Inhabitants of the Karelian Pitkyaranta came for meeting in protection of local hospital. Officials decided to close local delivery room and to reduce the personnel because of small number of the giving birth. Since July 1 of all pregnant women will send to give birth to the neighboring cities.
Pouring rain and gusty wind: in day of carrying out meeting in Pitkyaranta weather obviously declared a protest. But of inhabitants of the Karelian remote place were not frightened: about 200 people came for meeting against closing of delivery room of local hospital. Since July 1 here plan to optimize work of physicians. People disagreed with this decision and made the demands.
"That left delivery room alone: as it is, so and we have to have it. Let will repair it, let will bring the new equipment there, let will involve experts that doctors went on practice to Petrozavodsk, so received practice that specialists from Petrozavodsk came, showed the skill to people. Also the area then" will prosper at us, – the organizer of meeting Baykova Anna speaks.
Kharlamova Lyubov lives in Pitkyaranta 17 years. Here gave birth to two sons. At the end of May she was told that she will not be able to give birth to the long-awaited daughter of the house: it is necessary to go 60 kilometers to Sortavala or 200 – to Petrozavodsk.
"In situation to the pregnant woman it is very heavy to br to reach. It is psychological discomfort and for mother because it is separated from a family, and still small children remain with some, and for the child", – Kharlamova Lyubov speaks.
to Calm people, to be exact – to persuade to give birth in other cities – officials Government of the Republic of Karelia came to Pitkyaranta twice. The last meeting took place in two hours prior to meeting. Trump of ministers – figure: to give birth in Pitkyaranta became more rare – in five months of this year there was 11 childbirth. People calm that in hospital there will be one rodzal on a case of emergency childbirth.
"Gynecologists are not reduced by br, midwifes are employed, the nurse is employed, the claim is not accepted. Rodzal is repaired, will be retrofitted by the necessary equipment, experts prepare at university six people in the target direction that Pitkyaranta lived", – the Minister of Health of Republic of Karelia declared Shvets Marina .
But locals are sure by br – after maternity optimization other offices of hospital, and then wait also not only to give rise, but also there will be no place to treat in the city and there are nobody. Gathered on meeting delivered to the signature under the appeal to chapter of Republic of Karelia to keep hospital in Pitkyaranta. If their requirements do not hear, the group of activists intends to organize a referendum.