MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) – There is a need for an overhaul in the healthcare system of Minsk, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Minsk Children's Clinical Hospital No.2 on 19 June, BelTA has learned.
“We will look into the prospects of the city to put things right in its healthcare. The healthcare in Minsk is the worst in the country. Minsk lags behind the regions in terms of healthcare,” stressed Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Chief Physician Larisa Sechko briefed the president on the hospital's treatment practices, assistance to patients with various diseases and complex surgeries. The head of state was assured that patients with other diseases were not overlooked because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Plans are in place to expand the children's hospital to improve comprehensive medical care. The old building will be transformed to provide assistance as part of other healthcare institutions. The head of state urged that the issue needs to be considered carefully. “Of course, children come first. This issue, however, needs an optimal solution,” stressed Aleksandr Lukashenko.
The head of state visited several hospital units, the intensive care unit, the diabetes school and the isotope laboratory and got familiar with the hospital infrastructure. The president also talked to young patients and their parents and gave presents to the children.
Minsk Children's Clinical Hospital No.2 is a 212-bed facility that features hemodialysis, hyperbaric oxygenation, outpatient endocrinology, consultation and diagnostic, physical therapy, reception, ultrasonic and functional diagnostics, central sterilization units, clinical diagnostic, microbiological and isotope laboratories, ian nterdistrict endoscopic office, an X-ray cabinet, and an dentist office.
In addition to inpatient care, the hospital provides assistance to outpatients of the city and the country as a whole. Three national centers operate at the facility to provide treatment to patients with severe diseases: nephrology and substitutive renal therapy, urology, endocrinology.
