I.Metshin on the new children's polyclinic in Derbyshki: “Not a hospital, but the health temple”

The construction of a children's polyclinic is being completed in Derbyshki. Alongside, work is underway on landscaping the adjacent territory, where a thousand residents live. The territory is being renovated according to the Our Yard republican program. It is planned to complete construction work in the polyclinic on June 1, it will serve more than 11 thousand children and adolescents from Derbyshki and neighboring villages. After that, medical equipment and furniture will be delivered to the institution. The progress of work was inspected today by the Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Marat Aizatullin and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.

The four-storey building of the branch of the polyclinic - 6 occupies an area of almost 6,400 sq.m. This space will allow to accommodate everything necessary for a modern outpatient clinic. The polyclinic is designed for 180 visits per shift, 245 pediatricians and doctors will work there.

“The new polyclinic is a long–awaited facility for residents of Derbyshki. More than 11 thousand people were previously served in poor conditions. The facility will be put into operation shortly,” – said the Mayor of Kazan.

According to the chief physician of the children's polyclinic - 6 Mansur Kitaev, in order to avoid the accumulation of patients in one place, the departments were divided into blocks. On the ground floor there is a reception, a wardrobe, comfortable waiting areas and a cafe. There is a dairy kitchen delivery area, an emergency department, an infectious disease ward, a laboratory, an emergency room and an X-ray room.

Ilsur Metshin and Marat Aizatullin inspected the lobby and went up to the second floor, where the pediatricians' offices are located. There will be eleven pediatric units, on average one unit serves a thousand children from birth to adulthood. In addition to residents of Derbyshki, children living in the villages of Chebaksa, Nagorny, Abu-Dabi, Kinderi, Aki, Novaya Sosnovka, Karier, Kulseitovo and Nauchny gorodok will be served in the medical institution.

On the third floor there is a day patient hospital, offices of doctors, a salt room, a physical therapy room with changing rooms and a physiotherapy room. The day patient hospital includes two wards for boys and girls with 5 beds each. “The hospital will work in several shifts as needed. Its capacity is several times higher than 10 people per day,”- explained Vladimir Zhavoronkov, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The salt room deserves special attention – there are usually no such premises in municipal polyclinics. The salt room can be visited for the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases, this is especially true for children who suffered from a coronavirus. The generator for the salt room has already been delivered, it will be installed soon. “It's great that each facility has its own unique feature. This clinic has a whole set of innovations: a spacious physical therapy room, a day patient hospital and a trauma center. This is a big deal. Not a hospital, but the health temple,”- I. Metshin stressed.

According to Roman Fatkhutdinov, the head of the administration of the Sovetsky district, asphalt will be repaired in the adjacent yards by June, the lighting system will be updated, and small architectural forms will be installed. Two playgrounds and two workout zones are equipped on the territory. Additionally, 70 trees and 150 shrubs will be planted in the yards, and a lawn with an area of 13,400 square meters will be sown. The fence and the heating point will be decorated with graffiti.