Queues at a Kaspiysk clinic have outraged Telegram users.

After the New Year holidays, queues of patients once again formed at the reception desk of Kaspiysk's only clinic. Telegram users expressed outrage at the long-standing problem of Kaspiysk residents' access to free medical care.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in March 2025, a Kaspiysk resident complained on social media that the local clinic's building was dilapidated and that patients were not receiving adequate services. Other Kaspiysk residents, commenting on his post, criticized officials for the state of the medical facility.

On January 12, the Kaspiysk city clinic saw "pandemonium again," reported a subscriber of the Kaspiysk 24 Telegram channel (68,700 subscribers).

"Sick and elderly people have been standing in lines for hours. Appointments with specialized doctors cannot be made through either the Gosuslugi website or a terminal – only through the reception desk. A traumatologist has been unavailable for three months, and appointments with an endocrinologist, oncologist, or mammologist are unavailable. Moreover, appointments have only been available since January 29," she was quoted as saying.

The post is accompanied by a short video recorded near the medical facility's reception desk. The footage shows numerous people standing in tight lines outside the registration desk. It's impossible to definitively determine when and where the video was recorded, but an artificial Christmas tree can be seen standing against the wall.

As of 3:28 p.m. Moscow time, 181 comments had been posted. The commenters, who claim to be residents of Kaspiysk, did not question the authenticity of the video. At the same time, they confirmed the existence of the problem.

"One clinic for the whole city," wrote, in particular, Saya 4148. "Our clinic is the best advertisement for a healthy lifestyle," Kas remarked sarcastically.

It's better not to get sick in our city

"Even a healthy person would get sick there; there's no room to breathe," Milena assessed the density of the line. "Everything is stable," AK commented on the video. "Nothing new," confirmed Di. "It's better not to get sick in our city," said ARS OIL.

"There are many problems at this clinic, as there are at all government institutions. But we, for example, easily made an appointment with an endocrinologist through Gosuslugi, although it took a week," shared Ria.

"The city is growing, the population is growing, and we still have one state clinic... It's simply a mockery of people!" wrote G S. "There are no appointments, but they won't let you in without them. I personally experienced this. There was no surgeon at the private clinic, and I needed one urgently," complained Soprano.

The subscriber is right to complain; this is a real problem.

"The subscriber is right to complain; this is a real problem," wrote M. "One clinic for the whole city—that's ridiculous," Veni, vidi, vici protested.

"This isn't just once, it's every Monday, and not just Mondays. You have to be really strong to get treatment at our clinic," wrote Olga Ferzilaeva.

The Dagestan Ministry of Health, as of 3:28 p.m. Moscow time, had not commented on the complaints about the Kaspiysk clinic on its Telegram channel.