Quality of medical care for children with cancer in Ural federal district

Objective. Analysis of main indicators of the quality of medical care for children with cancer in Ural Federal District. Materials and methods. The study analyzed operational reports for 2017 obtained from the public health care executive authorities of the 6 Russian Federation Subjects constituting Ural Federal District: Kurgan Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Results. There were 3 paediatric oncology departments. No paediatric oncology departments were available in 3 Subjects (50 %), one Subject (20 %) had no paediatric oncology hospital beds. There were 192 paediatric oncology hospital beds in total (0.7 per 10,000 children aged 0-17 years). No paediatric oncology hospital beds were available in one Subject (20 %) (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug). The average hospital bed occupancy was 343 days a year. The number of physicians providing medical care for children with cancer was 59, and 35 of them (59...