Yekaterinburg - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular health concerns? What is the quality of available medical care? What medical conditions typically require medical evacuation?
No particular health concerns to note. The quality of medical care is adequate for most things. I had arthroscopic knee surgery here, and had a very pleasant experience, and am very pleased with the results of the surgery. For those needing or wanting comprehensive or state-of-the-art medical services, there are excellent services in Moscow. Pharmacies are ubiquitous and carry every medication we have ever needed. Prescriptions can also be filled through Express Scripts if needed. The RMO from Moscow makes quarterly trips to post. Otherwise, we have two local Russian doctors, one of whom is a pediatrician), who come to the consulate once a week. - Feb 2020
Spring can be hard on allergy suffers due to meling snow and some snow removal chemicals that pulverize in the Spring. Air is very and I mean very dry in the winter, so lots of lotion and air humidifiers are a must. - Aug 2018
Common low-level health conditions can be addressed by local clinics. Anything more serious would require a medevac. - Aug 2010
Tick-borne encephalitis -- be sure to get your immunizations! Health facilities are not up to Western standards (yet), although with the influx of money into the region, I suspect health clinics for the wealthy will eventually be built. That is already the case for dentistry --there are a number of good dentists who use Western equipment as good as or even better than you might find in the office of your dentist back home. - Jan 2008
