MEDICAL SERVICES REPORTED IMPROVING

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 853
• Publication Date: November 17, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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7ne l^ aiui u icharbako ski .?aycu Pablic ?. o lth act-
ing a serieeof uv oompetitiona aimed at improving the standards of medical workers.
To date, the Bhcharbekovskiy department has eh wn the better progress. Several
child medical care institutions have been unified. For example, Polyclinic bo'2,
Consultation Clinic No 66, and Child Welfare Center No 202 have been unified with
the First Children's Hospital. A blood-transfusion unit has been organized at
Polyclinic No 53, and a functional diagnosis unit has been organized at-Polyclinic
No 77.
The bnybyshev Oblast rural medical network celebrated the 32d anniversary
of the Great October Socialist Revolution by expanding its facilities. There
are now an additional 10 dentistry units and 12 clinical diagnosis laboratories.
Kharkov Gblaa' medical workers are also sharing in the festivities oocaeioned
1`y the anniversary of the Great October Revolution. Thay have completed several
modern maternity homes in the villages of Salinino, Chernetchi.na, and Andreyeva,
Borovekiy Rayon. An additional 36 buildings are being prepared for maternity
purposes.
Leading workmen at the Chemicopharmaceutical Factory in Riga have developed
a new technological process for the production of glycerophoaphate. As a result,
production has been doubled. Excellent results weze obtained by improving the
electrolyuie process In the manufacture of calcium.gluconate. Other efficiency
measures made it possible to increase the production of medicinal terpin hydrate
by 12 percent.
The Leningrad Chemicopharmaceutical Institute has renewed a trr.ining pro-
gram with acne changes which will soon result in better qualified workers for
the chemicopharmaceutical industries. There are two new faculties: engineer-
t.eci.tio3.ogists and . glievi'-micr-obiolcg mac. In Additicn thc: c ..ro eight .^. _
chairs equipped with modern laboratories.
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receive the beet of medical care free of charge. There are 77 hospitals,
78 polyclinics, and more than 500 other medical establishments. Recently,
construction has been started on 22 new rural hospitals, two laboratories and
five X-ray stations. The system of comminity building has beer utilized to
renovate completely many houpital Fled medical buildings and all have been pre-
pared for winter operation. Preparations are being completed for the conatruc-
Many new medical establishments are being built in Hhustekly Okrug. The
new 35-bed hospital being completed at Vyshkova brings the total of medical
establishments in this village up to three. Community building projects are
responsible for the complete modernizatiot of a building to be used as a
hospital for the inhabitants of the 'Novo Zhittyae and "Radyena'kiy Prikordon
nik" farms of the Agricultural Artel imeni Stalin. The inhabitants of the
Dragovskiy Artel imeni Molotov have been working hard to expand the medical.
network. Two new buildings, which are being built, will eventually incroaue
First State Searing Factory imeni L. M. %aganovich, Moscow. It broadcasts
regularly twice daily, stressing sanitation and antiepidemic measures.
The staff of the Leningrad Pharmaceutical Institute conducted a series of
expeditions during the summer vacations to st+ndy the flora of Leningrad Oblast.
The principal purpose r'ae to determine the type and number of medicinc.l plants
which exist in this Oblast.
Prof N. A. Al'bov has been relieved of b'_s duties a. chief therapist of
the Ministry of Public Health USSR. The vacancy has been filled by Prof P. Ye.
Lukomekiy.
Prof B. A. Petrov has been relieved of his duties as chief surgeon of the
Ministry of Public Health USSR. Doctor of Medical Sciences V. I. Struchkov, has
been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Prof V. P. Mikhaylov has been replaced by Doctor of Y--dical Sciences P. A.
Peloshapko as chief obstetrician of the Ministry of Public Health USSR. This
shift was necessary to relieve Prof Mikhaylov of some of his work load and to
permit him to consolidate his energies.
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