The Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" was founded in 1973 by the Federal Medico-Biologic Agency at the Ministry of Health and Social Development, by Order 01.10.73 No. 8 of the USSR Ministry of Health. It operates under the aegis of the Federal State Institution of Healthcare. Its current license No. FS-78-01-003162 is valid from 31.08.2020 through unlimited.

Primary Hospital Activities

Since its inception, the Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" has provided exceptional quality health care and treatment to workers [of the assigned enterprises], as well as public land privately insured patients. Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" has also developed and maintained working relationships with Jewish, American and other specialty hospitals over the past decade.

Public Achievements & International Accolades

The Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" has taken the lead in quality of service and health care in St. Petersburg. As a testament to its commitment to excellence, the Hospital has been lauded as follows:

• 1994 – Diplomate of the International Academy
of Ecology & Environmental Safety.
• Member of the Bolshoi Drama Theater
Charitable Foundation of St. Petersburg.
• 1996 – Member of the Premier Healthcare
Alliance, along with top class hospitals in the
USA and Canada.
• 1999 – Member of the Finnish-Russian
Chamber of Commerce.
• 2001 – Awarded membership certificate
from the Leningrad Regional Fuel Union.
• 2001 – Awarded full membership certificate
from St. Petersburg Medical Chamber.
• 2003 – Awarded Diploma No. 0366 by association
advocating continuous professional
growth, overseeing business ethics and development
of tourism.
• 1995 – Recognized by the St. Petersburg
Association of General Practitioners as one of
the best hospitals in St. Petersburg.
• 1995 – Official sponsor of the organizing
committee of the Orienteering World Cup’95,
held in St. Petersburg.
• Winner of the «best tour agency for reception of foreign tourists» category of the «Tourism
in St. Petersburg» competition.
• 2003 – Recipient of award for quality bestowed
by the Government of St. Petersburg.

Staff of Federal State Budgetary Institution
"North-Western district scientific
and clinical center named
after L.G.Sokolov Federal Medical and
Biological Agency"

Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" carries a staff of 1500 employees, with 400 physicians and 700 mid-level health care professionals included in that number. Our staff also includes 31 doctors of medical science and 116 candidates for doctorate of medical science.

Features of Federal State Budgetary Institution
"North-Western district scientific
and clinical center named
after L.G.Sokolov Federal Medical and
Biological Agency"

– 560 bed inpatient capacity
– Central outpatient clinic with capability of
1000 visits per day
– Outpatient clinics at industrial locations
– Medical-Social Expertise Unit
– Area Bureau of Forensic Medicine.

Scientific Collaboration

Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" is also a clinical base for a number of leading educational and scientific medical entities of St.Petersburg. These include the St. Petersburg Medical Academy for Postgraduate Studies; State Pulmonology Research Institute; I.I. Menchnikov Memorial State Medical Academy of St. Petersburg; I.P.Pavlov Memorial State Medical University of St. Petersburg; St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy; the medical department of the St. Petersburg State University; Military-Medical Academy; and the Nursing School of St. Petersburg Medical College.

Hospital №122 & Outpatient Clinics

Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" offers a wide variety of specialty areas devoted to outpatient care. These include the following: dermatology, internal medicine (which includes nephrology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, and endocrinology), cardiology, cardiac ICU, and two different surgical units. Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" also has several surgical subspecialty units, which include micro-hospital, urology with lithotripsy, gynecology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryingology, anaesthesiology and resuscitation unit, and central operating rooms.

Among other surgical divisions, there are those of trauma and orthopaedics, neurosurgery, facial-maxillary surgery, vascular surgery, endocrine surgery, surgery of the liver and biliary systems, and proctology. Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" also offers up to date diagnostics as follows: clinical diagnostic laboratory; radiology unit with computer tomography, MRI; densitometry, and endoscopy. Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" also offers «Functional Diagnosis» with the center for ultrasonic non-invasive vascular studies «Vita Vasorum» total ultrasonography, and nuclear diagnostics. All divisions have excellent quality patient rooms with varying levels of care – enough to accommodate 550 patients. Several centers of both federal and regional significance that have been modeled after Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" are currently in operation. These include facilities for treatment of multiple sclerosis, roentgen-endovascular surgery and interventional cardiology, liver and biliary system surgery, treatment of young adult onset hypertension, endocrine surgery, treatment of respiratory problems, as well as the Somnology (Sleep Disturbance) Center. Also, Federal State Budgetary Institution "North-Western district scientific and clinical center named after L. G. Sokolov Federal Medical and Biological Agency" is pleased to be able to offer a number of divisions that are not typically available in most local medical establishments, whether in the city or in the country as a whole. These include units of clinical pharmacology, extracorporeal hemocorrection and UV blood irradiation, roentgen-angiography,, hyperbaric oxygenation, blood bank, treatment quality evaluation marketing, research laboratory for studying public health economy & management, publishing department releasing advertisements, round-the-clock (24/7) information and advisory services, and in-house repair and maintenance of medical equipment.