The Ministry of Health of the Altai Territory explained that it reduced the medical staff at the outpatient clinic "for the benefit of the patients". According to the staff, five people from the outpatient clinic and the employees of the Central District Hospital received layoff notices. The employees explained that the layoffs began with the arrival of acting chief physician Alexey Barkorenko to the medical institution, who has been the head of the hospital since August 2026, and at the same time is the chief physician of the central hospital in the city of Zarinsk. The regional Ministry of Health announced to Bankfax's publication that a first aid station is being organized in the village instead of an outpatient clinic, since the population decreased from 528 to 356 people, and noted that the decision supposedly met the department's standards. "Even taking into account the fact that today 18 residents of the village of Oskovo, 22 residents of the village of Novochmalvka and 22 residents of the village of Ust-Boroisk receive medical treatment at the medical outpatient clinic in the village of Sungai, this is not enough for the medical outpatient clinic. In accordance with modern requirements, the leadership of the Medical Center District and the Medical Center redistributes the medical needs of the Kitubia District to medical treatment needs. To organize a paramedic and midwives station in Sungai village," the department said. They emphasized that the standards are changing "for the benefit of the patients", so that the medical treatment in Sungai "will become better and more accessible". At the same time, the laid-off workers were offered positions at the Katmanovskaya Central District Hospital and another medical institution, but the health workers were not satisfied with this alternative due to the need to travel to work every day at their own expense to another settlement located 30 kilometers away. The Ministry of Health also emphasized that the FAP will consist of a paramedic and a nurse. Meanwhile, health workers are now collecting signatures to appeal to the Russian president and regulatory authorities.

The Ministry of Health of the Altai Territory explained that it reduced the medical staff at the outpatient clinic "for the benefit of the patients". According to the staff, five people from the outpatient clinic and the employees of the Central District Hospital received layoff notices. The employees explained that the layoffs began with the arrival of acting chief physician Alexey Barkorenko to the medical institution, who has been the head of the hospital since August 2026, and at the same time is the chief physician of the central hospital in the city of Zarinsk. The regional Ministry of Health announced to Bankfax's publication that a first aid station is being organized in the village instead of an outpatient clinic, since the population decreased from 528 to 356 people, and noted that the decision supposedly met the department's standards. "Even taking into account the fact that today 18 residents of the village of Oskovo, 22 residents of the village of Novochmalvka and 22 residents of the village of Ust-Boroisk receive medical treatment at the medical outpatient clinic in the village of Sungai, this is not enough for the medical outpatient clinic. In accordance with modern requirements, the leadership of the Medical Center District and the Medical Center redistributes the medical needs of the Kitubia District to medical treatment needs. To organize a paramedic and midwives station in Sungai village," the department said. They emphasized that the standards are changing "for the benefit of the patients", so that the medical treatment in Sungai "will become better and more accessible". At the same time, the laid-off workers were offered positions at the Katmanovskaya Central District Hospital and another medical institution, but the health workers were not satisfied with this alternative due to the need to travel to work every day at their own expense to another settlement located 30 kilometers away. The Ministry of Health also emphasized that the FAP will consist of a paramedic and a nurse. Meanwhile, health workers are now collecting signatures to appeal to the Russian president and regulatory authorities.