Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»280510.69541/NRIPH.2024.04.009Научная статьяMedical tourism: analysis of the reasons for temporary departure from the place of permanent residence in order to receive medical careRoshchinDenis O.droshchin2@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-1324MagomedovIdris R.magomedov313313313@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-6463-8431N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health271120244586207052025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>This paper analyzes and presents the results of a study of objective and subjective reasons for leaving the place of permanent residence to another region of your country or a foreign country in order to receive medical care there, depending on the degree of influence of such reasons on the final decision. For this purpose, a survey of German-speaking, English-speaking and Russian-speaking respondents was conducted using the questionnaire method. The total number of respondents from different countries was more than 150 people.</p>medical tourismmedical carequality of medical carefactors of medical tourismмедицинский туризммедицинская помощькачество медицинской помощифакторы медицинского туризма1.Akimoma A.V. The current state of medical tourism in Russia. Modern Science. [Modern Science]. 2021;1(2):30—32 (in Russian).2.3.Ermakov B.A. Medical tourism as a component of the national project «Healthcare». Sochi Journal of Economy. [Sochi Journal of Economy]. 2020;(14):355—359 (in Russian).4.5.Ermakov B.A., Katashina T.B. Medical tourism: a component of the healthcare system or a segment of the tourism sector. The professorial journal. Series: Recreation and Tourism. [Professorskiy zhurnal. Seriya: Rekreatsiya i turizm]. 2020;1(5):4—12 (in Russian).6.7.Zhukovskaya I.F. Medical tourism: the essence causes and prospects of development. Global scientific potential. [Global'nyy nauchnyy potentsial]. 2018:12(93):230—232 (in Russian).8.9.Makarenko A.V. The development of medical tourism at the present stage. ASOU Conference: collection of scientific papers and materials of scientific and practical conferences. 2018;(1):191—195 (in Russian).10.11.Vdovin K.E. Prospects for the development of medical tourism in the Russian Federation: analysis of the competitive environment by the DEA method. Bulletin of the University. [Vestnik universiteta]. 2019;(6):57—67 (in Russian).