[The status and trends in the improvement of specialized medical care]

The article analyses the changes which have taken place during the last years in the functioning of the system of specialized medical care in the Armed Forces of Russian Federation. A new definition of this kind of medical care is given in this article, as well as its contents, components, and methods of its further improvement. The authors stress the positive results which were achieved by large multipurpose medical establishments with organic specialized medico-diagnostical units. Trends towards the further development of the system of specialized medical care were created taking into account the regional system of medical support of the Army and Navy. This article has a scientific and practical character and is interesting for the physicians and pharmacists of all specialties.