Ufa Doctors Warn of Neonatal ICU Closure
"They are closing us!" — medical staff in Ufa complained about the liquidation of the neonatal intensive care unit. Employees of the neonatal resuscitation and intensive therapy department of GDCHB No. 17 in Ufa stated that since the beginning of 2026, its work has been practically restricted.
Consensus
- Medical staff at Ufa's GDCB No. 17 have expressed concerns about the closure of the neonatal intensive care unit.
- The staff claim that since early 2026, the unit's operations have been restricted.
- The city's ambulance service for newborns was closed in 2026.
- Transfers of critically ill newborns to the unit have become difficult.
- The staff say they have not received clear explanations for these changes.
- The Bashkortostan Ministry of Health denies plans to close the unit.
- The unit is currently operating in a regular mode.
- The Ministry attributes the changes to new routing rules for newborns.
- The Ministry is considering expanding the unit's profile to include children up to one year old.
- The neonatal ICU was established in 1998 and was the first specialized unit of its kind in Bashkortostan.
- The unit treats newborns with very low birth weight, severe perinatal diseases, and breathing disorders.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Health of Bashkortostan stated that the issue is about 'approaches to routing and volume of occupancy' of the department. — tg_idelrealii
- The staff emphasized that the closure would destroy a system built over decades and result in job losses and loss of professional expertise. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The staff explicitly stated that each day of delay or closure could mean lost child lives. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (4 sources)
- In Ufa, doctors stated intentions of authorities to close newborn intensive care unit; Bashkortostan Ministry of Health refutes this... — Idel.Реалии
- In Ufa, doctors state authorities intend to close the neonatal intensive care unit — Idel.Реалии
- Doctors in Ufa warn of threat to closure of newborn intensive care unit — SOTAvision
- «We are closing us!» — Ufa medical staff complained about the liquidation of the neonatal intensive care unit — ASTRA