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The article is devoted to organization and establishment, aims and capacity rates of day hospital of district consultion-and-diagnostic out-patient hospital. 7894 patients were treated in the day hospital during 2007-2011. Percent of patients treated in therapeutic department--65.3%, surgical department--16.7%, neurologic--18%. Length of hospital stay in average is 9.3 days. It is shorter than the length of hospital stay in specialized departments of the hospital. Average cost of stay in day hospital is 380 rubles. The price of stay in day hospital is significantly lower cheaper than in hospital. Except cost cut of treatment and rehabilitation, payments of temporary and permanent disability are diminished due to reduction of treatment terms in case of achievement of therapeutic effect. Also bed capacity of hospital gets free.