Waiting time for planned hospitalization in Russia has decreased over five years

The average waiting time for planned hospitalization in Russia from 2021 to 2025 decreased by almost half - from 15.5 to 8.8 days.

The gap in waiting time for planned hospitalization between regions decreased by 63%.

The national average wait time for diagnostic services is just over four days, and basic diagnostics are available within three days almost everywhere.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. The average waiting time for planned hospitalization in Russia from 2021 to 2025 inclusive has decreased by almost half, follows from the analytical report of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), which is available to RIA Novosti.

ASI prepared an analytical report on changes in healthcare, education, infrastructure and the urban environment. It is based on the results of the National Quality of Life Rating, which the agency compiles annually on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The authors of the study compared data for the period from 2021 to 2025 and identified positive dynamics for 87% of indicators.

Thus, according to the results of the study, the average waiting time for planned hospitalization in Russia has almost halved over five years - from 15.5 to 8.8 days. The gap in this indicator between regions has also decreased - by 63%.

Waiting for planned hospitalization in a therapeutic department now takes the least amount of time (about five days), among the leading regions in this indicator are the Magadan and Sakhalin regions, where the wait averages about one day.

Also, according to the report, the national average wait time for diagnostic services is just over four days. The minimum time was recorded, including in the Novosibirsk, Sakhalin and Tula regions - on average about three days.

The fastest way to get tested is to wait an average of three days. The leaders in this indicator include the Astrakhan region, Mordovia and the Sakhalin region.

You will have to wait the longest for a magnetic resonance imaging scan - about 15 days. At the same time, in the Amur, Kemerovo, Orenburg regions and Karelia, MRI can be done faster - on average, less than two days.

Basic diagnostics - tests, ECG, X-rays - are available within three days almost everywhere, follows from the study results.