An empty infectious disease hospital in Vilnius will be sold soon, although it could accept COVID-19 patients | Deal

The former infectious disease hospital, hidden among the pine trees of Žvėrynas, will soon have guests. The former hospital, called one of the last pearls on the capital’s real estate market, will be auctioned along with 2 acres in a prestigious location.

Buildings are likely to collapse

It is true that the temporary sale of the hospital for sale has been temporarily reopened due to the spread of COVID-19. If the number of infected people increases to the point where there is no more room for hospitals.

However, six former hospital buildings and other buildings are likely to collapse, and some have been a long time since anyone set foot.

The situation in the main building of the old hospital is not so bad, and patients could be accommodated even now if only the beds were available. The hospital was evacuated along with all the furniture.

If the spread of the coronavirus in Vilnius becomes uncontrollable, the former infectious disease hospital could help. It is true that this case should at least temporarily suspend the sales process. There were such considerations.

Communications are completely spent

How 15 minutes said Tom Bagdon, a spokesman for Property Bank, which is selling, the complex was inspected during the first wave of COVID-19 to verify its applicability to infected patients. To do this, the municipality must contact the Property Bank to stop the sale process.

“But the idea has been abandoned due to the necessary investment in communications, they are completely spent,” he said.

Looking around the entire area, you can see that most of the buildings are in deplorable condition with forged windows, so their fate is clear. Inside the picture is better: the rest of the plumbing, some repairs, plastic windows.

The Property Bank took over the entire complex from the Ministry of Health in the spring of this year, with the first auction scheduled for this year or early 2021.

The sale price will be higher

The government decree establishes that the preliminary income from this facility is $ 3,433 million. but the exact price will be clarified after an independent valuation of the assets.

It is estimated that the final price may be significantly higher. For comparison, the old nearby children’s hospital on the banks of the Neris in Žvėrynas was sold for 4.4 million LTL in November last year. Eur, but there the area is less than one hectare.

The funds received for this complex will be used for the construction of the Pediatric Building of the Santara Clinics of the Vilnius University Hospital.

Kaunas went the other way

The Kaunas municipality behaved quite differently. The Kulautuva sanatorium has been inactive for three years and it was also planned to be sold.

Although the building has not been used for 3 years, the condition of the main premises is good. According to the Kaunas municipality, a lot of work has been done in a short time: the accesses have been renewed, the pedestrian paths and the rainwater system have been renewed, and the lighting of the territory has been installed. The entire hospital environment is managed, the roof in poor condition is swept and the beds are transported.

“The interior of the hospital will be adapted for the treatment of infectious patients. A special partition system was installed for the passage of personnel in the corridors, preventing the spread of the virus, ”announces the municipality of Kaunas.

It is planned to use the Litexpo exhibition center in Vilnius if more places for infected patients are needed.