Modern Challenges of Healthcare Construction

ABSTRACT

Healthcare construction has an important role in shaping the image of a country. The Constitution of the Russian Federation defines the Russian Federation as a welfare state with a system of "occupational and human health protection measures.” In 2019, the human health protection was threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Timur Andrbaev, Construction Director at Moscow International Medical Cluster Foundation, "the pandemic will lead to a greater demand in healthcare construction expertise consistent with the international standards and allowing for rapid re-designing of facilities depending on the tasks and scope of work to be achieved.” The innovative approach to healthcare construction can lead a quality improvement of the life of population, as well as make life easier for patients in palliative care. Innovative healthcare development is led by Japan, America, Great Britain and Germany, followed by China and India with. Russia ranks among the least progressive countries as new health technologies appear in its facilities much less often. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.