Emergency Medicine in Russia

• Published in: Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 239 - 242
• Main Authors: Townes, David A, Lee, Thomas E, Gulo, Sergei, VanRooyen, Michael J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.08.1998
• Subjects: Economics; Education, Medical; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medicine - trends; Health Care Reform; Health Priorities; Hospitals, Proprietary; Humans; Insurance, Health; Interinstitutional Relations; International Cooperation; Primary Health Care; Private Sector; Public Policy; Russia; Russia

Russia has undergone sweeping political and social reforms within the past 5 years. The economic and social reforms heralded by the “new openness” of perestroika have led to a restructuring of medicine as well. Changes include the emergence of “for profit” organizations and acute care facilities, th...