Sanatoriums of the Caucasian Mineral Waters
The Caucasian Mineral Waters is a group of spa resorts protected by government ecological region in the Russian Federation. It includes the towns of Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, Yessentuki, Kislovodsk, Kumagorsk (Mineral Waters), and resort location of Naguta.
The Caucasian Mineral Waters is a unique Russian resort complex that has no analogues on the European Asian continent. There are more than 115 sanatoriums, specializing in the treatment of various illnesses. This defined the Caucasian Mineral Waters as the main, composite, and versatile recreation area in Russia. This region is also famous for its beautiful landscape, mild climate, highly effective medicinal mud of Lake Tambukan, and unique mineral springs (about 300).
There are 118 spa resorts supplied with modern medical and diagnostic equipment, 26 tourist and hotel complexes, which are able to accommodate more than 40,000 guests at the same time.
History
In 1913, more than 37,000 patients visited the Caucasian Mineral Waters. During this period, however, there were no medical institutions and the first sanatoriums only started to appear at the beginning of the 20th century.
During the Civil War, the place fell into decay. Only 7,000 people visited to cure their illnesses in 1922. However, in 1928, the number of patients increased to 90,000 people. During the Second World War, more than 900,000 wounded and sick people got medical treatment here.
By the year 1980, eighty-two sanatoriums and sixteen guesthouses were available for tourists. Nowadays, every year about one million people come here to get treatment.
Spa-resort base
Specialists developed indications and contraindications to the medical treatment in the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters – for adults, teenagers, and children. These indicators are developed in consideration of the character of natural medicinal properties available in the resorts as well as climatic and geographical features of the region and its influence on the health and illness of people.
Zheleznovodsk
Resorts in Zheleznovodsk have two profiles: gastrointestinal tract disorders, kidney disease, and urinary tract disorders.
Sanatoriums of Zheleznovodsk
- Beshtau
- Gorny Vozduch
- Dubovaya Roscha
- Dubrava
- Zheleznovodsk
- Zdorov’je
- Kavkaz
- Lesnoj
Pyatigorsk
Base of medical treatment in Pyatigorsk sanatoriums is balneal-, mud-therapy.
Sanatoriums
- Lermontov’s
- Kirov’s
- Don
- Zori Stavropolya
- Mashuk
- Lesnaya Polyana
- Rodnik
- Tarchany