(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Thanks to the
attention and care of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev,
confident reforms are being carried out in the field of conducting
of service by military personnel, improvement of social and living
conditions, as well as health protection, the material and
technical support of the army is being further strengthened, the
military infrastructure meeting modern standards is being built,
Trend reports
citing the press service of the Defense Ministry.
The Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the
leadership of the Ministry took part in the opening of a military
hospital recently commissioned in the Khojavand district.
According to the report, the 250-bed military hospital covers an
area of about 4 hectares. It was noted that headquarters buildings,
a one-story building of pathological anatomy, oxygen and
transformer rooms for constant oxygen supply were built here, as
well as warehouses for water supply, food and clothing warehouses,
soldier's canteen, bath and laundry facilities and boiler
complexes, car parking, checkpoint were built. Landscaping work was
carried out, various types of trees were planted, asphalt pavement
was laid.
It was noted that a three-storey medical and diagnostic building
was also built in the military hospital. The building has a blood
bank, laboratories, medical wards, surgery rooms, an intensive care
unit for six people, surgical and operating blocks, a warehouse of
medical supplies, a reception department, food halls for patients,
a pharmacy, departments of dentistry, ophthalmology, washing and
disinfection rooms, otolaryngology, X-ray and computed tomography,
endoscopy, dermatology.
It was noted that, there are all conditions for providing
military personnel with medical care and their treatment at a high
level in the wards equipped with modern devices manufactured in
developed countries.
The hospital is equipped with a biological purification unit, a
UPS for uninterrupted provision of surgical operations, a backup
generator set, water supply, heating systems and other
communication systems. Also, a helicopter pad was built in the
territory of the hospital for evacuation to provide emergency
medical care.
After familiarizing himself with the conditions created in the
military hospital, the Minister of Defense met with the servicemen
undergoing treatment here and the medical staff, congratulated them
on the holy holiday of Gurban Bayram, a feast of the sacrifice was
held with the participation of military personnel, the servicemen
were presented with festive gifts.
Later, in the territory of the military hospital, Colone General
Z. Hasanov took part in the opening ceremony of new residential
buildings for medical staff and their families.
The Minister of Defense was informed that the recently
commissioned two-storey buildings, consisting of 2 and 3-room
apartments, are equipped with communication lines and a centralized
heating system. The apartments are renovated to meet modern
standards, furniture and necessary equipment are installed. A
substation and a reservoir have been built in the territory,
asphalt has been laid around the building. Landscaping and greening
works have been carried out in the courtyard of the fenced
residential complex, and the necessary conditions for residents to
relax have been created.
In conclusion, the Minister of Defense gave relevant
instructions on further improving the living conditions of the
personnel, protecting their health and more effective organization
of the medical service.