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Theme 4
AT THE POLYCLINIC
Health services in Russia are represented by state, municipal and
private medical units. Medical preventive units representing state and
municipal health services include a wide range of medical institutions:
hospitals, specialized hospitals, clinics, outpatient clinic, medical
institutions of maternity and child protection, medical institutions of
urgent and emergency aid, sanatorium and health resorts.
Outpatient medical units are divided into five groups according to
the number of patients they can provide with medical care in one shift:
local, district, municipal, regional hospitals and polyclinics. To
receive medical care free of charge a person is to obtain the certificate
of obligatory medical insurance. This certificate is given to each
Russian citizen regardless of gender and age.
Polyclinic is a medical preventive institution aimed to provide
population with diseases’ preventive measures, medical aid at home,
diagnostic services and examinations of temporary disability. In
general, responsibilities of any policlinic are centered on prevention,
prophylaxis and treatment of diseases among local people. People are
assigned to the polyclinic according to the place they live, work or
study and have their personal ‘patient’s card’ containing information
about their visits to doctors, results of laboratory tests and other
relevant information.
According to the age criteria there are polyclinics for children (up
to fourteen years old) and for adults. Polyclinics have their own
laboratories, X-ray rooms; physiotherapy, surgery and dental
departments. Each polyclinic has a number of general practitioners
(therapeutists), doctors specialized in some particular medical field
(e.g. allergists, oculists, neuropathologists, surgeons etc.) and attached
nurses.
To receive medical care at polyclinic one should be registered
there. This can be done by phone, personally or through the Internet.
To register means to provide information about yourself and to book
the date and time of visiting the doctor according to the polyclinic’s
timetable.
A therapeutist working day consists of consultation hours and
home visits. While consulting a therapeutist asks patients about any