President of Tatarstan visits polyclinic in Nizhnekamsk

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the context of his working trip to Nizhnekamsk visited city polyclinic № 2. Head of Tatarstan was accompanied by vice premiere – RT minister of info and communication Nikolai Nikiforov, RT minister of healthcare Airat Farrakhov, head of Nizhnekamsk region Aidar Metshin.

Chief physician of Nizhnekamsk central regional multi-profile hospital Valery Ovchinikov informed on changes occurred in city healthcare. Within the optimization program instead of 15 medical institutions there left 5.

President of Tatarstan was presented the system of “electronic healthcare” in action - pilot project realized in Nizhnekamsk. Rustam Minnikhano through polyclinic terminal received a slip to see therapist.

Rustam Minnikhanov underlined that next step after introduction of electronic queue should be transferring ambulatory patient records to electronic format.

One of the main problems faced by Nizhnelamsk healthcare is lack of staff. As mayor of Nizhnekamsk Aidar Metshin told Rustam Minnikhanov service housing is provided for attracting nonresident medics to Nizhnekamsk.

Among the nearest tasks for healthcare development in the region - repair of maternity clinic. Its reconstruction is due to start within the federal program upon finishing perinatal center in Naberezhny Chelny.