The works of mercy of the russian royal house. Training in children’s diseases in the yelenin clinical institute

Abstract

The history of the creation of the first in the country institute of advanced training of paediatricians is intriguing by the intertwining of state tasks and personal destinies of various people: royal persons, architects, doctors. The article describes the prerequisites and tasks that were set during the arrangement, construction and the first years of operating of the Yelenin Institute. The article provides the stories of the first doctors - paediatricians of the Yelenin Institute, the main doctors of the first children’s hospitals in St. Petersburg.

Keywords

• yelenin institute
• grand duchess elena pavlovna
• elizaveta hospital
• duke peter of oldenburg children’s hospital
• reitz vn
• russov aa
• rauchfus ka