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Moscow has increased the number of high-tech operations 10 times in 14 years

Sobyanin: In Moscow, the number of high-tech operations has increased to 192 thousand per year

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that in 2024 the number of high-tech medical operations in Moscow reached 192 thousand, which is 10 times more compared to 2010. Of these, 126 thousand operations were performed in city clinics, while previously most of such procedures were performed in federal medical institutions.

Moscow has increased the number of high-tech operations 10 times in 14 years
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One of the key areas of development is cardiac surgery, where the number of operations increased by 26% over the last year, and robotic technologies are also being actively developed. In 2024, almost 2.2 thousand operations using robots were performed, which is 91% more than in 2023.

In addition, in traumatology and orthopedics, robotic systems for endoprosthetics have been introduced since 2023, increasing the number of such operations by 12 times. Neurosurgery is also seeing significant growth, with over 9,500 surgeries in 2024.

In urology, laser and plasma ablation are actively used, and in oncology, the new radiation building at the Kommunarka center has improved accessibility of treatment for patients.

The Mayor of Moscow emphasized that high-tech surgeries, which used to be rare, have now become common practice in the capital's hospitals, and the work to introduce new medical technologies will continue in the future.

Also in 2025 the number of free IVF procedures in Moscow will increase by 50%. In addition, the capital's hospitals will receive funding for bone marrow transplants for children.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

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