Ambulance donated as part of OSF HealthCare-led effort moved to the frontlines in Ukraine

PEORIA – An OSF ambulance delivered to Ukraine in early April has been moved to the front lines as the need for ambulances in the war-torn country continues to grow. On March 29th, an Advanced Medical Transport ambulance filled with supplies donated by AMT and OSF HealthCare left Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for Ukraine. The ambulance made its way into Ukraine in early April where it was assigned to work in Kyiv, the nation’s capital. According to Ukrainian officials, during the past three months it has been used at a cardiac hospital transporting critical ill patients in need of life saving care. That changed in early July when the ambulance was reassigned. It has now been moved to the Kharkiv region in the northeastern part of Ukraine, which is under constant attack from Russian missiles and rockets. By early August three more Illinois ambulances will be operating in Ukraine.