Chubarova, E.E. Shestakova (Chubarova and
Shestakova, 2019), denoting that the state remains the
key regulator of social relations and social support for
citizens, G.E. Ulumbekova, A.V. Moklyachenko
(Ulumbekova and Moklyachenko, 2017), exploring
the current state of the Russian healthcare system and
analyzing indicators to assess the performance of
medical organizations, etc. Also, special attention to
this topic is paid by B. Rozenfeld (Rozenfeld, 2021),
who notes that the uneven development of the health
care system has become increasingly evident, the
dissatisfaction of the population with medical
personnel, and the quality of services provided has
increased, P.L. Ferreira, A.I. Tavares, C. Quintal, P.
Santana (Ferreira, Tavares, Quintal and Santana,
2018), highlighting that to date, a significant number
of tools and analytical tools have been developed and
used to classify health systems, but most proposed
typologies include a small number or incomplete set
of countries, etc. On this basis, it can be noted that the
mentioned topic is researched and considered by
scientists from different positions, which makes it
possible to analyze the healthcare system using both
Russian and foreign experience.
3 RESEARCH RESULTS
In modern conditions, the health care system in
Russia and Belarus is undergoing a significant
transformation. On this basis, let us analyze some
indicators characterizing the current state of
healthcare in the Union State countries. It should be
noted that the number of hospital facilities in Russia
and Belarus is decreasing every year. For example, in
Russia, the number of hospital facilities in 2000 was
10,704, 6,308 in 2010, 5,433 in 2015, 5,293 in 2017
and 5,257 in 2018. In 2018, compared to 2000, the
number of hospital facilities decreased by 5,447 units.
A similar trend was observed in the Republic of
Belarus. In 2000, the number of hospital facilities was
830, in 2015 - 640, in 2016. - 636, in 2017. - 622, in
2018. - 612 units. In 2018, compared to 2000, the
number of hospital facilities decreased by 218 units.
If we examine the CIS countries by this indicator,
only Tajikistan and Uzbekistan showed a positive
trend in this indicator for the specified period of time.
For example, in Tajikistan, the number of hospitals in
2000 was 441, in 2010 - 444, in 2015 - 474, in 2017 -
484, in 2018 - 490. In Uzbekistan, this indicator is
unstable, but no significant reductions in the number
of hospitals have been observed. In 2000 there were
1,162 units, in 2010 - 1,158, in 2015 - 1,071, in 2017
- 1,135, in 2018 - 1,165 units. In 2018, compared to
2000, the number of hospitals increased by 3 units. In
the rest of the CIS countries, a decrease in hospital
facilities was observed over the specified period.
Based on this trend, the number of hospital beds in
Russia and Belarus is also decreasing. There were
126,000 hospital beds in Belarus in 2000. A sharp
decline occurred in 2015. So, in 2015 the number of
hospital beds was 82 thousand, in 2016 - 80, in 2017
- 80, in 2018 - 80 thousand. In 2018, the number of
hospital beds decreased by 46,000 compared to 2000.
A similar trend was observed in Russia. In 2000, the
number of hospital beds was 1,672 thousand, in 2010
- 1,339, in 2015 - 1,222, in 2017 - 1,183, in 2018 -
1,173 thousand. Compared to 2000, in 2018 the
number of hospital beds in Russia decreased by 499
thousand. The number of hospital beds, including for
children, in the Union State countries was also
decreasing. In Russia in 2000 there were 229
thousand of them, in 2010 - 179, in 2015 - 163, in
2017 - 158, in 2018 - 157 thousand. The number of
hospital beds for children decreased by 72,000 in
2018 compared to 2000. In the Republic of Belarus,
there were no significant reductions in this indicator.
In 2000, their number was 15 thousand, in 2015 - 11,
in 2016 - 11, in 2017 - 11, in 2018 - 11 thousand. In
2018, the number of hospital beds for children
decreased by 4,000 compared to 2000. Among the
CIS countries, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan had the most stable indicators. In
Kazakhstan, the number of hospital beds for children
in 2000 was 19 thousand, in 2010 - 19, in 2015 - 18,
in 2017 - 18, in 2018 - 19 thousand. In Tajikistan, in
2010, the number of hospital beds for children was 9
thousand, in 2015 - 9, in 2017 - 11, in 2018 - 10
thousand. In Uzbekistan in 2000 there were 29
thousand hospital beds for children, in 2010 - 29, in
2015 - 27, in 2017 - 27 thousand. It is also important
to analyze the number of outpatient facilities in the
Union State countries. In the Republic of Belarus,
their number has increased over the period under
analysis. In 2000, the number of outpatient clinics
was 1.8 thousand, in 2015 - 2.3, in 2016 - 2.3, in 2017
- 2.2, in 2018 - 2, 2 thous. In 2018, the number of
outpatient facilities in the Republic of Belarus
increased by 0.4 thousand compared to 2000. In
Russia, the number of outpatient clinics in 2000 was
21 thousand, in 2010 - 16, in 2015 - 19, in 2017 - 20,
in 2018 - 20 thousand. Compared to 2010, the number
of outpatient clinics increased by 4,000 in 2018. The
capacity of outpatient clinics (number of visits per
shift) in Russia is increasing every year. In 2000, this
indicator was 3,534 thousand, in 2010 - 3,696, in
2015 - 3,861, in 2017 - 3,967, in 2018 - 3,998
thousand. The number of visits per shift increased by