Federal Centre for Neurosurgery in Novosibirsk open until the end of 2011

Opening of the federal high-tech medical center specializing in neurosurgery, is planned in Novosibirsk until 2011, said during an online conference Health Minister Olga Kravchenko Novosibirsk region.

"Building a neurosurgical center scheduled for completion in 2011. At present in Europe is making blocks for a neurosurgical center. After finishing work, they will be transported to Novosibirsk, and construction will be completed," - she said.

Kravchenko said that during 2010-2011, for the center prepared 97 professionals are currently enrolled 15.

Neurosurgical Center originally scheduled to be commissioned in 2008, but construction was delayed due to adjustments associated with equity investments from the federal budget. In accordance with the decree of the Russian government, the list of federal centers of high medical technology, created in Russia, Novosibirsk designated as a center for neurosurgery. Under its construction in the regional hospital were allocated four hectares of which is directly under the building - 0,75 hectares.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last December at a special meeting said that in 2011 it is planned to open a federal high-tech medical centers in six cities in Russia. Apart from Novosibirsk, these medical centers will be opened in Perm, Barnaul, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad and Smolensk.

As previously reported the governor Vasiliy Yurchenko, the region with its obligations under this project completed, the work done to build the center and the training for him immediately after the discovery should begin to "give feedback" in the form of concrete assistance to people.