Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after S.V. Ochapovsky

The Research Institute – Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky (Russian: Научно-исследовательский институт — Краевая клиническая больница № 1 имени профессора С. В. Очаповского), commonly abbreviated as NII-KKB No. 1, is a state budgetary healthcare institution in Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is described as the largest healthcare institution in southern Russia and performs more than 50,000 operations per year. It is also one of the largest cardiac surgery centers in Russia. The hospital traces its history to 1816, when a military hospital was opened on the territory of the Yekaterinodar Cossack fortress. Over the 19th century it evolved from a military hospital into a multi-profile medical institution and the center of medical care in the Kuban region. In 1920, after Soviet power was established in the Kuban, the military hospital was transformed into the Kuban-Black Sea Regional Hospital. The opening of the medical faculty of Kuban University in Krasnodar on 5 September 1920 made the hospital its main clinical base, and its departments were reorganized into clinics headed by university professors. In 1945, by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars, the hospital was named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky. Today the hospital operates 1,209 beds and 30 inpatient departments grouped into eight specialized centers: surgical, neuro-neurological, uro-nephrological, therapeutic, trauma-orthopedic, burn, thoracic surgery, and anesthesiology and intensive care. Its thoracic surgery center, which became part of the hospital in 2004, is ranked third in Russia by volume and quality of surgical activity and performs the full range of cardiac surgery, including heart transplantation and operations for congenital heart defects in children, including newborns. The hospital is headed by Professor Vladimir Alekseevich Porkhanov, a Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, chief thoracic surgeon of Krasnodar Krai, and Doctor of Medical Sciences. The institution provides both outpatient and inpatient care, including free care under the compulsory medical insurance (OMS) system and paid services. It runs educational and scientific activities, publishes the journal "Innovative Medicine of the Kuban," hosts conferences, and maintains programs such as mobile medical examination (dispanserization). Its official website is kkbo1.ru.

The hospital's history begins in 1816, when a military hospital (voyskovoy gospital) was opened on the territory of the Yekaterinodar Cossack fortress. In the middle of the 19th century the hospital's medical staff consisted of a chief physician and two residents, but already in 1871 women's departments were opened and the institution began to function as a hospital. In the 1890s the Yekaterinodar military hospital became a multi-profile medical institution and the center of medical care in the Kuban region. In 1920, with the establishment of Soviet power in the Kuban, the military hospital was transformed into the Kuban-Black Sea Regional Hospital. An important stage in its development was the opening on 5 September 1920 of the medical faculty of Kuban University in Krasnodar, for which the hospital became the main clinical base. Its departments were reorganized into clinics headed by university professors. In 1945, by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars, the hospital was named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky. A major modern phase was the construction of the cardiac center as an independent institution in Krasnodar, which began in 1989 but was abandoned in the 1990s due to lack of funds. Only in 2001 did the administration of Krasnodar Krai decide to allocate more than 650 million rubles to complete the construction, and in 2002 the first and second launch complexes were commissioned. The first operations within the walls of the Thoracic Surgery Center were performed in December 2002. In 2004 the Thoracic Surgery Center merged into the nearby Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky. Today, by volume and quality of surgical activity, the Thoracic Surgery Center ranks third in Russia. Since 2002 and to the present, the cardiac surgery service of the center has been headed by the chief cardiac surgeon of the Southern Federal District and Krasnodar Krai, Professor K.O. Barbukhatti. The center performs the full range of cardiac surgery operations, including heart transplantation and operations for congenital heart defects in children, including newborns. From 2007 to 2013, reconstruction work on the first phase of the hospital was carried out. According to official plans, the first stage of the second phase of reconstruction was to be completed by 2023, during which two blocks would be built, one of which would house a hybrid operating room. The hospital is currently headed by Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, chief thoracic surgeon of Krasnodar Krai, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Vladimir Alekseevich Porkhanov. The hospital operates 1,209 beds and 30 inpatient departments grouped into eight specialized centers: surgical, neuro-neurological, uro-nephrological, therapeutic, trauma-orthopedic, burn, thoracic surgery, and anesthesiology and intensive care. It performs more than 50,000 operations per year and is one of the largest cardiac surgery centers in Russia. The institution also carries out research and educational activities, publishes the journal "Innovative Medicine of the Kuban," and hosts conferences.

• 2026

  Bariatric surgery for obesity with type 2 diabetes became available free of charge under OMS for the first time in Krasnodar Krai.

• 2007

  Reconstruction work on the first phase of the hospital began and continued until 2013.

• 2004

  The Thoracic Surgery Center merged into the Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky.

• 2002

  The first and second launch complexes of the Thoracic Surgery Center were commissioned; the first operations were performed in December.

• 2001

  The administration of Krasnodar Krai decided to allocate more than 650 million rubles to complete the construction of the cardiac center.

• 1989

  Construction of the cardiac center as an independent institution in Krasnodar began.

• 1945

  By a decree of the Council of People's Commissars, the hospital was named after Professor S.V. Ochapovsky.

• 1920

  The military hospital was transformed into the Kuban-Black Sea Regional Hospital; the medical faculty of Kuban University opened on 5 September, with the hospital as its main clinical base.

• 1871

  Women's departments were opened and the institution began to function as a hospital.

• 1816

  A military hospital was opened on the territory of the Yekaterinodar Cossack fortress, marking the beginning of the hospital's history.

Largest healthcare institution in southern Russia and one of Russia's largest cardiac surgery centers, combining clinical care, research, and education under the Krasnodar Krai health system.

• Outpatient and polyclinic care

  Ambulatory and polyclinic services provided to patients, including appointments with specialists.

• Inpatient hospital care

  Inpatient care across 30 departments and 1,209 beds.

• Cardiac surgery

  Full range of cardiac surgery, including heart transplantation and surgery for congenital heart defects in children, including newborns.

• Bariatric surgery

  Modern method of treating obesity combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus, available free of charge under OMS.

• Paid medical services

  Paid services offered alongside free care under the compulsory medical insurance system.

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