Pripyat Hospital

I’ll keep the Ukraine photo theme going.  I don’t know about you, but I keep watching and reading everything I can find about the war in Ukraine.  I’m so sad about what’s happening and mad at the Russian government for doing it. 

I took these photos (pre-war) inside the abandoned hospital in the city of Pripyat, Ukraine.  This city is inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and a few miles from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Surgical Room

Hospital supply room

Optical Exam Room

I don’t know what this hospital bed was for

Baby nursery

Another nursery room in the OB department

Chernobyl Surgical Suite

It’s hard to believe it has been two years since our Chernobyl trip.  We planned to go back this October, but that isn’t going to happen.  No shock there, since 2020 is messed up from top to bottom. 

I took this photo in the Pripyat Hospital, which is a few miles from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. 

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Cell Block 3 – Hospital Department

In 1880, Eastern State Penitentiary’s Cell Block 3 was converted into the “Hospital Department” for the prison which included about 20 cells.  They tried to take care of all injuries and illness here to avoid transporting an inmate to a local hospital.  They had different types of physicians rotate through Cell Block 3 to perform a number of different surgeries, procedures and services.  Can you imagine having surgery in this environment???  You can see a picture of the surgery room below.  Cell Block 3 was in use for this purpose until the prison closed in 1970. 

By The Way, I appreciate everyone who faithfully views the blog.  I know you have many competing and important things in your life.  So the fact you take some time to read by little blog doesn’t go unnoticed by me.  Thanks.

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Operating Room