Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Team Head For Ukraine To Set Up Mobile Hospital
Samaritan’s Purse is sending a medical team to Ukraine to be on the ground as the Russian military continues to attack the country. The U.S.-based charity, headed up by Franklin Graham, son of the legendary Billy Graham, has a wide range of ways it serves the community, but their disaster relief unit is a powerful witness of Jesus in action. Sending a DC-8 jet overseas, complete with 50 medical and non-medical staff, the team landed safely in Poland, and materials for the Emergency Field Hospital have been transported to Ukraine. “The Samaritan’s Purse team is now in the process of setting up the facility,” the charity said. “Based on recent assessments, it has been decided to increase the capacity of our Ukraine field hospital. We are planning for two operating rooms, with a capacity for 14 major surgeries or 30 minor surgeries per day. “There will be four wards, with 50 inpatient beds, and an emergency room that handles 100 patients per day. Also included are four intensive care uni