The Bakulev Institute is part of a large medical complex located in Moscow. It is part of the national medical research center, which carries out scientific, medical, pedagogical and organizational activities as the head institution in the Russian Federation. It deals with cardiovascular surgery. In addition to it, the complex includes the Institute of Vascular and Coronary Surgery.
History
The Bakulev Institute was created by order of the academician and surgeon Alexander Nikolaevich Bakulev in 1955. Initially, he appeared on the basis of the first city hospital under the name Institute of Thoracic Surgery. The institution was originally located in two wards of the clinic of the Second Moscow Medical Institute. The very next year, the scientist took up the duties of director of the newly formed institute.
In 1961, the Institute of Thoracic Surgery was reorganized into the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. In 1967, after the death of his founder, he received his name.
In 1992, a complex was formed on its basis, which also included institutes of coronary pathology, experimental cardiovascular surgery and cardiac surgery.
In 1997, doctors already carried out the first operation in the new complex on Rublevskoye Shosse , despite the fact that the complex was officially opened only in the fall of 1998. From 2005 to 2012, it also included the Perm Heart Institute. Since 2014, a specialized rehabilitation center has been operating for children with congenital heart defects.
In 2015, the Center became the head of the federal Ministry of Health.
Alexander Bakulev
The founder of the Bakulev Center is the famous surgeon who is considered one of the founders of cardiovascular surgery in the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Lenin Prize, received the title of hero of Socialist Labor. The future cardiologist was born in 1890 in a small village in the Kirov region. His relatives were representatives of the ancient Vyatka family Bakulevs.
After studying at the First Vyatka gymnasium, he graduated from the medical faculty of Saratov University in 1915. Bakulev took part in the First World War, having served as a doctor on the Western Front for more than two years. For participation in a dangerous reconnaissance operation he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav of the third degree.
In 1919 he entered the work as a resident in a surgical clinic, which was headed by Sergey Ivanovich Spasokukotsky. Since 1926 he worked at the Department of Surgery of the Second Medical Institute, which he headed in 1943.
His direct professional activity was related to bone surgery, kidney surgery, tumors of the lungs and mediastinum, and the treatment of peptic ulcer.
In 1948, Alexander Nikolaevich Bakulev performed an operation on congenital heart disease, becoming one of the founders of neurosurgery in the Soviet Union.
From 1953 to 1960, he headed the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, for three convocations he was a deputy of the Supreme Council. He was a close friend of Alexander Nikolayevich Poskrebyshev, secretary of Joseph Stalin.
In 1967, Bakulev died at the age of 76. He was buried in the capital at the Novodevichy cemetery.
Medical work
The Bakulev Institute specializes in the diagnosis, surgical and conservative treatment of heart diseases and blood vessels in patients of all ages, including newborns. The center is working on the development of methods for surgical treatment of acquired and congenital heart defects, arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, terminal heart failure, vascular diseases, as well as their combinations. He also is engaged in the rehabilitation of patients of all these categories.
In the center of Bakulev, a system of remote consultation of patients is currently operating, free medical consultations are being organized on the sites.
Educational and scientific-organizational work
The Bakulev Institute conducts postgraduate, residency and doctoral studies, the training and research center "Modern Medical Technologies", as well as the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, which belongs to the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.
There is a student scientific society that unites students of various metropolitan medical universities who are interested in cardiology and cardiac surgery. In the FSBI NMIIC SSH them. A.N. Bakuleva regularly hosts scientific conferences, congresses, All-Russian and international congresses.
Production
Together with scientific, educational and medical activities, the A.N. Bakulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery is engaged in the production of the most important medical devices.
In particular, on the basis of the institution they produce biological artificial heart valves, pacemakers, prostheses, as well as uniforms for doctors.
It is noteworthy that on the basis of the Bakulev Institute in Moscow, the Orthodox Church of St. Luke operates.
Guide
Since 1994, the Center has been headed by Leo Antonovich Bokeria, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences. This is a famous domestic doctor who heads the public organization League of Nations Health.
Over the long years of his work, he applied advanced and experimental treatments. He conducted many operations using advanced methods, which then became popular and in demand not only in Russia but also abroad.
For example, it is actively applying computer methods for modeling the pathology of the circulatory system, arrhythmia, gas exchange, and diagnostics. He is considered the founder of the latest direction of clinical medicine, which consists in the surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. In 1980, he created the first specialized department of tachyarrhythmia in the country, introducing electrophysiological diagnostic methods into medical practice.
Currently, Bokeria pays special attention to protecting the professional safety of doctors, including those who represent risky specialties. He sees as his main task in this area the need to create an effective system of legal regulation in the field of healthcare.
How to get there
Address of the Bakulev Institute: Moscow, Rublevskoye sh., House 135. It is located in the west of the capital. Knowing the address of a medical institution, you can easily figure out how to get to the Bakulev Institute. This can be done by car or public transport.
You can get to Rublevskoye Shosse, 135 by turning onto it from the Moscow Ring Road. The distance to the institute from the highway is less than one kilometer.
If you decide to use public transport, then you can get to Rublevskoye Shosse 135 by buses No. 660 and 798, which pass through the bus stop of the same name. Bus number 660 goes from the Molodezhnaya metro station, and bus number 798 goes from the Schukinskaya metro station.
Quota Allocation
To get an appointment, you need to get a quota. This medical institution provides specialized assistance at the expense of budget funds that are delivered from the state budget.
Surgical care for patients is provided in accordance with quotas. You can clarify all the details by phone of the Bakulev Institute. Quota is a direction that is designed to provide high-tech assistance. They are provided by the regional health departments of the patient's place of residence. These quotas can only be used for surgical treatment using the high-tech medical care method.
To get a quota, you will need to submit the following documents and copies to them:
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
- medical insurance policy for compulsory medical insurance;
- pension insurance certificate;
- disability certificate, if any;
- conclusion of the commission for the provision of high-tech medical care.
The conclusion of the commission should also be drawn up on the basis of the institute. The commission meets daily. Examinations, patient admissions, consultations are carried out on the basis of the scientific-outpatient department as part of an appointment.
Appointment
How to make an appointment at the Bakulev Institute? To do this, you need to provide an outpatient card, which was instituted at the institute itself. In addition to it, you should have a conclusion from a cardiologist, which is based on research data (electrocardiograms, echocardiography, computed tomography).
A treatment program approval sheet will be required, which will include consultations with cardiac surgeons. Documents for quota after registration are sent to an e-mail or postal address in the health department at the patient’s place of residence. You can also learn about the stages of considering quotas at the institute itself.
Cost
The institute may provide services not only on the basis of quotas, but also according to the price list. The prices for the services provided may vary significantly depending on specific situations, as well as on the problem that the patient has and the required measures that must be used to eliminate it.
For example, basic consultations can cost from 500 rubles, while other services are much more expensive. The cost of inpatient rehabilitation starts from one and a half thousand rubles per day, can reach up to 36 thousand rubles per day if the patient requires high-tech equipment during this time.
If necessary, you can know in advance the rates for certain procedures that are directly related to this issue. You need to understand that prices can constantly change, so it is important to know the current rates in advance.
Schedule
All advisory departments, without exception, have a single schedule. Reception is by appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Preliminary recording can be done through the registry from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Clinic managers receive patients on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon.
The hospital has a slightly different schedule. Patients who are there are allowed to visit on weekdays from 16 to 19 hours, and on weekends from noon to 17:00.
This cardiology center has all the necessary certificates and licenses. He has a license to carry out medical, educational, pharmaceutical activities.
All available licenses are considered extended, have a number of applications that allow not only to implement, but also to create drugs. He is also involved in the certification of implants, which are necessary in cardiovascular surgery. The center has all the permits for the production of this equipment.
Patient impressions
Reviews of most patients who sought help from the Bakulev Institute are positive. They note that they have to deal exclusively with professional employees who are able to make the right decisions even in unusual situations. As a result, most often, everything ends successfully.
There are many reviews about conducting quite complex operations that simply could not be carried out in any other place.
Negative
Of those who leave negative reviews about this clinic, there are many patients who consider the necessity of obtaining quotas for carrying out this or that operation controversial.
There are also complaints of a failed outcome after surgery. But it is worth recognizing that such complaints can be found in all medical institutions without exception, whose activities are directly associated with high risk.
In this center, there are especially many patients who are refused in all other medical institutions. So there is nothing surprising in the fact that there will be a significant percentage of procedures that end in failure, since you have to take risks.
But at the same time, in general, the quality of the services provided at the center and the institute remains at the highest level.