Among the children's hospitals of the city of Minsk, it is worth noting hospital No. 4. There they treat young patients with serious diseases of the eyes, gastrointestinal tract, allergic manifestations, dental problems, diseases of the spine and joints.
About directions of work
The 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkina is a multidisciplinary institution. At the same time, it can accept more than 300 patients.
The Department of Ophthalmology and Pediatric Dentistry of the Belarusian State Medical University operates on its basis.
The following departments work at the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkin:
- rheumatologic;
- ophthalmic;
- psychiatric
- allergological;
- maxillofacial surgery;
- gastroenterological;
- infectious
- anesthesiology.
Ophthalmology can accept the greatest number of small patients: 65 children.
The workload of other departments averages 40–45 patients. Anesthesiology can provide emergency care for up to six patients at once.
Not only hospital
The 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkina provides an opportunity to receive treatment in a hospital or on an outpatient basis. In addition, citizens of the Republic of Belarus can pre-register, come in the direction and get the consultation of the necessary doctor for free. On a paid basis, you can also contact and ask questions of interest, undergo examinations, receive highly specialized assistance, not only to Belarusian, but also to foreign citizens.
Service list
The institution provides assistance on a paid and free basis. In the direction of the doctor's clinic at the place of treatment for patients, the following are provided:
- consultations of experienced doctors in the 4th Children's Hospital (on Shishkin, 24), including the heads of departments;
- dental operations of various degrees of complexity, in particular, with congenital defects of the oral cavity or benign tumors;
- surgery for diseases of the eye, including myopia, strabismus, glaucoma, cataracts;
- a wide range of diagnostic procedures: X-ray diagnostics, ultrasound studies, sampling to identify the causative agent of allergic reactions.
Similar services are provided on a paid basis to young citizens of the Republic of Belarus and residents of other countries. To get qualified help, you need to sign up by phone indicated on the official website of the institution.
Ophthalmology
The Republican Ophthalmological Center operates on the basis of the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkin. Here they diagnose and treat various eye diseases. Surgical operations are carried out in an operating unit equipped with modern high-precision equipment.
The medical facility provides assistance only to patients under the age of 18. In emergency cases, even newborns are operated on.
Turning to the advisory department, you can go through the examination of the fundus, measure intraocular pressure. Ophthalmologists of the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkin conduct a series of diagnostic procedures to detect changes in the cornea, lens and a number of other eye diseases.
Allergology
The 4th Children's Hospital (on Shishkina, 24) specializes in the treatment of allergic diseases. The department has forty seats. In the hospital a number of necessary studies are carried out. In addition, patients are referred for physiotherapy, which well remove the manifestation of various dermatological exacerbations.
You can get to the department at the direction of the doctor of the clinic and by appointment by phone. In emergency cases, hospitalization is carried out immediately on the day of treatment.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
In the 4th Children's Hospital (in Minsk on Shishkin), they not only treat and remove teeth. Here patients with congenital malformations of the jaw are successfully operated on, for example, palatine cleft, popularly referred to as the “cleft palate”.
Immediately on the day of treatment, dentists assist in the treatment and restoration of the crown of the tooth: they process the channels, fill in the cavities. Doctors use modern high-quality materials in their work.
Ultrasound examinations
Paid services of the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkin imply a wide range of diagnostic procedures. These are ultrasound examinations of the heart, kidneys, bladder and adrenal glands, liver, gall bladder, thyroid gland, brain.
The cost of services for foreign citizens
A doctor’s consultation will cost an average of 1030 - 1970 rubles (33 - 63 white rubles). The price depends on the category of specialist. Payment is accepted at the cash desk of the institution only in Belarusian rubles.
The cost of an ultrasound examination of the heart is 2410 rubles (77 white rubles), of the thyroid gland - 970 rubles. (31 white rubles).
Staying in a hospital in the department of therapeutic profile will cost 2442 rubles. (78 white rubles) and in the department of surgery 3073 rubles. (97 white rubles).
The most expensive type of laboratory tests is the definition of allergens. In this case, the cost is determined based on the price per panel. On average, you will have to pay about 2,818 rubles (90 white rubles).
Patient Reviews
Parents who were treated with children speak differently about the hospital. The ward usually houses five to six patients. At the same time, extra beds for parents are not always provided. Dads and mothers can be in a hospital with only children under 5 years old. Sometimes they have to sleep on the same bed as the patient.
Some are outraged by the low temperature of the dishes served in the dining room. It should be noted that the food is prepared in a separate catering unit. When transporting and serving food, it is possible to cool food to room temperature.
Not all departments provide for the use of additional electrical appliances. For example, it is not always possible to get hot water for breeding mixtures for feeding artificial babies up to a year.
Some parents complain about the lack of attention from the doctor, nurses.
However, most relatives of patients agree on the high professionalism of doctors. Often they do not stop thanking for the successful operations and the subsequent recovery of small patients.
How to contact
First you need to call the help desk or paid services office. You can make an appointment until 17:00 from Monday to Friday. You can clarify the list of documents required to receive medical care. You may need a doctor’s referral from the clinic, an extract from the patient’s medical records, the results of recent tests or other studies.
If you have a coupon, you can sign up for ophthalmology at the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkina for medical care. To do this, call the numbers listed on the official website of the hospital.
In urgent cases, you should call an ambulance, which will deliver the patient for hospitalization.
How to get there
You can get to the 4th Children's Hospital on Shishkina, 24, by public transport. You should first carefully study the map of the city and think over the route.
Nearby is the Partizanskaya station, from which buses No. 59, 79 depart to the Children's Hospital stop. You can also take the number 16 trolleybus, but you will have to go from the stop for more than 10 minutes.
Conclusion
Doctors in a children's hospital can help children with diseases of the stomach, intestines, organs of vision, allergic manifestations, and musculoskeletal tissue. They conduct the necessary types of research, including ultrasound, laboratory, X-ray diagnostics and a number of other tests.
Many complaints from parents of patients cause some domestic inconvenience. But most of the relatives of the small patients treated here are grateful for the timely assistance.
The cost of the services provided is quite affordable for citizens of the Republic of Belarus. For foreigners, it is several times higher, but many are satisfied with the quality, there are no complaints in this regard.