"Like a punch in the gut." A sanatorium with unique mineral water and mud will close near Voronezh.
Governor Alexander Gusev is going to close sanatorium "Belaya Gorka" In the Bogucharsky district, this sanatorium for the elderly and people with disabilities is known for its healing mineral springs and mud.
The explanatory note to the liquidation resolution outlines a list of reasons for the closure; in simple terms, there is no money for repairs and maintenance.
"The artesian mineral water source located on the sanatorium's grounds has great therapeutic value, but the well's technical condition and operation require significant investment.", - among other things, says in the justification.
The state seeks to relieve itself of all responsibilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of citizens, often transferring infrastructure to private companies. Investors open private sanatoriums, which are no longer publicly accessible due to the high cost of such treatment.
In the 1930s, oil was being actively sought across the country, and in the Bogucharsky district, Soviet geologist Alexander Dubyansky discovered a mineral spring instead of oil. The water was effective in treating gastrointestinal ailments, liver and kidney disease, rheumatism, erysipelas, and promoted rapid wound healing. Its healing properties were later studied. confirmed several professors.
For decades, people collected water from the spring and took mud baths. In 2004, a sanatorium was built to accommodate 450 patients annually. It employed about 50 people, who will now lose their jobs.
The authorities announced that they are searching for an investor.
A similar story happened in Solotcha near Ryazan. Mineral water at the Sosnovy Bor sanatorium was publicly available. Then the sanatorium was destroyed, and now it's in disrepair. became a rehabilitation center for SVO participants, and children with disabilities also undergo rehabilitation there. There's more mineral water there. not used.
Photo: "Mine!" (from Tatyana Babarina's archive)
