The Children’s Hematology Service of St. Petersburg is 50 years old: Stages a long way

In 2017 the organization of the children’s hematology service celebrated the 50th jubilee in St. Petersburg. The first specialized children’s hematology department in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) was opened in 1967. Over the years, a strong network of institutions that allowed to provide highly qualified assistance to all children in need with hematological diseases has been formed in the city with the population greater than 5 million: the number of divisions reached seven and its curative capacity is more than 180 beds. The article describes the main phase of the development of the hematological service in St. Petersburg.