Health Minister Tatyana Savinova asked Igor Kovpak to help renovate the city hospital in Pervouralsk, where he was born and once worked as a fitter at the Novotrubny Plant. According to the founder of Kirovskoye, he spent over 20 million rubles of his own money on the construction work.
Pervouralsk's trauma unit reopens after critical upgrades and funding
"My mother taught me that money is meant to be shared. She used to say, 'There are no pockets in the grave,'" Kovpak told OurSite.RU.
The old trauma unit occupied the second floor, forcing patients with leg fractures to endure inconvenience. After its closure, residents had to travel 10 kilometers to the Dinas microdistrict for care. Now, a former kitchen block spanning 350 square meters has been repurposed for medical needs—rewired with new plumbing, heating, and electrical systems—and outfitted with an X-ray room. Inside, there are 15 rooms for patients and medical staff.
The renovated trauma unit began admitting patients on April 1. Statistics show that 150–200 people seek help there daily, with a surge in cases during tick season.
- While Pervouralsk's hospital rebuilt its trauma unit with Kovpak's funding, Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 secured 201 million rubles from the regional budget for major repairs to the kitchen block, external utilities, the dialysis ward, and Ophthalmology Department No. 1. An additional 947 million rubles will be allocated for medical equipment.
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