For patients with diseases of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, gout, a specialized clinic operates in St. Petersburg - 25 hospital, rheumatic center. Over the years, patients with a chronic course of the disease have been observed here, and visitors are sent to clarify the diagnosis.
Short story
The medical institution, the current 25th hospital (rheumatic center), appeared on Bolshaya Podyachnaya Street in the first half of the 1840s. The buildings of the first infectious diseases hospital for children were built on donations from the Demidov family. In 1853, the institution was entrusted to the 5th department of the Sovereign Chancellery, patronage over it was taken by Prince Peter of Oldenburg.
Before the revolution, the clinic was transferred to new buildings on Vologda Street, and in 1918 the hospital received the name N.F. Filatova. The buildings on Bolshaya Podyachnaya Street were not empty, a physiological institute was opened under the direction of A. Polenov, who moved to a new place in 1923. The skin and venereological hospital was located in the vacant buildings.
During the years of war and blockade, ul. Bolshaya Podyaskoy, 30 became known as a hospital for patients with dystrophy, and later for patients with hemocolitis. As with almost all buildings in Leningrad, the period of the war turned into a disaster for the clinic. Overhaul was carried out in 1945. Since 1946, patients with urological diseases have been admitted to the clinic.
In 1973, the institution was combined with the Oktyabrsky district hospital, and in 1980, after the separation of rheumatology and cardiology services, an arthrology department appeared. Since 2009, clinical rheumatological hospital 25 has been successfully operating on Bolshaya Podyachicheskaya Street 30.
Description
Rheumatic diseases are characterized not only by pain, discomfort and chronic course, but also by disability, the gradual extinction of some functions. Unfortunately, the disease is spreading to younger generations. The rheumatic center on Podyachnaya is designed to provide early diagnosis and timely effective treatment of rheumatic patients.
At the present stage, the clinic is equipped with advanced medical equipment, staffed by qualified specialists. City Clinic No. 25 (hospital, rheumatic center) provides treatment and diagnosis of the most complex cases with a total of more than 120 rheumatic diseases, including scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, arthritis, Sjogren’s disease, etc.
The hospital provides medical care and services for compulsory medical insurance, voluntary medical insurance and on the basis of a contract. The clinic has organized specialized centers that help patients with gout and osteoporosis. The rheumatology center accepts patients in the outpatient and inpatient departments.
General impressions of the hospital
A large stream of patients is admitted to hospital 25 daily (rheumatic center). Reviews with positive reviews were left in favor of the professionalism of the majority of specialists, the opportunity to receive service under compulsory medical insurance policies. However, patients share their impressions that the clinic needs repairs in some rooms and the replacement of additional staff. In particular, it is indicated that receptionists are often impolite or simply do not want to inform the patient about the doctors' work schedule, the length of waiting for an appointment, cannot explain what the price of a commercial visit to a specialist is, and much more.
Patients said that sometimes the first appointment in the rheumatic center has to wait about 2 months after the appointment of the attending physician. Often, waiting for a consultation is accompanied by pain, deterioration and patients suspect that this approach is an incentive to paid visits to the hospital. Patients who received full assistance, diagnostic tests and consultations tell about attentive doctors, carefully thought-out therapy and the effect obtained, which led to a stable remission.
Diagnostics
The key to successful treatment is a high-quality and accurate diagnosis. 25 hospital (rheumatic center) performs the following types of studies:
- Laboratory tests (biochemical, immunological, clinical, cytological, morphological, tumor markers, etc.).
- Functional diagnostics (UZGD, Echocardiography, ECG, capillaroscopy, daily monitoring of blood pressure and ECG, FVD, etc.).
- X-ray (radiography, fluoroscopy).
- Densitometry (of the radius, neck of the thigh, spine, elbows, etc.).
- Ultrasound (joints, abdominal organs, mammary glands, kidneys, soft tissues, etc.).
- MRI (elbow, knee, wrist, ankle, joints of the feet and hands).
In the reviews of regular patients of the clinic, it is indicated that things are not very good with the diagnostic base in the hospital. The equipment is outdated, therefore, it is advised to check the results in other laboratories. At the same time, many leave words of gratitude to doctors who, in far from perfect conditions, make the correct diagnoses, prescribe therapeutic measures and preventive measures.
The vast majority of regular visitors to the clinic have chronic diseases, so they advise not to succumb to the immediate desire to recover, having received the first medications, but to tune in to a lifestyle change and trust doctors.
Advisory Office
Over 32 thousand patients annually apply for consultations in the outpatient department. The rheumatology center accepts patients according to the directions from the attending physicians of city and regional clinics. Consultations and treatment are provided by appointment, and department doctors also select patients for admission to hospital No. 25 in the hospital.
Appointments are made through the registry, conducted independently through the online system or the dispatch service of the clinic. All types of outpatient and outpatient care are provided according to the policies of compulsory medical insurance or voluntary medical insurance, and patients also have the opportunity to receive all services on a paid basis.
Inpatient ward
The rheumatic center on Podyachnaya street provides hospital medical services in the following departments:
- 5 rheumatology departments with individual specialization.
- Department of physiotherapy (massage, magnetotherapy, hirudotherapy, ozokerite therapy, galvanization, aerophytotherapy, laser therapy, etc.).
- ECMOK (blood purification by plasma filter, plasmapheresis, efferent therapy, etc.).
- Intensive care (the ward is intended for patients with systemic diseases, efferent therapy is used).
Hospitalization of patients is carried out in the direction of the outpatient advisory department of the 25th hospital (rheumatic center).
Attention to regular patients
KRB No. 25 (hospital, rheumatic center) is a medical institution where special attention is paid to patients with diseases of osteoporosis and gout. These diseases have a chronic course, frequent relapses, patients need the constant attention of specialists. For the purposes of prevention and for the provision of specialized care on the basis of the KBA, there are:
- The center of osteoporosis provides methodological, preventive, advisory, and therapeutic assistance. Patients are invited to be examined and treated with modern methods that have proven their effectiveness in Russia and the world.
- The Gout Center accepts patients with an underlying disease, as well as suffering from unexplained joint pathologies at the base of the 5th rheumatology department of the Republican Clinical Hospital No. 25 (rheumatic center on Podyachnaya). Patients are provided with services in outpatient consultative and inpatient wards.
- School patient. Visitors suffering from osteoporosis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis are invited to classes. At lectures, doctors explain the essence of the processes taking place in the body, talk about the prevention of side effects, and learn to control their condition. Classes are free and are carried out on the basis of the rheumatic center.
Treatment Reviews
Most of the positive reviews 25 hospital (rheumatic center) received from regular patients. They talk about excellent specialists who have been observed and treated for many years. Patients believe that CRP is the place where patients with rheumatism, arthritis, or osteoporosis will be provided with all the necessary assistance. The only thing that should be remembered for the first time a patient comes is the duration of therapy, patience during the course of treatment and the mood for a positive result.
No one is safe from the diseases that the rheumatology center deals with. The problem of the disease consists not only in its acute phases, but also in the chronic course. You will have to reckon with the resulting disease constantly and adhere to certain rules. Patients are advised to try to find a doctor with whom there will be mutual understanding, trust. It is necessary to strictly follow all the recommendations, even if it seems that the medications are too "heavy", the therapy is delayed and a miracle does not occur. The results will have to be achieved for a long time, it will be required to undergo preventive treatment in a hospital annually, to adjust the selection of drugs and physiotherapy.
Negative reviews talk about the difficulties faced. Doctors do not always give accurate answers, but more often prescribe additional tests. Patients who have received a full diagnosis and know their diagnosis, say that the clinic’s specialists prescribe hormonal drugs, which will subsequently be impossible to refuse. Many consider this a minus, preferring alternative treatment. Also, many did not like the fact that a mandatory personal visit is required in the registry to make an appointment with the doctor.
The clinic’s personal visit is motivated by the fact that the lines for an advisory appointment are very long. Patients are given a coupon without the date and name of the specialist, this is accompanied by a promise to call back when the time comes. Despite all the shortcomings, the number of patients seeking rheumatic center is constantly increasing, which indicates an adequate level of service, effective treatment and highly qualified specialists.
The hospital receives visitors from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. You can become a patient or consult a profile doctor by contacting in the direction. The primary admission is carried out in the advisory department of the Republican Hospital No. 25 (hospital, rheumatic center) at the address: st. Bolshaya Podyachskaya, building 30.