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Uralkali Finances New Medical Equipment for a Hospital in Solikamsk
08.02.2024
Uralkali (the Company), a part of Uralchem Group and one of the world’s largest producers of potash, allocated RUB 6.5 million for the purchase of new medical equipment for the Solikamsk Municipal Hospital.
The money was used to buy endoscopic apparatuses, medical appliances and consumables for abdominal surgery. The new equipment will improve the quality of research and enable the hospital to perform the minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
Irina Konstantinova, Deputy CEO — HR and Communications Director of Uralkali:
Support to healthcare institutions in the towns of our presence is a key part of Uralkali’s social policy. Our contribution, which took the form of a purchase of medical equipment, will allow patients from Solikamsk and the whole Upper Kama area to receive high-quality medical care.
Arsen Abramishvili, Chief Physician of the Solikamsk Municipal Hospital:
Uralkali’s assistance in the purchase of expensive medical equipment shows that the Company really cares about residents of Solikamsk. With this help, we can increase availability of medical care and offer advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques.
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In 2023, Uralkali allocated around RUB 2 million to develop a conceptual design for improving and landscaping the grounds of the municipal and children’s hospitals in Solikamsk and also RUB 3 million to purchase a GAZ-A21R23 truck for domestic needs of the municipal hospital.
In 2021, the Company provided over RUB 7 million to the municipal hospital in Solikamsk to purchase a blood analyser and haemodynamic monitors for the intensive care unit, and arthroscopic stands. Also, a dental clinic in Solikamsk received a Lada Largus van to transport medicines.
In 2020, Uralkali contributed RUB 3.5 million to purchase equipment for a PCR laboratory in Solikamsk. The Company also provided financing of around RUB 2 million to the local children’s hospital, and allocated around RUB 0.8 million for new tilting beds for the municipal hospital’s in-patient department.
Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of potash. The Company’s assets consist of 5 mines and 7 ore treatment plants in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Region, Russia). Uralkali employs more than 13,300 people in the main production unit.