Kardiotsentr, Barnaul: reviews of patients

The Regional Cardiology Center (Barnaul) serves patients in the Altai Territory. The modern equipment of the clinic allows to carry out high-tech operations, to increase the number of beds for inpatients, to provide remote consultations for remote regions of the region. The clinic is the leading center for cardiac surgery in the Altai.

History of development

The cardiac center (Barnaul) was opened in 1988. The first complicated heart operation with the use of the artificial circulation method was carried out in 1991, and two years later, operations on aortocoronary bypass surgery began. To date, such complex surgical interventions are performed in the normal mode.

The Regional Cardiology Center (Barnaul) has been a participant of many federal programs since 2005, which significantly improved the quality of patient care, made it possible to purchase new modern equipment. The programs "Cardiosurgery", "Prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension in the Altai Territory" not only improved the material and technical base, but also allowed to increase the level of professionalism of medical personnel.

In 2007, a new building of the reconstructed resuscitation and surgical block was put into operation. There are five operating rooms, intensive care units, a laboratory complex. In the period 2010-2011, within the framework of the health financing program in the Altai Territory, the cardiac center (Barnaul) carried out major repairs of most buildings, additional equipment was purchased, and obsolete equipment was replaced. To date, the medical center has two angiocomplexes, diurnal monitors, two portable ultrasound devices and much more.

Medicine for all

Cardiocentre (Barnaul) is one of the largest specialized medical institutions in the Altai Territory, where the best professionals work. Not everyone can get to the reception, so the administration of the clinic organized an outreach work. Within a month, the doctors of the center several times go to remote treatment and prophylactic institutions, where they conduct consultations, diagnose, make appointments. Also on the exit reception patients with infirmities are identified, further treatment of which takes place on the basis of AKKD.

Thanks to the Tele-Alton remote consultation system, doctors from the health facility have the opportunity to receive professional support from cardiocenter specialists and, if necessary, transfer patients with severe pathologies to treatment in ACC. Annually more than 2600 consultations are carried out, delivery for treatment is more than 1000 patients a year.

To date, the cardiology center (Barnaul) is staffed by 650 people, of whom 170 are highly qualified doctors. Cardiovascular dispensary AKKB is the base for scientific activity of three departments of the Altai Medical University. Here the postgraduate training and advanced training of cardiologists of Altai are underway, future medical workers and postgraduate students are being trained. The surgeons of the clinic conduct more than 11,000 operations of varying degrees of complexity during the year.

Departments

The cardiology center (Barnaul) in Malakhova is a modern specialized medical facility equipped with advanced equipment. The clinic has 14 departments, its own laboratory for a wide range of analyzes. The polyclinic is visited daily by up to 500 people per work shift, up to 256 people can be hospitalized simultaneously, the number of beds for patients with the cardiovascular department is 70.

Cardiocenter offices:

• Reception . There are all kinds of emergency and inpatient care, primary consultations and initial diagnostics. On the basis of the department, there is a cardiological center in the Tele-Alton system.
• Dispensary department. There is a reception in such areas as cardiology, ophthalmology, psychiatry, arrhythmology, cardiosurgery, vascular surgery, etc. Any resident of the Altai Territory can apply for help, the record is made using the "Remote Registry" system.
• Two cardiosurgical departments, where the most complicated operations are performed on shunting of vessels, prosthetics, removal of tumors, interventions on the "working heart" and many others are being introduced. In addition to cardiac muscle surgery, cardiac surgeons perform vascular surgeries, such as endarterectomy, phlebectomy, shunting interventions, etc.
• Four cardiology units.
• Department for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Accepts patients around the clock, patients are delivered with a prescription of a heart attack to the day, emergency care is provided, invasive methods of treatment and diagnostics are practiced.
• Department of X-ray surgical methods of treatment.
• Two departments of anaesthesiology and resuscitation.
• Clinical and diagnostic laboratory. Carries out a spectrum of analyzes on 250 techniques, carries out service of stationary patients and patients of a polyclinic. Studies are carried out in such areas: hematology, lipid, immunological, etc. Patients receive results within one working day.
• Clinical pharmacology.
• Department of functional diagnostics. There are conducted studies - ECG, pharmacological tests, VEM, treadmilmetry, spirography, etc.
• The day hospital.

Work with the population

The cardiac center (Barnaul) not only cares about the recovery of patients, but also seeks to improve their further quality of life, and also conducts educational work on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. On the basis of the dispensary department there are:

• The Cabinet of Rehabilitation. Doctors of the department conduct treatment for patients who underwent surgery, such as coronary artery bypass grafting, pacemaker installation, etc. For each patient an individual program is developed taking into account the recommendations of the surgeon and the attending physician.
• School intended for patients with ischemic heart disease. Classes are informative in nature, a course consisting of eight lectures is read out, which describes the main types of heart and vascular diseases, methods of their prevention. Lectures are read both for groups and individually, consultations are held.

Types of Cardiology Services

In the Altai Cardiology Center the following services are provided:

• Provision of emergency and primary medical care, including a system of remote counseling and monitoring.
• Provision of highly specialized types of medical services, including cardiosurgery of high complexity.
• Provision of emergency medical care for residents of Barnaul and the region.
• Providing services of rehabilitation rooms for patients who have suffered acute heart diseases and surgical interventions.
• Doing medical, preventive, educational activities in the region.
• Expert evaluation of the provision of cardiac care.
• Pre-and postgraduate practice of physicians is conducted on the basis of the cardiology center.

Useful information for the patient

Patients can address in the cardiac center (Barnaul) in several ways:

• Preliminary recording at the reception. It is carried out for patients who have a referral from the attending physician of the polyclinic to which the patient is assigned. The therapist preliminarily records the patient for admission through the "Remote Registry" system. The registry of the cardiac center should be consulted no later than 30 minutes prior to the beginning of admission, indicated in the coupon.
• The patient can independently apply to the registry of the center, having in his hands the direction of the attending physician of his polyclinic.

When applying to the specialist AKKD with him it is necessary to have a referral from a polyclinic, a compulsory health insurance policy, a passport / birth certificate, for pensioners - a certificate of pension insurance, results of analyzes and studies. Based on the results of the primary diagnosis, the specialist will diagnose or prescribe additional studies, the basis for which will be the cardiac center (Barnaul).

Doctors of the clinic have the highest and first degree of qualification, many defended doctoral and candidate dissertations. Each of them considers it his duty to constantly raise the level of professionalism, to be aware of the innovations of cardiomedicine and to pay maximum attention to each patient who appeals.

Positive reviews

Every year a large number of patients seek professional help and advice in the cardiac center (Barnaul). Feedbacks with positive assessments tell about the high level of training of medical personnel, careful approach to severe patients. Many liked the technical base, equipment, grooming of the entire clinic. Some patients note that food is provided at the proper level in the inpatient department, there is no need to purchase medicines. Also, patients tell that by the time of discharge all receive personal recommendations for further treatment, a list of necessary drugs and detailed instructions on how to take them.

Negative feedback

In negative reviews, patients complain about the impolite attitude of the registry staff of the clinic. There are reviews that tell about the incompetence of specialists or about the poor contact of the doctor and the patient, when the patient can not understand the causes, course and consequences of his illness. There are cases when cardiologists could not help a serious patient due to circumstances - lack of equipment, too long queues for planned hospitalization, etc.

Relatives in such situations often express a lack of confidence in the training of a doctor or clinic in general. The administration of the institution quickly reacts to such statements, always invites disgruntled parties to dialogue and solve the problem.

Address and contacts

The cardiology center (Barnaul) has the following address: Malakhov street, building 46. The telephone number of the registry is multichannel, which is very convenient. Opening hours are from 07:30 to 20:00.

The clinic can be reached by municipal transport:

• Bus routes - № 53 and 57.
• Trolleybus route - №6.
• Route taxis - № 11, 18, 144, 58, 78 and others.