Local residents reported that Yekaterinburg’s emergency rooms, which are usually open 24 hours a day, are now operating at reduced capacity due to a shortage of medical personnel. Experts note that such problems are typical in all primary care, especially regarding surgical doctors. The newspaper writes thisNews“
Local media also published various materials regarding problems in emergency services. According to the information obtained, some emergency services, although they previously worked 24 hours a day, have implemented off-hours working hours and working hours have sometimes been reduced to lunch. Workers draw attention to the shortage of healthcare personnel. Such information is also available on the website of Central City Hospital No. 2.
Representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Sverdlovsk Region noted that “almost all emergency services in Yekaterinburg are operating as usual.” They explained the change of work schedule in the emergency department of Central City Hospital No. 2 by the temporary absence of two doctors due to vacation and sick leave. After working hours, patients are sent to other trauma centers in the city, and the hospital administration is doing everything possible to return this department to normal working hours.
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