Surgical Service Key Performance Indicators for the Arctic Regions of Russia

• Published in: International Journal of Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Nikolay M. Gogolev, Mikhail M. Vinokurov, Tatyana E. Burtseva, Maya P. Slobodchikova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2019
• Subjects: surgical service; key performance indicators; staffing; air medical service; Medicine; R; Arctic; Sakha; Republic of Sakha; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21103/Article9(4)_OA12; https://doaj.org/article/969af2c5ef404428a96bb9e84511b164

The article represents surgical service key performance indicators (KPIs) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (RS(Y)) for the period between 2014 and 2016. According to the official statistics, the Arctic regions of RS(Y) are surgically understaffed, though formally there is high demand for medical staff and beds in surgery. The understaffing is due to peculiarities of RS(Y) its vast territory, low occupancy rate, the presence of sparsely populated territories and seasonal isolation of the population.