[State of the urological care in St. Petersburg].

Saint Petersburg is a separate independent administrative unit of Russia and is not part of the Northwestern Federal District. This is also related to the city's medical service, including urology. It is subordinate to the Health Committee and the chief urologist of Saint Petersburg and is represented by 116 medical institutions, including 20 childrens clinics. The number of urology outpatient clinics is 180, including 26 for children. The total amount of urologic wards is 1,489. The number of wards is 26.6 per 100,000 people. For adults, this value is 31.2, and for children 9.8 per 100,000 people. According to the Health Committee, there are 387 urologists in the city, and Urologist-to-Population Ratio (per 100,000 of the adult population) is 8.8. Taking into account 6 large departmental hospitals with 80 urologists, and private clinics, where 397 adult urologists work, a total amount of urologists in St. Petersburg, providing medical care to the adult population, is 864. Urologist-to-Population Ratio (per 100,000) is 16.0. Educational and scientific work is carried out at six departments of urology and four research centers. Among urologists, 44 are Doctors of medical sciences and 118 have Ph.D. degree.