The Main Trends in the Development of Medical Tourism and the Export of Medical Services in the Samara Region

Alekseeva N. D.
PhD (Philosophy), Assistant Professor, Head, Chair for Hospitality and Intercultural Communication¹

Sirotko I. I.
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Director, Department of the Organization of Socially Significant and High-Tech Medical Care²

Bulkhina G. R.
MD, PhD, Deputy Chief Physician for Organizational and Methodological Work³

Bulkhin R. I.
Student¹

1 - Volga Region State University of Service, Togliatti, Russian Federation
2 - Ministry of Health of the Samara Region, Samara, Russian Federation
3 - Togliatti City Clinical Hospital No. 5, Togliatti, Russian Federation

Bulkhina Gulnara; e-mail: bulhina-tgkb5@yandex.ru.

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

The article considers the activities within the framework of the national healthcare project aimed at attracting foreign patients to receive planned medical care in the Samara region. The goals and objectives of the regional concept and project for the export of medical services are disclosed. The actual data are presented in the context of profiles and packages of medical services. The prospects of development and the problems being solved in this field in connection with the current situation in the Russian Federation are evaluated.

medical service, medical care, healthcare, medical tourism

10.29234/2308-9113-2023-11-1-47-55

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