The Ministry of Health of Kuzbass explained what is happening with the infectious department of the children's hospital in Novokuznetsk

Parents of children from Novokuznetsk and neighboring cities appealed to the governor of Kuzbass with a request not to close the infectious department of the Malakhovsky Children's Hospital on 65 Petrakov Street. This is evidenced by correspondence published on social networks.

According to the applicants, the office is planned to close from December 30. They note that the hospital recently completed expensive repairs, working professional team.

"So many times have doctors saved our children's lives!" the parents wrote.

They also recall the task of improving the demographic situation and ask for funding.

In response, the Ministry of Health of Kuzbass explained that we are talking about closing only the infectious disease department. In Novokuznetsk, specialized assistance is provided by more modern and better equipped hospitals - Novokuznetsk City Clinical Infectious Disease Hospital named after V.V. Bessonenko and Kuzbass Children's Clinical Hospital named after Yu.E. Malakhovsky (33 Dimitrov Street and 2 Sechenov Street). They are equipped with modern diagnostic equipment, have isolated boxes and children's intensive care units.

The department also noted that there is no intensive care unit and isolated boxes on Petrakov Street, and in case of infectious diseases this is critically important and unsafe for children. Outpatient care remains in polyclinics at the place of attachment, the call of the pediatrician to the house is preserved.