Seven medical organizations in Komi are being "optimized" into one system Seven medical organizations in Okhta, Yarga and Troitsko-Pachorsk will be merged into one institution. Hospitals and clinics will continue to operate at the same addresses, and the changes will affect the management of the institutions, Komi from the Ministry of Health told BNK. The association will include Ukhta Municipal Hospital No. 1, a clinic in the city, a children's hospital, a physiotherapy clinic, dentistry, Municipal Clinic No. 2 in the village of Yarga and the Troitsko-Pechora Central Regional Hospital. According to the ministry, the appointments for primary doctors will continue, therapeutic wards, 24-hour beds and children, operating rooms and diagnostic services will remain. The agency expects that after the merger, residents will be able to receive 90-95% of the necessary medical care within one system and travel to other cities less frequently. Routing of patients from Troitsko-Pachorsk for planned and emergency hospitalization to Okhta has been in place since December 2025. Initial treatment, diagnosis and research continue to be carried out on site. The chief physician of Okhta Municipal Hospital No. 1, Habib Ramzanov, said that daily telemedicine consultations will be added to this program.