Workflow management of social workers in the Central district hospital (by a case study of the Republic of Buryatia)

The study discusses the social work management technologies in central district hospitals of the Republic of Buryatia. It examines the forms and methods of social and medical work applied to rural areas. The research reveals the role and place of social workers in health facilities. Their interaction with medical staff, patients, and the public at large is exemplified. An attempt is made to determine the effectiveness of technologies applied to improve the health and demographic indicators of the population and reduce social tension in society by increasing the social function of health facilities. The study presents a brief history of the development of the social and medical work in rural health of Buryatia. The research demonstrates the prospects for the recruitment of social workers in medical institutions as they perform social functions that are not typical for medical personnel.