Abstract

The paper reveals the activities of the Zlatoust evacuation hospitals during the Great Patriotic War. These medical institutions made positive contribution to the country and played a huge role in the defeat of fascist troops. For the purposes of the research, we selected and analyzed many literature and archival sources, such as: minutes of the meeting of the executive committee of the Zlatoust City Council of Working People's Deputies (from 1941–1945) on the issue the transformation of certain buildings (mainly schools) to evacuation hospitals, their repair and equipment; newspapers “Bolshevik Slovo”, published in Zlatoust during the Great Patriotic War with the photos of evacuation hospitals; collection of documents “Chelyabinsk region 1917–1945. The purpose of this study is to summarize, analyze and systematize the collected information on the activities of the Zlatoust evacuation hospitals during the Great Patriotic War. Local authorities and the staff of the evacuation hospitals performed this work. Evacuation Hospital is a wartime hospital. There were several evacuation hospitals, such as: EH-1128, EH-1732, EH-3111, etc. in Zlatoust during the Great Patriotic War. Zlatoust contributed to the activities of evacuation hospitals in the country. City hospitals were staffed mainly with medical personnel from the Zlatoust city health department. About 8 thousand wounded people were treated in evacuation hospitals, almost 80 % of them returned to their service. Zlatoust doctors, in spite of fatigue and hunger, brought thousands of soldiers and commanders of the Red Army back to life, showing the examples of genuine philanthropy and professional duty.

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