Modern Features of the Formation of Healthcare Facilities in the Medical Clusters System (a case study of the Kharkiv region, Ukraine)

Abstract This article analyzes the key features involved in the formation of healthcare facilities (HCFs) within medical clusters across various countries. The analysis is based on the main categories of criteria. Different contemporary functional, architectural, and urban planning features and approaches to the formation and organization of medical institutions in the structure of medical clusters in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Lithuania were identified. Based on the list of all HCFs in the capable network of the Kharkiv Hospital District, their organizational features within the medical cluster system of the Kharkiv region were analyzed. The percentage ratio of supercluster, cluster, and general hospitals within all clusters were examined. Architectural, urban planning, and functional features of healthcare facilities in the Kharkiv region were identified. Based on these findings, general recommendations were provided regarding the formation of HCFs in the Kharkiv Hospital District. According to this, the general recommendations for the formation of HCFs in the Kharkiv region for further development and improvement of its architectural, functional, and urban planning aspects, based on the analysis of modern medical clusters in different countries were determined.