAN international exercises off the coast of Thailand. Chambers for receiving seriously wounded were set up on the Irtysh, a team of naval physicians worked out methods of assisting and conducting operations in sea conditions.
In January 2017, the second stage of the modernization of the Irtysh vessel was completed. He was equipped with modern surgical and resuscitation equipment, equipment for laboratory research, the latest life support systems and anesthesiology.