Analysis of Organizational Models of Disaster Medicine Service of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation at Regional Level
The results of study and analysis of organizational and functional changes in the Disaster Medicine Service of the Ministry of Health of Russia at the regional level, organizational models of the Disaster Medicine Service functioning in the subjects of the Russian Federation are presented. The study was conducted at the All-Russian Center for Disaster Medicine “Zashchita” (since 2015) and at the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine of the National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. Pirogov of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The purpose of the study is to analyze organizational models of the Disaster Medicine Service functioning at the regional level. Materials and research methods. The following methods were used in the study: expert evaluation, statistical, analytical, field observation, etc. The method of expert evaluation was applied through questionnaire survey of experts – Russian experts in the field of disaster medicine and emergency medical care. The questionnaires were filled in twice – questionnaire №1 – in 2015 and questionnaire №2 – in 2019-2020; a total of 529 people took part. Questionnaires № 1 and № 2 included questions and provisions relating to organizational models of the Disaster Medicine Service functioning at the regional level and to organizational and functional changes in the Disaster Medicine Service of the subjects. Results of the study and their analysis. The results of the research helped to formulate a number of principle statements on further improvement of the Disaster Medicine Service, including development of organizational structure, implementation of its organizational models at the regional level.