Military sanatorium "Paratunka" - the oldest he alth resort in the Kamchatka Territory. The availability of thermal springs, a good medical and rehabilitation base, unique pools with warm water attract tourists from all over Russia all year round.
History
The military sanatorium "Paratunka" is located not far from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: it is worth driving only 60 kilometers to find yourself in a unique zone of warm springs. The he alth resort was founded in 1946 to improve the he alth of the soldiers of the 197th rifle corps of the army. The first wooden buildings appeared on the outskirts of the village of Paratunka, and the opening took place in October 1946. Patients were admitted for treatment in July.
The initial infrastructure of the complex consisted of five bedroom buildings and a hydropathic facility. The clinic and the administration were located in the same building, and a separate building was built for the stay of the officers. In the early years, the military sanatorium "Paratunka" for medical procedures andrecovery used the only means - the water of thermal springs. Two years later, near the he alth resort, the mud of Lake Utinoe was discovered, which was distinguished by its rich mineral composition and beneficial properties. Pelotherapy was included in the list of wellness procedures, they were provided in a new physiotherapy room.
The expansion of the number of places for patients occurred in 1948 - 100 soldiers could receive treatment at the same time. The quality of medical services has also improved due to the commissioning of a clinical laboratory, a diagnostic room, X-ray diagnostics and dental care.
Infrastructure Development
In the early 50s, exploration and research work was carried out to discover new hot springs, mud deposits. As a result, several places with valuable lake-silt mud, thermophilic algae were discovered. The Kamchatka sanatorium "Paratunka" decided to use natural resources, for which from 1956 to 1958 capital buildings for 50 and 100 people were built, a leisure club, a canteen, a mud bath pumping station.
In 1963, the military sanatorium "Paratunka" was transferred to the balance of the medical service of the Pacific Fleet. For nine years (1974-1983) cosmonauts underwent rehabilitation on the basis of the hospital. Since 1984, conditions and a department have been created here, where sailors of the submarine fleet undergo rehabilitation. In 2000, the infrastructure was replenished in the he alth resort at the expense of the transferred Raduga sanatorium.
Currently
In subsequent years, the military sanatorium "Paratunka" (Kamchatka) is carrying out work to modernize the housing stock. Almost all premises are undergoing major repairs, including the medical building, canteen, etc.
In the summer of 2011 there was a change in the status of the sanatorium. Currently, it is a state budgetary institution, located in the system of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and related to the resort complex "Far East".
Natural Healing Factors
The best chief doctor of the he alth resort is the nature of Kamchatka. The military sanatorium "Paratunka" has one-of-a-kind pools built on the site of the release of thermal springs, where the beating of the springs can be felt with your feet. The bottom of the pools is lined with rounded pebbles, which are pleasant and useful to move around. The water temperature in the warmest pool is up to +45°C all year round. The fluid is renewed up to eight times a day due to natural flow.
In addition to comfortable swimming in the pool, therapeutic and healing effects are achieved by the composition of the water, which includes silicic acid, molecular nitrogen, algae, etc. Procedures in the pool help to achieve:
- Improve intracellular metabolism.
- Increase blood circulation in the skin.
- Accelerate tissue repair.
- Activation of anti-inflammatory processes.
- Normalization of the nervous system.
- Balancing blood pressure.
- Silic acid, which is part of the water, has an exfoliating, rejuvenating, moisturizing effect on the skin, removes toxic substances.
The military sanatorium "Paratunka" (Kamchatka) is located in an ecologically clean balneological zone, where nature has not been damaged by human activities. Clean air and pristine landscapes accompany the spa visitor during their stay in the he alth resort. Excursion programs include trips to famous sites such as the Vilyuchinsky volcano, the Pacific coast, a visit to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, trips to the heart of the wild nature and much more that will take your breath away.
Treatment Profile
The main direction of medical activity is the treatment, rehabilitation and organization of recreation for active, retired military personnel and officers. The area of attention includes family members of the military and civil servants of the system of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Subject to availability, vouchers are sold for everyone who wants to visit the Paratunka military sanatorium.
The he alth resort provides medical services for patients with the following indications:
- Diseases of the joints and connective tissue, musculoskeletal system (scoliosis, arthritis, osteochondrosis, etc.).
- Diseases of the nervous system (neuralgia, radiculitis, migraine, autonomic neurosis).
- Diseases of the heart and blood vessels (atherosclerosis, hypertension, neurosis).
- Diseasesrespiratory system (chronic pneumonia and bronchitis, tonsillitis, rhinitis, laryngitis, etc.).
- Gynecology (various types of dysfunctions, infertility).
- Skin diseases (eczema, neurodermatitis, diathesis, etc.).
- Urological diseases.
The main methods of treatment are based on the balneological principles of using the environment, which gives a prolonged effect for several months after the end of the spa course. Patients are offered a pool with thermal water, pelotherapy, psychotherapy, exercise therapy, massage and much more.
Treatment methods
Sanatorium "Paratunka" has one of the best medical facilities in Kamchatka, where the following methods are applied:
- Climatotherapy and medical procedures in the pool with thermal water (nitrogen-silicon).
- Inhaler with a wide range of agents.
- Ultrasound therapy, magnetotherapy, thermotherapy.
- Electrotherapy (8 types).
- Cryotherapy (locally), phototherapy.
- LFK (individual programs, general therapeutic group classes).
- Therapeutic swimming in the pool, he alth path, athletic gymnastics by appointment.
- Phytotherapy, phytosauna.
- Drugs to maintain the condition in chronic forms of the disease, corrective prescriptions.
- Psychotherapy, diet therapy.
The main asset of the sanatorium are three swimming pools with thermal healing water. They differtemperature from each other. In the first one, the water is heated up to 36°C, in the second - up to 38°C, the hottest water in the pool with a temperature above 40°C. All three types of procedures are useful, but before visiting the pool with a maximum temperature, it is necessary to consult a doctor, since mineral heated water has specific properties and may be harmful to some patients.
Contraindications
Clean air, untouched nature, good entertainment program and gentle balneological procedures attract many tourists to Paratunka military sanatorium. Treatment and rest bring a positive effect if certain rules are observed. And if the rest has a positive effect on the condition of any person, then the treatment has its contraindications. You should not take procedures under these conditions:
- Any chronic diseases, diseases in the acute phase, ailments complicated by purulent processes.
- Acute infectious diseases.
- STDs.
- Blood diseases in the stages of exacerbation.
- Mental disorders, addictions (drug addiction, alcoholism, epilepsy).
- Cachexia, echinococcosis.
- Neoplasms.
- Patients requiring constant care (lying, post-operative, etc.).
- Pregnancy at any time.
- All forms of TB.
Housing stock and prices
The sanatorium can accommodate 217 people at the same time. Three buildings with rooms of different comfort levels are intended for living.:
- Single rooms for one vacationer (building number 3).
- Single rooms with double occupancy (building No. 1).
- Two-room superior rooms for two people (building A, No. 1, No. 3).
Rooms of any level of service have a separate bathroom equipped with a shower, a complete set of necessary comfortable furniture and household appliances. The number of appliances and household amenities has been increased in superior rooms.
The cost of living starts from 1,200 rubles per day. Most of the vouchers are provided by the military department for their employees: military personnel, military in reserve, members of their families. The duration of stay of these categories of vacationers is 21 days, the cost of the tour starts from 7,629 rubles for the entire period of vacation. The prices are presented according to the price list valid during 2017. The price includes full board (accommodation, meals, medical services according to the list).
For many years the military sanatorium "Paratunka" has been accepting tourists. The reviews of 2016 are mostly positive. Visitors liked the pools with different water temperatures, helpful staff, fresh renovation, as well as the quantity and quality of excursions around the Kamchatka Territory. A visit to the peninsula was a real event for many and it made the greatest impression.
But the military sanatorium in Kamchatka "Paratunka" was not suitable for everyone. Reviews with negative ratings tell about a small number of procedures, many wanted to take a course of mud therapy, but, as it turned out,branch is not yet open.
Food
There are two comfortable canteens in the sanatorium. One of them, designed for 200 seats, is the first one opened by the military sanatorium "Paratunka" (the 3rd therapy department has its own dining room, where tables are laid for a hundred people). You can get into it through a warm transition from the dormitory.
The food system is dietary. The menu is compiled in accordance with all the requirements and standards of the he alth resort system. All vacationers are given the opportunity to pre-order dishes that are offered to choose from the list. For each patient, the doctor develops an individual menu, due to which the patient's condition improves significantly. For more information about which food is preferable, you can contact the dietitian, who will help you choose a balanced combination of products in your order, according to the prescribed diet.
Evaluate the work of the canteen came from many who came to the military sanatorium "Paratunka". Patient feedback is generally positive. Many liked the quality of the cooked food, its taste and nutritional value. It was noted that the portions were sufficient for an adult. I liked that the dishes were varied and freshly prepared, served a lot of vegetables and fruits. There are no negative reviews about food, few vacationers noted that the dietary table was plentiful, but a little bland, which is explained by the specifics of the establishment.
He alth complex
Sports bring he alth, youth, beauty. In the sanatorium, a sports and recreation complex operates all year round. The structure includes a gym and a room for physical therapy. Experienced trainers help to create an individual program for training on modern multifunctional simulators, which will help maintain a high level or improve physical condition.
Rehabilitation classes are held in the exercise therapy room, improving the overall tone of the body, individual physical activity programs are being developed for further use after the completion of the sanatorium course.
The sports hall of the he alth complex is additionally equipped with the necessary equipment for table tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. In the warm season there are courts for tennis, badminton and other outdoor sports. For little vacationers there are several children's towns. In the winter season, ski runs are laid, skating rinks are flooded, and snow slides are equipped. Appropriate equipment is available for rent.
Leisure
In addition to medical procedures, cultural events provide a good mood and quality rest. The he alth resort has a club with a cinema hall for 155 seats, where the latest innovations in the film industry and classics of cinema are shown. Concerts are also held here with the participation of artists from the Kamchatka Territory and touring bands.
To those who yearn for newknowledge and familiarization with culture, a course of lectures from local historians is open, where the history, flora, fauna, peoples of this region are fully revealed. Dance evenings are organized for dance lovers, where high quality of sound and color is ensured thanks to modern equipment. Gamblers will be interested to fight in the billiard room or just practice in anticipation of future victories in a relaxed atmosphere.
The club has a library with an extensive fund of fiction, medical, professional literature, in the reading room you can always get acquainted with the binders of periodicals of newspapers and magazines, which are constantly updated with fresh issues.
Extensive excursion program introduces the guests of the sanatorium with the beauties of the Kamchatka Territory. Excursions are offered to the Valley of Geysers, during which the forces of tourists are supported by fish soup from local fish and, judging by the reviews, this is one of the most luxurious excursions. In addition, trips are offered by private agencies, where you can fly in a helicopter, race on an all-terrain vehicle, see local owners - brown bears.
For every vacationer there is something to their liking - the military sanatorium "Paratunka" takes care of this. Photos of landscapes, hot springs, glaciers in the middle of a flowering alpine meadow - all this will become a worthy decoration of a family album and a good memory of the time spent.
Reviews
Most of the vacationers were fascinated by Kamchatka. To get to know her, guests also came to the Paratunka military sanatorium. Reviews 2015are full of assurances that such a wild land is nowhere else to be found. Sanatorium treatment was optimal for those who came here with problems of the musculoskeletal system. The thermal pools of the he alth resort helped many. In the face of reduced funding crisis, it is difficult for doctors to provide a full range of procedures. But those who took advantage of the maximum possible spectrum improved their condition.
Paratunka (military sanatorium) leaves no one indifferent. Reviews in 2016 are filled with gratitude to the attentive staff at all levels: from he alth workers to kitchen employees. Vacationers talk about high-quality daily cleaning, good nutrition, regularity and calmness in the he alth resort. The resulting procedures put many on their feet and stopped pain for a whole year. The quantity and quality of the excursions aroused the full approval of everyone and the desire to come to Kamchatka and the sanatorium more than once.
Negative reviews were left by those who yearned for more entertainment within the he alth resort buildings, where the bulk of leisure time is spent between the library, cinema and sports activities. Some were not lucky on a large scale - they got a room with poor repair, noisy neighbors and sound-permeable walls. But even those who were dissatisfied with the service and medical services note that they would not refuse to come again.
Useful information
Military sanatorium "Paratunka", address: Kamchatka Territory, Elizovsky district, villageParatunka, Sanatornaya street, building 21. Contact number of the reception department - 8 (41531) 33-169.
For servicemen of the armed forces, military pensioners, family members of active and retired military, civilian workers in the system of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation there are preferential prices for vouchers and travel to the place of treatment in the Paratunka military sanatorium in Kamchatka. Commercial agreements apply for all categories of the population.
