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No matter how healthy you are today, there is always a grim possibility that an accident, injury or illness could lend you in a Ukrainian hospital tomorrow. An foreigners unfamiliar with the local hospitals may be socked by some fairly significant differences between the Western medical establishment and the Ukrainian health care system.
Here are things to keep in mind
 You will likely be in the hospital for longer than you think is necessary. Western hospitals tend to discharge the patients before the cast is even dry, Ukrainian hospitals expect patients to remain the hospitals to “rest” even though their symptoms have long since passed.
 Don’t expect the hospitals to provide all you necessities. To say the hospitals are under funded is a major understatement. Many hospitals no longer feed patients or even provide medicine. Families are expected to bring in those things. For a comfortable hospital stay, be prepared to bring more than slippers and a magazine. Other items that are not provided include toilet paper, soap shampoo, lotion, towels and bedclothes. It is also helpful to bring a mobile phone because most hospitals rooms do not come equipped with telephones. For entertainment, consider getting a Walkman or Discman, plenty of books or magazines or cards or other games.
 Be prepared to ask questions and bring a translator if necessary. Herbal remedies and non-tradition methods are very popular in Ukraine Remember that you must take responsibilities for you own health