Lyudmyla Lyatetska
Born
Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna Lyatetska

(1941-11-07)7 November 1941
Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Soviet Union
Died16 June 2020(2020-06-16) (aged 78)
Kherson, Ukraine
Occupation(s)Pediatrician, physician
Years active1965–2020
Awards

Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna Lyatetska (Ukrainian: Людмила Володимирівна Лятецька; 7 November 1941 – 16 June 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian pediatrician and physician. Hero of Ukraine (2009).

Biography

Lyatetska was born in the city of Simferopol in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,[1] on 7 November 1941.[2][3] She was a 1965 graduate of the Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky of Vernadsky CFU. Between 1965 and 1971, Lyatetska worked in healthcare institutions in Kherson as a otolaryngologist and later as deputy chief physician. From 1971 to 1981, she was the chief physician at the Central District Hospital in the village of Kalanchak in the Kherson Oblast.[1][4]

She became chief physician of the Kherson Children's Regional Hospital in May 1981.[1][4] From 1985 to 1998, Llyatetska worked as chair of the Kherson regional branch of the Children's Fund of Ukraine.[2] She was also deputy chair of the Council of Chief Physicians of the Kherson Oblast and a deputy of the regional council of two convocations.[1] Lyatetska was chair of the standing commission on health and social protection.[3] She was a proxy for the presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election in Ukraine's 185th electoral district in the Kherson Oblast.[1]

Lyatetska worked to better the quality of specialised care for children in Kherson Oblast, better the material base of the hospital, equip it with modern medical and diagnostic equipment, and oversaw the building of a neonatal centre. She was a contributor to the development of cardiac surgery, immunology, medical genetics, pediatrics neurosurgery and orthopedics.[3] Lyatetska was also a contributor to the organising of specialised care for newborns and the creation of a system for its provision at both the district and regional levels, the introduction of new modern technologies in the process of treating and diagnosis. She oversaw a reduction in morality and infant morality and prioritised the provision of specialised assistance to rural residents, primarily in Kalanchak.[5]

She was the author of the book Organization of neurological care for children in the Kherson region in 1995, Mistress of a large house in 1998, co-wrote Medical care for children in the Kherson region in terms of reforming the industry (for 2000–2004) in 2004 and co-authored Experience of watermelon pulp application in complex treatment of secondary chronic pyelonephritis in children and Experience in the use of immunoglobulins in the treatment of neuroinfections in newborns in 2006.[2] She retired from work in June 2015 and died on 16 June 2020. Lyatetska was buried at Komyshan Cemetery.[1] Tributes to her were paid at St. Catherine's Cathedral, Kherson.[5]

Awards

She received multiple state awards for her work. In 1976, Lyatetska received the Order of the Badge of Honour;[3] the Badge "Excellence in Health Care" in 1978;[1] the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1986;[3] and the Merited Healthcare Worker of Ukraine "For significant contribution to the development of health care, the introduction of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment, high professional skills" in 1996.[6] Lyatetska was given an Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "for significant personal contribution to the development of the health care system, organization and provision of medical care, introduction of new methods of diagnosis and treatment, high professionalism and conscientious work" in 1999;[7] the Diploma of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in 2002.[3]

In 2003, she received the Gratitude of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; "Laureate of the Rating" of the International Academic Rating of Popularity "Golden Fortune" in 2004; and Diploma of the Presidium of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine for winning second place in the All-Ukrainian competition for the best collective agreement for 2007.[3] She was made a Hero of Ukraine by president Viktor Yanukovych "for outstanding personal merits before the Ukrainian state in the development of health care, the introduction of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment, many years of dedicated work" in August 2009.[8] Lyateska was an honorary citizen of Kherson.[3]

Legacy

Sergey Yanovsky of Holos Ukrayiny wrote of Lyatetska: "she was also an extremely interesting interlocutor, who never avoided the opportunity to share the wisdom of life, to give good advice from the pages of the Voice of Ukraine, local publications."[9] In June 2021, a granite bas-relief memorial plaque was dedicated to Lyateska and unveiled at the main entrance of the Kherson Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна (07.11.1941 – 16.06.2020)" [Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna (November 7, 1941 – June 16, 2020)] (in Ukrainian). Heroes of Ukraine. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Richter, SM (2017). "Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна" [Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна" [Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna] (in Ukrainian). Kalanchak territorial community. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна" [Lyetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna]. Who is who in the Kherson region. Outstanding compatriots 2005 (in Ukrainian). Who is Who. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 Nadiya, Kukhta (June 2020). "Надзвичайна втрата для Херсонщини: пішла з життя видатна лікарка Людмила Лятецька" [Extraordinary loss for Kherson region: outstanding doctor Lyudmyla Lyatetska died] (in Ukrainian). Nova Kakhovka. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Про присвоєння почесних звань України медичним працівникам Указ Президента України від 15.01.1996 № 59/96" [About assignment of honorary titles of Ukraine to medical workers Decree of the President of Ukraine of 15.01.1996 № 59/96] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 15 January 1996. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Про нагородження медичних працівників Почесною грамотою Кабінету Міністрів України Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 15.11.1999 № 2090" [On awarding medical workers with the Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 15.11.1999 № 2090] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 15 November 1999. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Про присвоєння Л. Лятецькій звання Герой України Указ Президента України від 21.08.2009 № 669/2009" [On awarding L. Lyatetska the title of Hero of Ukraine Decree of the President of Ukraine dated 21.08.2009 № 669/2009] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Yanovsky, Sergey (19 June 2020). "Янгол-охоронець дітлахів завершив земні турботи" [The guardian angel of the children completed the earthly cares]. Holos Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "У Херсоні відкрили меморіальну дошку герою України Людмилі Лятецькій" [A memorial plaque to the hero of Ukraine Lyudmila Lyatetskaya was unveiled in Kherson]. New Day (in Ukrainian). June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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