I would like to wipe away the tears of the weeping, to console the grieving, to strengthen all the weak, to heal all the sick, to enlighten all those in the darkness. I would like to become everything for all, to save all.
Andrei Sheptytsky
Head of the UGCC, Metropolitan of Halych, Archbishop of Lviv
As the successor to the Lviv Theological Academy founded by Sheptytsky, the Ukrainian Catholic University established the UCU Medical Clinic following the Metropolitan’s will. This project was in development for many years, and the official opening of the medical institution took place on May 22, 2024, in Lviv.
This startup was nurtured and cherished by the UCU team, and its purpose is to serve for the benefit of the individual, the community, and Ukraine, as Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky bequeathed to his descendants. The beginning of the full-scale invasion and the new challenges of war prompted UCU to rethink the idea of creating a medical institution, expanding the ‘menu’ of services for the community, and giving more attention to healing the wounds of war through rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and psychological support of veterans and those who suffer from military actions.
Natalia Klymovska
Vice-Rector of UCU, Head of the Supervisory Board of the UCU Medical Clinic
The clinic is a center for providing qualified patient care. It also serves as an educational and practical base for students of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Ukrainian Catholic University.
We do not see the medical clinic solely as a health care institution. It is a place where knowledge is transformed into effective actions with tangible results. We are laying ethical foundations for the development of our work. It is important that the services we provide are founded on evidence-based medicine, that the doctor-patient relations are respectful and recognize the dignity and sanctity of the human body and soul.
Svitlana Kohut
Dean of the UCU Faculty of Health Sciences
The Clinic is managed by the Supervisory Board, an authorized collegial management and control body that determines the basic principles and directions of the institution’s development, makes decisions on the most critical issues and helps to attract funding to ensure its activities.
And so, with God in our hearts, we begin our work!
