Since its opening in January 1997, this specialized unit has become one of the main centers for providing medical care to newborns in the country. It has created all the conditions for highly qualified treatment, including modern technologies and trained specialists capable of handling patients in critical conditions.
As of 2025, over 1,000 newborns have passed through the department. Of these, about 50% are children from the Chui region, 25% from Bishkek, and the remaining 25% from other regions. Notably, 60% of patients are referred from other medical institutions, while 24% come on their own.
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The average length of stay for newborns in the department is 10.2 days, and the occupancy rate reaches 90%, highlighting the high demand for specialized care for newborns.
The most common reasons for hospitalization include infections typical of the perinatal period, neonatal jaundice, pneumonia, neonatal sepsis, and various types of encephalopathies.
In recent years, there has been a positive trend in reducing cases of neonatal sepsis and perinatal infections, indicating an improvement in the quality of medical care during pregnancy, childbirth, and early neonatal care.
Despite significant achievements, sepsis and severe congenital heart defects remain the main causes of neonatal mortality. The risk group consists of extremely premature infants with a gestational age of less than 28-33 weeks, accounting for up to 85.7% of all fatalities among premature infants. This underscores the need for further improvement in intensive care, including respiratory support, nutritional provision, and antibiotic therapy.
Important areas of work remain family planning, prevention of hereditary and congenital diseases, infection control, and improving the routing of newborns.
Special attention is paid to the quality of transporting children from the regions and strengthening cooperation with district medical institutions and maternity services in Bishkek.
In addition to medical activities, doctors are actively engaged in scientific and educational work: they collaborate with international organizations, attract investments, develop clinical protocols, conduct training seminars in the regions, and organize events in honor of the International Day of Premature Infants.
