City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island) is known in St. Petersburg as the famous Sverdlovka. Today, citizens in the hospital and outpatient diagnostic department are served here. At the hospital, several specialized centers and departments operate.
History
City Clinic No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island) was founded at the end of the 19th century by Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna. The basic institution for her was the Community of Sisters of Charity, which bore the name of St. Eugenia and was located on Starorusskaya Street. The hospital was opened in favor of the poor.
After the revolution, in 1921, the medical institution was nationalized, the hospital received the name of Y. Sverdlov. The name “Sverdlovka” has taken root among the people, party bonuses, large officials and business executives of the city came here for treatment. For the high-quality service of high patients, the treatment-and-prophylactic and practical base was constantly improved. The largest scientists, specialists in medical science were called up to the health service.
The Great Patriotic War made adjustments, and City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky) began to perform the functions of an evacuation hospital. After the war, a memorial plaque was installed on one of the buildings in memory of doctors, patients and Leningraders who died on the fronts, who died of wounds and starvation.
Moving from a historic building to a new place occurred in 1975. The institution was transferred to new buildings on Krestovsky Island. The medical complex includes a polyclinic and a stationary unit with 405 beds. Another outpatient department is located in the Smolny building.
In the beginning of the 90s, after the reorganization, GKB 31 (hospital on Krestovsky) received a new name - “Clinical Center for Advanced Medical Technologies”. The transformation resulted in the emergence of several departments that provide high-tech assistance in the field of oncological, urological and cardiovascular diseases.
In the early 2000s SPB GBUZ City Clinical Hospital №31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island) again takes leadership positions in the region. The team is replenished with a galaxy of talented specialists, the clinic implements programs for the reorganization of the institution, repairs are underway, modern equipment for departments is purchased.
At the present stage, Krestovsky Island (St. Petersburg) is not only a park zone of the city, but also a place where one of the best medical centers of the city is located. It provides high-tech medical services for compulsory medical insurance, voluntary medical insurance, on a commercial basis, as well as under contracts with non-profit charitable organizations, foundations, etc.
Inpatient ward
The former Sverdlovka, and today City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island) provides multidisciplinary medical care to adults and partially children in a hospital.
Clinic Departments:
- Emergency room (planned hospitalization until 12:00, emergency assistance - around the clock).
- Pediatric oncology, hematology is the only medical institution in St. Petersburg that treats all types of malignant neoplasms in children using chemotherapy. The department has equipped wards for resuscitation, intensive care.
- Bone marrow transplantation for adults. The chambers are equipped with special protective equipment. The treatment uses modern methods of transplantation, intensive chemotherapy, etc.
- Oncology, hematology for adults.
- Surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, pacing.
- X-ray surgery, cardiology.
- Neurology, therapy, cardioreanimation.
- Surgery and endoscopic video surgery.
- Gynecology, urology and nephrology.
- Physiotherapy, exercise therapy, anesthesiology and intensive care.
Outpatient Advisory Unit
Residents of St. Petersburg and city guests are served by City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island). The clinic provides services for the diagnosis, treatment, dynamic monitoring of patients' treatment progress. Reception is conducted by highly qualified specialists. The department is the base for several departments of leading medical universities.
Reception of visitors is carried out in the following areas:
- Therapy, pediatric hematology, proctology.
- Traumatology-orthopedics, surgery, urology.
- Neurology, hematology, ophthalmology.
- Hematology, nephrology, cardiology.
- Gynecology, otolaryngology.
- Gastroenterology, endocrinology.
High qualification of doctors allows you to prescribe not only drug therapy, but also gentle treatment methods. The most effective among them are physiotherapy, halotherapy, physiotherapy, various types of massage, blood purification, etc. These and other methods are actively prescribed to patients as preventive methods, as well as to strengthen immunity and general health.
Diagnostics
The diagnostic base, which has 31 hospitals on Krestovsky Island, is equipped with modern devices and high-precision equipment. For patients, the following types of studies are performed:
- Clinical and laboratory (general clinical, coagulological, serotological, biochemical, etc.).
- Immunological (diagnosis of leukemia, immunological status, diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and systemic diseases, HLA typing, etc.).
- Genetic (cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B and C, helicobacter, tuberculosis, etc.).
- Functional (ECG, vascular dopplerography, EEG, echoencephaloscopy, etc.).
- Ultrasound (triplex scanning of blood vessels, ultrasound of the abdominal cavity organs, as well as biopsies, puncture under the supervision of ultrasound, etc.).
- Radiation (multislice CT, MRI, mammography, x-ray).
- Radionuclide (scintigraphy).
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (colonoscopy, gastrostomy, balloon dilatation , etc.).
Studies are carried out as prescribed by the attending physician of the outpatient advisory department.
General impressions
St. Petersburg City Hospital No. 31 on Krestovsky Island was liked by most patients who left reviews. Ideal cleanliness in each room, friendliness and politeness of each employee, well-equipped wards in the hospital were noted. Visitors, based on their own experience, argue that the clinic’s doctors have not only great experience and high qualifications, but also a great love for their work and respect for patients.

The reviews indicate that life is well established in all departments, and employees painstakingly perform their direct duties and do not consider it shameful to provide additional assistance to the patient. In the stories of the clients of the clinic, there are not a single remark about the additional appointments of paid analyzes or the desire to receive separate financing for an additional appointment. Patients felt that the hospital on Krestovsky Island fully meets all the criteria of a medical institution, where the visitor’s health, medical ethics and high professionalism are considered important.
Centers
City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky) combines several city centers and departments of specialized assistance to the population.
Patients are invited to consult, diagnose and treat at these centers:
- Oncohematology for adults and children.
- Inflammatory bowel disease.
- Multiple Sclerosis.
- Modern high-tech surgery.
- Blood service with a blood transfusion unit.
Specialized departments
For many patients with kidney disease, the opening of a specialized hemodialysis center at City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (Krestovsky Hospital) was a real salvation. The department conducted a global reconstruction and organized the work of several hemodialysis rooms, delimiting the flow of patients.
Gravity blood surgery is a relatively new area in medicine, but it has great prospects and already demonstrates sustainable results. Many of the achievements of world medicine are used in State Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky). Doctors of the clinic offer patients a method of plasmapheresis (blood purification) for the treatment of a range of diseases, namely:
- Autoimmune hepatitis, neurodermatitis, myocarditis.
- Bronchial asthma, nephritis, psoriasis.
- Asthmatic bronchitis, gout, ulcerative colitis (non-specific form).
Also, plasmapheresis helps to fight against neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, encephalopathy, etc.
In the complex treatment of furunculosis, certain types of lichen, herpes, erysipelas and other infectious diseases, another progressive method is used - ultraviolet radiation or ultraviolet irradiation of blood. The method significantly increases the body's immune defense. Specialists of the gravitational blood surgery department believe that the preventive use of these methods will allow every person, even a healthy person, to significantly improve their general condition and avoid many diseases.
Treatment Reviews
City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky) received the most praise for the treatment received by patients. The stories left a large number of grateful words to almost every department of the hospital. Visitors write that they have not encountered such a warm and kind attitude of medical workers in relation to patients for a long time. Almost everyone noted the high professionalism of not only doctors, but also nurses, maintenance staff, and the administration.
Some patients wrote that, despite the operations and their concern about this, they received great pleasure from communicating with specialists. The stories indicate that doctors pay equal attention to each patient, regardless of whether the patient is on a paid or free program.
Neutral and negative reviews
Most of the clients claim that they received in the hospital not only proper care, good attitude, quality service, but also effective help. The result of contacting the City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (Krestovsky Island, St. Petersburg) for the overwhelming majority of patients was regained health and well-being.
There were few negative reviews about the hospital. They described cases of difficult communication with the registry office and difficulties with travel to the hospital. Also described is the case when the patient became much worse after hospitalization and treatment received. In one of the reviews, the patient of the gynecological department said that she had not performed the operation to which she consented, but what was the reason for such a decision by the doctors is not indicated.
Useful information
Many patients seek to be admitted to City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (Krestovsky Hospital). The address of the medical complex is Dynamo Avenue, Building 3. Residents of St. Petersburg can get access to the clinic's services in the direction of the attending local doctor.
Unfortunately, the hospital’s capabilities are limited, the queue for admission to centers and specialized departments is large, sometimes patients have to wait about a month to consult. Nevertheless, patients, knowing the qualifications of doctors, prefer to seek specialized help at City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (Krestovsky Hospital). Phone for information can be found on the official website of the institution.
The inpatient department accepts patients through the emergency hospitalization round-the-clock; scheduled admission is from 08:00 to 12:00. The registration of the outpatient advisory department starts at 08:30 and ends at 19:00. To visit a doctor, a preliminary appointment is required at City Clinical Hospital No. 31 (hospital on Krestovsky Island).
How to get there by public transport:
- From the metro station "Krestovsky Ostrov" by bus route number 25 or minibus number 131. Walking distance is about 15 minutes. on the Marine Avenue.
- From the metro station "Chkalovskaya" on the bus route number 25, as well as a minibus number 131.