Regional model of pulmonology healthcare organization at the Altai region

Abstract

A pulmonologic healthcare system was organized at the Altai region including a regional pulmonology center, pulmonology department of city hospitals, referable pulmonology wards and asthma-schools working as outpatient departments for asthmatic patients. A new structure of a regional pulmonology center was created which involves an intensive care unit for pulmonary pathology and respiratory support and a regional asthmacenter with ambulatory working mode providing oxygen therapy at home.
Due to this, early-stage detection of respiratory pathologies was improved, a number of admissions to hospitals was reduced for certain diseases and a mortality of severe lung pathologies was decreased.