Current issues of diversified development of the health resort system

COVID-19 pandemic and associated with it economic crisis created the need to rehabilitate the population, as well as to restore the industry. In this context the issues of expanding and diversifying the activities of the health resort sector are of paramount importance. The arti-cle is devoted to the topical problem of diversifying the activities of sanatorium-resort institutions from the standpoint of the territorial approach. The article substantiates the need for a cluster approach in the functioning of a health resort system, which is expressed in the strengthening of integration ties among its subjects, close interaction and cooperation. The authors consider the-oretical aspects of the interpretation of the term “health resort system” and the problems asso-ciated with it. The article analyzes the possibilities of diversifying the activities of the sanatorium and resort complex and the strategies of tourism penetration into other industries. The factors influencing the process of diversified development of the sanatorium-resort complex and its parts are revealed. On the basis of the survey of potential recreants, the authors develops and present a typology of the sanatorium-resort needs of the population.