Tragic days in Klaipeda: 4 medical deaths from coronavirus reported

The Klaipeda Republican Hospital reported on its Facebook account that the COVID-19 infection claimed the lives of up to three workers:

“The COVID-19 disease claimed the lives of the employees of the Republican Hospital in Klaipėda: Sigita Januškienė, Irena Kontrimienė and Viačeslav Cepajev.

Nurse Irena Kontrimienė worked in the Psychiatry section of RKL, Department of Women. In the memory of her colleagues, she will remain a professional, energetic, sensitive, hard-working and caring nurse who generously shared her warmth and kindness, found a word of comfort for everyone, gave her smiles, creating warmth and good humor. around her.

The psychiatric branch also lost another of its employees, Vyacheslav Cepayev, who worked as an assistant in the Department of Acute Psychiatry. Vyacheslav was highly appreciated by colleagues and patients as a good, responsible person and an employee with a great sense of humor.

Nurse Sigita Januškienė worked in the Skuodas section of the Klaip Hospitalda Republican Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine.

Throughout the nurse’s work, Sigita’s hands touched people’s pains. His words and deeds brought relief, hope, and healing to the patients. His smile brought light, radiated warmth and comfort. Not counting working hours, fulfilling your duty in difficult circumstances.

In the memory of her colleagues, Sigita is sincere, open, usually communicative, capable of creating situations that made her not only smile but also quit smoking …

We also sadly remember Algirdas Narinkevičius, the long-term head of the Psychiatry branch, whose life was killed by the coronavirus in early January.

Those who have gone to eternity will remain in our hearts, leaving the Memory of themselves in works, things, photographs, memories. Dear colleagues, may the road of eternity be long for you …

We share our pain and our deepest condolences to our relatives, the Klaipėda Republican Hospital community, the branches of Psychiatry and Skuodas ”.

The hospital announced the death of V. Vasiliauskas, a doctor at the Hospital de Marineros, in a Facebook account on the social network.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that today, January 27, 2021, we have lost a colleague, cardiologist Vytautas Vasiliauskas. However, after a long and tenacious fight, he lost the battle against the coronavirus.

A 63-year-old colleague spent a third of his life at Klaip Hospitalda Seamen’s Hospital.

After studying at the Kaunas Medical Institute, Vytautas embarked on a significant social and professional path.

Vytautas was a deputy of the first Klaipeda City Council.

For many years she worked at the Klaipėda Republican Hospital, was its chief physician, worked as an anesthesiologist, cardiologist and since 2000 has linked her professional career with our hospital.

The professionalism of the doctor was repeatedly appreciated not only by the head of the hospital, but also by the Minister of Health, he was loved by patients and colleagues.

We express our deepest condolences to his sister, to all the people who knew and appreciated Vytautas.

Klaipeda Sailors Hospital Community Management “

This is no longer the first doctor at Klaipeda Seamen’s Hospital, whose life died from COVID-19 infection.

Two weeks ago, the death of the gastroenetrologist Valdas Kuolas, a doctor at the same Klaipėda Marine Hospital, was announced. On the night of January 12, the extinct doctor was 67 years old.