Most hospitals have had more practice than they would like to organize free beds, at least since the Corona crisis.
It's just starting again in the Essen University Clinic - this time not in the intensive care unit as with Corona, but in the department for pediatric oncology.
Since the Russian attack, healthcare in Ukraine has largely collapsed – and clinics in Germany are now primarily concerned with caring for Ukrainian children with cancer.
Kim Bjorn Becker
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"We try to find free beds for them," says Jochen Werner, the medical director of the hospital.
18 children from the Ukraine are currently being treated in Essen, some of whom have to be treated for radiation every day.
"It's good when family members are close by.
Making this logistically possible is another challenge of this crisis," says Werner.