The system for the industrial enterprises workers medical support organization based on the private medical organization example. Part 1

At present, retention of staff capacity and extension of professional longevity of the working-age population is an urgent task for the Russian healthcare. This task is particularly important for workers of industrial and remote enterprises, when the specifics of the approach to the organization of medical support is determined by many factors — from the features of production environment to the climatic and geographical conditions of industrial facility location. Objective. To analyze the activities of a large private medical organization engaged in providing medical care to industrial workers, describing the approaches and capabilities of organizing service in different conditions, including in the absence of any medical infrastructure, in order to extend the professional longevity of working contingents. Materials and methods. Legal and regulatory framework and requirements for medical support of workers in the industrial sector of the economy in the Russian Federation as well as domestic scientific publications describing the capabilities, specifics and problems of modern approaches to organization were analyzed. Data of local statutory instruments of private medical service provider regulating the process of organization of medical support of industrial facilities were systematized. Analytical and graphical research methods were used. Results. The experience and approaches of a private medical service provider ensuring medical support to industrial facilities, including maritime ones, in more than 20 regions of Russia were presented and systematized. Conclusion. One of the effective models for organizing comprehensive medical support for workers at industrial facilities is to involve private medical organizations in this task, which allows to supplement and strengthen state mechanisms for protecting the health of workers in the industrial sector.