THE DONSKAYA BOLNITSA (CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL) IN KRIVOY ROG

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CIA-RDP80T00246A046200470001-7
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December 22, 2016
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July 26, 2010
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December 30, 1958
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws. Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law. COUNTRY ( USSR) (Ukrainian SSR) DATE OF INFO. PLACE & DATE ACQ The Donskaya Bolnitsa in Krivoy Rog a/ All--; A A REPORT L DATE DISTR. NO. PAGES REFERENCES SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 50X1-HUM A report on the Donskaya Bolnitsa, a Soviet hospital E 33-21 The report contains a memory sketch of the hospital layout and information on the location, size, equipment, staff, salaries, working hours, morale, the care and treatment of tubercular patients, and the incidence of tuberculosis in the USSR. STATE I X ARMY X NAVY I X IR 1 FBI AEC 30 December 1998 0 0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 DANSKAYA BQ,NITSA, KRIVC ,Y ROG 2. cnera. Description e a o sa POUmkaya- district of th eastern out (R 47-55, E 33.'22). Th s hospital s d otion of e- mist of Health* r oosed of nine, one-?atory brick b a tent of tube o alar patients 0 been constructed brt the French a capacity, was reserved or those in ing the advanced stage of tuberculo 9O.-bed capacity, was de ignated for depending upon lrogreaa a stages of TLtberouloai a patients re assigned toI sketbbh of the ho Abases of the disease; d Building the ward designated fo those in on the .7.1 e hospital since t*l, Soto Goro , Lwae-ueFv-unree or 101 of emergency. OOUJ.d e crease to HaaDital Laboratory and Clinic was 1oca ed In e its of Krivoy-Rog oialized in the care and was under the jurie- a hospital compound was ings which allegedly an unknown date. (Refer tal layout, page 41 ), 50X1-HUM one of three buildings, e disease: Building At' ose patients experienc- e; Building B, 50-bed e primary and secondary 60-bed capacity, was oal condition. 200-bed capacity 50X1-HUM or 260 beds in times iborease the size of the new tuberculosis hospi- kilometers away, was 50X1-HUM 3. A ,tuberouloeia treatment clinic for ambulatory patients, and50X1-HUM a laboratory, were affiliated with the D? keys Boinitea were located one kilometer away from the hospital,,[ m a cry tZberoular patients who were employed were required to report doily to the clinic after work for treatment. Iidence of Tuberculosis in the USSR official Soviet government publications 50X1-HUM tgbsroular, based on s do rovided by clinics and laboratories; however, the doctors with 50X1-HUM ____________________claimed that . percent of the Soviet population had some form of- tuberculosis, active or arrested,, including bone tuberculosis, aiAd that over 50 percent of Soviet military personnel had been affected by the disease* stated that only ten percent of the Soviet population was Hospital Equipment, Staff. Salary and Morale The hospital equipment included one outdated,manu- factured X-ray machine ..in popr condition, and sever ultra- violet and other types.of"host lamps. The hospital had no C-O-N-FM-. I-D" &4 -T-I-A-L Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 - 3 - diathermy apparatus, new equipment, n auxiliary electricity --!generators for use in the event of p r- failure... Oxygen______.___ __ tanks were available, however there were no oxygen tents. Minor operations were performed in a small operating room equipped with instruments, sterile gloves, masks, etc. Major surgery was performed at another hospital in Krivoy Rog. 6. The hospital staff consisted of four doctors, one feldsher, and twenty nurses who were supervised by the feldsher. Ap- proximately a twenty additional workers were employed as char- women, laund ers, maintenance personnel, etc. The admin- istrative section of the hospital was located in a small building ding apart from the hospital wards. (See sketch, page ' 50X1-HUM The monthly salary for staff doctors was -1, 000 rubles, where- as the feldsher and the nurses received 700 rubles per month. 8. The daily work schedule for the nursing staff was 11 hours and for the doctors, six and one-half hours. 50X1-HUM the morale of the hospital staff was low and a -11 weeping for an improvement in their working conditions. 50X1-HUM There were frequent incidents of food theft, and hospital meals were generally badly prepared and insufficient in quan- tity. Treatment and Care of Tubercular Patients 9. the follows aily schedule for ambulatory 50X1-HUM tubercula pr ents of the D nekaya Bolnitsa: Patients were awakened at 0800 hours and at 0830 were served a break- fast which usually consisted of cereal with 10 to 15 grams of butter, . 200 grams of bread, and tea. Prom 0900 until 1200 hours, patients took walks in the hospital garden and then returned to the ward for the daily examinations by doctors and treatments as prescribed in each case. Treat- ments ranged from the administration of artificial pneumo- tho aax~..,,and X-ray therapy to the use of drugs such as strep- tomyye`cin, pens ins and a powdered medicine commonly re- ferred to as asks ? . 10. A type of borshoh coming potatoes, green vegetables, beans, chick peas and some pieces of most was usually served at the noonday meal. Occasionally rice or cereal with meat was substituted for the borshch. Tea and a fruit compote completed the meal. Prom 1400 until 1600 hours, all patients were required to rest in bed, after which there was a four-hour free period during which they could remain in bed or attempt some light diversion. After supper at 2000 hours, which usually consisted of a rice or cereal and most dish, tee, and fruit, the patients had a short recrea- tion period, then were required to retire at 2200 hours. C-O-N-P-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7 B+c*teh of Hospital Ocound Don$kga Bo rheas SriYO Rog Concrete and brick Perimur vall wwwww~ Morgue Building A Aiiiinii w tration Building I tcben Hui] ding C Dispensary Building B Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/26: CIA-RDP80T00246AO46200470001-7