A state-of-the-art medical facility is on its way to Ukraine from Lenexa. It’s exactly what doctors and nurses need right now.KMBC’s Haley Harrison was given a chance to look inside this traveling hospital.The Russians have destroyed nearly 600 medical clinics and 100 hospitals. Outside, it’s a shipping container. Inside, it’s an operating room.”We have an X-ray machine,” said Mike Wawrzewski, of Clinic in a Can.This container is headed for the front lines in Ukraine.”That’s what this one’s for. It’s a trauma unit to take care of people that have been directly impacted by gunshots, blasts going off,” Wawrzewski said.Wawrzewski runs Wichita’s Clinic in a Can. They build and sell these solar-powered hospitals on the go.”Take a forklift, set them down on the ground, flip the switch and they’re ready to go,” said Dan Neal, of Heart to Heart International.Each one costs $150,000. Lenexa’s Heart to Heart International has 12 on order. Three were donated.”They will be on a ship next week,” Neal said.All are headed to Ukraine.”Health care infrastructure has been specifically targeted by the Russians. They’re dropping bombs on hospitals,” Neal said.Neal just returned from the country, where they had to evacuate to a bomb shelter at one point.”The whole time I was in the country, I was like, ‘I wish, I wish these were there now,” Neal said.In several weeks, they will be.”The equipment has been smashed; the buildings are destroyed. The doctors and nurses are still there,” Neal said.
A state-of-the-art medical facility is on its way to Ukraine from Lenexa. It’s exactly what doctors and nurses need right now.
KMBC’s Haley Harrison was given a chance to look inside this traveling hospital.
The Russians have destroyed nearly 600 medical clinics and 100 hospitals.
Outside, it’s a shipping container. Inside, it’s an operating room.
“We have an X-ray machine,” said Mike Wawrzewski, of Clinic in a Can.
This container is headed for the front lines in Ukraine.
“That’s what this one’s for. It’s a trauma unit to take care of people that have been directly impacted by gunshots, blasts going off,” Wawrzewski said.
Wawrzewski runs Wichita’s Clinic in a Can. They build and sell these solar-powered hospitals on the go.
“Take a forklift, set them down on the ground, flip the switch and they’re ready to go,” said Dan Neal, of Heart to Heart International.
Each one costs $150,000. Lenexa’s Heart to Heart International has 12 on order. Three were donated.
“They will be on a ship next week,” Neal said.
All are headed to Ukraine.
“Health care infrastructure has been specifically targeted by the Russians. They’re dropping bombs on hospitals,” Neal said.
Neal just returned from the country, where they had to evacuate to a bomb shelter at one point.
“The whole time I was in the country, I was like, ‘I wish, I wish these were there now,” Neal said.
In several weeks, they will be.
“The equipment has been smashed; the buildings are destroyed. The doctors and nurses are still there,” Neal said.
