[Attitude of population and physicians to the organization of medical care in a city].

The authors analyze the population self-estimations of the health status and opinions on the quality of services rendered at local health centers, attitude to medical care, and suggestions on improvement of medical service organization. Analysis of interviews with physicians showed their attitude to transfer from state public health to medical services with different types of property and their opinions on modern situation in public health management. The priority problems of public health and potentialities of improving the activities of treatment and prophylactic institutions of the city and the quality of services rendered to the population have been identified.