page_title: Skanste
section_title: Healthcare facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Skanste / Infrastructure / Healthcare facilities
caption_attribution_description: Latviešu: VC4 dermatologijas klinika
context_page_description: Skanste is a neighbourhood located in the center of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and is currently becoming its most modern part. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the Daugava, bordering with the Sarkandaugava, Brasa, Centrs, and Pētersala-Andrejsala neighborhoods.
  Skanste is considered part of the compact center of Riga. The neighborhood's central traffic artery is Skanstes Street, but the area is delineated by Pulkveža Brieža, Hanzas, Vesetas and Duntes streets, as well as Ganību dambis, and the railroad.
  The area that for decades was allotted for kitchen garden plots, has now been developed to include office towers, sports infrastructure complexes and residential buildings. Next to the historical heart of Riga and its so-called "quiet center", Skanste is developing as a contemporary neighborhood, attractive both to city residents and entrepreneurs and fosters Riga's competitiveness regionally and in the European context. Skanste continues to grow and there are several plans that will be implemented in the coming years.
context_section_description: Emergency medical services
  The Riga Regional Emergency Medical Services Center is located right next to the Skanste neighborhood and provides emergency services 24/7. It is located at Duntes iela 8. 
  ORTO Clinic
  The only private Baltic center specializing in the treatment of back, shoulder, elbow, knee, foot and foot joint problems, as well as rheumatological diseases, and providing physical therapy and rehabilitation.  The clinic is located at Bukultu iela 1a.
  Traumatology and Orthopedics Hospital
  
  The hospital offers a round-the-clock emergency medical care for trauma to or disease of muscles and bones. 24/7 emergency services are provided by surgeons, anaesthesiologists, intensive care and other specialists.   The hospital is located at Duntes iela 22. 
  Dermatology Clinic of Health Center 4
  
  The largest Latvian clinic of this type, providing a variety of consultations and services by doctors and specialists. It is located at Skanstes iela 50, 3rd floor.  
  Multifunctional medical center
  
  In the fall of 2018, the construction was begun on the largest private Latvian multifunctional medical center. The center will offer a full range of services by the best local and foreign doctors, using state-of-the-art medical equipment including the Da Vinci robot, the only one in Latvia, with whose help the most complicated operations can be performed. The facility will also include the first private maternity clinic in Latvia. About 200 doctors will work at the new clinic, which will provide a total of 700 jobs.
  The clinic will make it possible for patients to solve all of their medical problems under one roof, using the most effective diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation technology. It is projected that every year, approximately 1000 women will give birth, up to 7000 surgeries and 1200 artificial insemination procedures will take place at the new hospital.
  The building is constructed to meet the specific needs of the multifunctional medical facility. €36 million will be invested in its development, with the center becoming fully functional by early 2020. It is projected that it will serve about 250,000 patients annually.
caption: Dermatology Clinic of Health Center 4
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