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Major renovation of the Children’s Diagnostic Center at Saint Nicholas Children’s Hospital

Renovation

Major renovation of the Children's Diagnostic Center at Saint Nicholas Children's Hospital

Project goal: Major overhaul
  • Project area:
    2500 m²
  • Number of beneficiaries:
    90,000 child patients and staff
  • Project partners:
    LEROY MERLIN Ukraine, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lviv IT Cluster and Wellbud
  • Solidarity budget:
    17.1 million
  • Project end date:
    December 2025
  • Project area:
    2500 m²
  • Number of beneficiaries:
    90,000 child patients and staff
  • Project partners:
    LEROY MERLIN Ukraine, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lviv IT Cluster and Wellbud
  • Solidarity budget:
    17.1 million
  • Project end date:
    December 2025
Context and Challenge

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the workload of the Saint Nicholas Children’s Diagnostic Center in Lviv has tripled: before the invasion, the center received more than 40,000 visits per year, while today the number has reached nearly 100,000 annually. Renovation therefore became critically important.

Just imagine: the Children’s Diagnostic Center receives up to 90,000 children every year, yet neither the children nor the staff previously had proper conditions. Today, thanks to our partners, scheduled examinations and consultations can take place in comfortable, fully equipped rooms. Children can also enjoy modern play areas

Oleh Samchuk
General Director of the First Medical Association of Lviv

I would like to thank all the donors who made an incredible gift to the community of Lviv. They brought a part of their hearts here, to children who are going through difficult circumstances. Among them are children injured during the war, displaced children, and children who need assistance due to various illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder

Andriy Sadovyi
Mayor of Lviv
Before
After
Before
After
Solidarity Contribution

The Solidarity charitable foundation, with the support of its strategic partner LEROY MERLIN Ukraine, fully renovated the first two floors and part of the third floor.

The renovation included major repairs of corridors, consultation rooms, and sanitary facilities, as well as the creation of a colorful children’s corner and comfortable waiting areas for patients and their parents.

We realized that this center needed the greatest support, and we decided to help the children who come here. We clearly understood that Lviv was experiencing an influx of children from different regions, so it felt natural for us to contribute

Matthieu-Marie Ardin
Head of the Solidarity Foundation

The total renovated area covers 2,500 square meters: three floors with 29 consultation rooms, where nearly 90,000 children from across Ukraine receive examinations and consultations every year.

The renovations were funded by donations from LEROY MERLIN Ukraine, the Solidarity Foundation, and Lviv IT Cluster. We are opening these premises so that children can receive treatment in comfortable conditions. This clinic is now receiving significantly more patients. In 2022, there were 48,000 patients; today the number is close to 100,000. Therefore, the level of comfort must be much higher. This is not only about renovations, but also about upgrading equipment

Oleh Samchuk

It is a great honor for me to be here today. This project is a very concrete example of how, starting from a real need, we can find an effective solution. It also reflects the values of LEROY MERLIN — helping where it is needed most, as well as building and rebuilding. Every time we take part in the opening of new projects — schools, centers, or hospitals — I feel immense pride. And every time the Solidarity Foundation reaches out to us, we are happy to respond. Together, we are capable of building not only walls, but also the future. That is my greatest source of pride. I would like to thank everyone for their care and commitment, and I sincerely hope that this center will be beneficial for children and their parents

Axelle Bernal
CEO of LEROY MERLIN Ukraine
Results and Impact

The center has become a modern, comfortable, and functional space where young patients receive high-quality medical care in safe and convenient conditions. A team of 46 highly qualified doctors now works there.

On the first floor we have registration, on the second floor consultation rooms, and on the third floor diagnostic facilities. We renovated the entrance, carried out façade works, and created children’s areas and mother-and-child rooms on every floor. We also added a hearing rehabilitation office

Marta Vrublevska
Head of the Children’s Diagnostic Center at St. Nicholas Hospital

There is a playroom — the child is interested, everything is colorful and comfortable. Everything we need is here. We book appointments in advance and come in, and it is very convenient

Maria Mydzhyn