Healthcare in St. Petersburg

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• St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center (St. Petersburg IAC)
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Transition of medical institutions to EMIAS

Main article: Transition of medical institutions of St. Petersburg to EMIAS

Coronavirus COVID-19 in St. Petersburg

Main article: Coronavirus COVID-19 in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region

2024

The budget for the purchase of medical equipment will be ₽3,82 billion

In St. Petersburg, ₽3,82 billion were allocated for the program for the modernization of primary health care in 2024. Of this amount, ₽1,65 billion came from the federal budget, and ₽2,17 billion from the city. Information about the budget was released in October 2024.

According to Spbdnevnik, within the framework of this program in 2024, St. Petersburg polyclinics received 1,021 units of new medical equipment, which is 192 units more than a year earlier. By the end of 2024, it is planned to commission another 23 pieces of equipment for which contracts have already been concluded.

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Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov emphasized the success of the implementation of the program for the modernization of primary health care, initiated by the President of Russia. In the course of its implementation, more than 150 clinics have already been modernized, several thousand units of various medical equipment have been purchased, including high-tech and expensive ones. Among the purchased equipment are endoscopes, X-rays, ultrasound, CT and MRI devices.

In addition to the purchase of equipment, repair work was carried out at 37 healthcare facilities in 2024. Contracts were signed for another 24 objects, the repair of which is planned to be completed by the end of the year.

The program for the modernization of primary health care is being implemented in St. Petersburg from 2021 under the personal control of Governor Alexander Beglov. On behalf of the President of Russia, it will last until 2025. One of the key results of the program should be to increase the availability of diagnostic studies in an outpatient setting.

Our task is to make them as effective as possible, equipped and accessible to citizens, - said Governor Alexander Beglov, speaking of polyclinics as the "face" of healthcare.

The implementation of the modernization program is already yielding tangible results. For example, a new ambulance station was opened in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg, which significantly improved the availability of emergency medical care for residents of the district.^[1]

The budget for health care in St. Petersburg in 2025 will grow by 15% to ₽343 billion

In St. Petersburg in October 2024, at a meeting of the city government chaired by Governor Alexander Beglov, the draft budget for 2025 and the planning period 2026-2027 were approved. According to the document, healthcare spending in 2025 will increase by 15% and reach ₽343 billion.

According to the press service of the administration of the governor of St. Petersburg, the financing of the program "Development of health care in St. Petersburg" will amount to ₽222 billion, which is 15% of the total expenditures of the city budget. An additional ₽121 billion will be allocated for the development of medical infrastructure within the framework of the Targeted Investment Program.

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Governor Alexander Beglov noted that St. Petersburg is one of the leading regions in terms of key indicators in the healthcare sector. He stressed the need for constant work to improve the quality and accessibility of medical care for city residents.

An important aspect of health financing is the budget of the Territorial Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (TFCMI). In 2025, it will amount to almost ₽170 billion, an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is planned that by 2027 the budget of the TFCMI will reach ₽186 billion.

The bulk of TFCMI 's income will be provided by the subvention of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund. In addition, an additional ₽20,3 billion will be received from the budget of St. Petersburg in 2025. The fund will receive another ₽10,8 billion for the treatment of patients from other regions of Russia in the city.

All TFCMI funds will be used to provide free medical care. In 2025, the costs of the compulsory medical insurance program will grow by 5.1% and amount to ₽157,8 billion. An additional ₽230 million will be allocated for the purchase and repair of medical equipment, as well as for improving the professional level of medical workers.^[2][3]

Moscow and St. Petersburg agreed to cooperate on the implementation of IT systems in medical organizations

At the end of February 2024, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov signed an agreement on the digitalization of healthcare in the Northern capital. One of the directions of this partnership involves the introduction of the Moscow Unified Medical Information and Analytical System (EMIAS) in St. Petersburg medical institutions. Read more here.

Petersburg allocated 2.4 billion rubles for the overhaul of hospitals. This is half the promised

Petersburg allocated 2.4 billion rubles for the overhaul of hospitals in the city in 2024. This is 1 billion rubles more than in 2023, the press service of the governor's administration said on January 10, 2024.

At the same time, in the draft city budget, published on the website of the head of the region, it was supposed to spend almost two more funds for these purposes - 4.36 billion rubles, the Medical Bulletin newspaper notes.

Petersburg allocated 2.4 billion rubles for the overhaul of hospitals in the city in 2024

As part of the renewal of St. Petersburg medical institutions in 2024, it is planned to complete the overhaul of the catering unit of the City Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 2, the 4th surgical department of the City Hospital No. 14, the dialysis department of the Alexander Hospital, premises, roofs and engineering networks of Psychiatric Hospital No. 1, premises of the 1st infectious-boxed department of the Children's City Hospital of St. Olga, 12th infectious diseases department of the Filatov Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 5, the operating unit of the City Perinatal Center No. 1 and the premises for the placement of MRI in the Clinical Rheumatology Hospital No. 25. It is also planned to repair the premises of the 3rd surgical department at the Hospital for War Veterans.

In addition, the premises of the clinical and diagnostic express laboratory and the immunological laboratory with a PCR diagnostic unit will be repaired at the Janelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. Also, the research institute will complete the overhaul of the transition from the old building to the new building.

On behalf of the President, we are implementing a program for the modernization of primary health care - we are repairing clinics, equipping them with modern equipment. We buy new cars for ambulance stations. We are systematically working on the digitalization of healthcare - we are creating new services, increasing their availability and convenience. In 2024, the allocation of funds for the overhaul of health care institutions was significantly increased, - said the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov.[4]

2023

Petersburg creates a single information service in the field of health care

Petersburg creates a single information service in the field of health care. The vice-governor of the city Stanislav Kazarin announced this in mid-November 2023.

In St. Petersburg, several information medical systems, respectively, are a big task in 2024 - the unification of this support. This will create a single information space, simplify the formation of a single medical electronic card and interaction between medical institutions, including federal ones, "Kazarin said on the sidelines of one of the forums in St. Petersburg.

Petersburg creates a single information service in the field of health care

According to him, most of the urban services being developed are seasonal in nature. Thus, by November 2023, the resource is the most popular, which shows free places in kindergartens, but when snow falls, the St. Petersburg cleaning service will already be in demand.

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation believes that the fragmentation of InformSystems does not make it possible to create a single digital health care circuit. According to the Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Pavel Pugachev (oversees the digitalization of medicine in the department), previous attempts to solve the problem of the "patchwork" were not effective enough: the systems of regions and departments are "weakly connected with each other," each InformSystem contains only "data fragments," in addition, the data are duplicated.

The creation of a single information service in the healthcare sector in St. Petersburg is carried out as part of the city's digital transformation strategy. According to the publication "Vedomosti North-West," due to digitalization, more than 250 services were created in St. Petersburg, which cover education, construction, transport, health care, as well as tourism, sports, culture and a number of other areas. The total volume of the program, taking into account infrastructure investments, costs of information protection and data storage, will amount to 15-16 billion rubles in 2022-24. rubles.^[5]

The court confirmed the violation of competition in the construction of a single medical IT system in St. Petersburg

On October 30, 2023, the Thirteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal confirmed the fact of violation of competition in procurement for the formation of a digital health care circuit in St. Petersburg in 2019-2020. Read more here.

Hospitals and clinics in St. Petersburg are transferred to a single IT system

Hospitals and clinics in St. Petersburg are being transferred to a single IT system. This was reported in the city committee for informatization and communications on October 23, 2023. Read more here.

Petersburg will spend 426.7 million rubles on the launch of 26 subsystems for Uniform State Health Information System

On August 31, 2023, the State Order Committee St. Petersburg announced a tender for the development of the Regional Fragment of the Unified state Information System in the Field (health care Uniform State Health Information System) project in 2023-2024. The initial contract price is 426.7 million. rubles

In accordance with the published documentation, the contractor will have to audit the means of information protection, as well as finalize and prepare 26 subsystems for commissioning. This is, in particular, the "Automated workplace of the telephone service center operator," "Integrated electronic medical record," "Exchange of instrumental research data," "Appointment service," "Health Care Queue Management," "Patient Index," "Access Control Service," "Information Protection System," "Telemedicine," "Rehabilitation," "Electronic Medical Record of a Resident of St. Petersburg - Oncological," "Storage and selection of clinical recommendations," "Monitoring of pregnant women," "Organization of work with citizens' appeals in medical organizations," etc.

St. George's Hospital in St. Petersburg

When performing contract work, data previously accumulated in information systems must be stored and provided to users. In this case, the requirements for protecting information from unauthorized access must be met. The Contractor is forbidden to transfer to third parties the data used in the implementation of the project and information on the nature of the work performed. Software being developed or upgraded should not contain undeclared capabilities and known information security vulnerabilities.

Work within the framework of the tender must be completed by the end of 2024. The Contractor shall "ensure that there are no violations of the exclusive, copyright and related rights of third parties when implementing technical, software, organizational and other solutions."^[6]

2022: The diagnosis of "lung cancer" in St. Petersburg began to be made 17% less often

In 2022, 1549 residents of St. Petersburg were diagnosed with lung cancer, which is slightly more than a year earlier (1534 cases), but significantly - by 17% - less in comparison with 2020. Vadim Pishchik, deputy head physician for surgery of the city clinical oncology dispensary, spoke about this at the end of June 2023. Read more here.

2021

The number of daily visitors to the portal "Health of St. Petersburg" increased to 300 thousand visitors per day

By the end of 2021, the number of daily visitors to the personal account on the Health of St. Petersburg portal increased to 300 thousand visitors per day. Up to 60 thousand people a day were registered for vaccination, which is 2 times higher than the figure for the summer months of 2021. Netrika Medicine announced this on January 18, 2022. Read more here.

Leningrad region buys CT scanners for 679 million rubles

In early June 2021, it became known state orders for the supply of 17 computed tomography scanners to medical institutions of the Leningrad Region for a total amount of 678.5 million rubles. Read more here.

6 priority goals of healthcare transformation in St. Petersburg are identified

In St. Petersburg, priority goals have been formed for the transformation of the Healthcare direction by 2030. This was announced on April 12, 2021 in the press service of the vice-governor of the city Stanislav Kazarin.

Thus, priority areas were designated:

• 1. Unified Medical Information Environment
• 2. Making medical decisions based on data using artificial intelligence
• 3. Stable financial support for healthcare facilities
• 4. Support the development of new technologies in the field of medicine and pharmacology
• 5. Development of the regulatory framework
• 6. Guaranteed access to reliable health information for 97% of the population

The priority goals of the transformation of health care in St. Petersburg are outlined

The start of the development of a regional strategy for the digital transformation of the health care system was announced in January 2021. It is planned to complete the development by September 1, 2021.

According to Yevgeny Shlyakhto, Director General of the National Medical Research Center named after V. A. Almazov, a single strategy should be based on common goals that will make it possible to formulate one clear development task for the industry in the interests of patients, doctors, hospitals and the state. At the same time, "the main thing is to ensure the safety and timeliness of medical care," he stressed.

In general, the digital transformation, announced by the President of the Russian Federation in July 2020 as one of the national goals, should become the main direction for work in the next 10 years, said the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Stanislav Kazarin. According to him, the goals formulated by experts are able to bring the healthcare sector of St. Petersburg to the next qualitative level.

The beginning of the digital transformation of healthcare in St. Petersburg

In mid-January 2021, the authorities of St. Petersburg announced the beginning of digital transformations of the city health care system.

We begin to develop a regional strategy for the digital transformation of the health care system. This will also affect the public administration system. We must improve the activities of medical organizations, relying on modern digital technologies, - said the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov (quoted by the press service of Smolny) at a meeting of the Interdepartmental City Coordination Council to counter the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in St. Petersburg.

Meeting of the Interdepartmental City Coordination Council to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection in St. Petersburg

According to Beglov, digital transformation has been identified by the president Russia Vladimir Putin as one of the country's national development goals. Until September 1, 2021, all entities must approve their regional models for key sectors of the economy, social sphere and public administration.

The head of St. Petersburg noted that when the coronavirus pandemic began, "everything had to be done for the first time," since there were no ready-made medical strategies.

The task was to quickly organize interaction between federal, city and private medical institutions, work with the scientific medical community and industry. We built this work. But it's time to get away from a lot of different headquarters, "he said.

One of the components of the digital transformation of the St. Petersburg medical system was the creation of a single digital circuit in healthcare based on Uniform State Health Information System. The purpose of this project is to ensure that each health worker has his own computerized workplace equipped with a specialized medical information system in which all documentation and all cases of assistance are recorded.^[7]

1992

Folk healer treats infertility, St. Petersburg, 1992.

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