The history of the medical and sanitary unit of the Chelyabinsk metallurgical plant in the persons of the chief doctors

Abstract

   The purpose of the work: to consider the development of the organization of medical care for workers of industrial enterprises on the example of the medical unit of a metallurgical plant in the city of Chelyabinsk.

   Materials and methods: authors' publications, historical documents, content analysis method.

   Results. Described presents the stages of development of a medical institution. The formation of the hospital from 1942 to 1990 is described. It is described how from a small outpatient clinic located in a barrack, a multidisciplinary hospital was formed, serving the population of the Metallurgical district of Chelyabinsk. Attention is paid to the activities of chief
doctors, specialists of the medical unit, who worked in the hospital from the moment of foundation until the 90^s of the last century and made a great contribution to its development.

   Conclusions. The history of the creation and development of one of the largest medical institutions of industrial medicine is an example of a comprehensive solution to the problem of preserving the health of workers at large industrial enterprises, the interest in improving the availability and quality of medical care on the part of not only the healthcare system, but also the heads of industrial enterprises. The work of medical workers in these medical organizations contributed to the successful solution of the nationwide task of maintaining and improving the health of the working population.