Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector5956010.17816/kazmj59560Research ArticleOn the history of the formation of healthcare and surgical care in the Kirov regionPotapenkoV. N.info@eco-vector.comKirov Regional Clinical Hospital2909196748570722701202127012021Copyright © 2021, Potapenko V.N.2021<p>The distant Kazan province was the city of Khlynov (now the city of Kirov), together with the territory of 3 counties assigned to it. In 1780, by the decree of Catherine II, the Vyatka governorship was formed. Khlynov became a provincial town and was renamed Vyatka. In 1782 there was only one doctor, Pogan Glenberg, for the whole province.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив