St. Petersburg has a well developed and well-known beyond the city's boundaries network of medical institutions. In accordance with the Concept of the Development of Healthcare in St. Petersburg before 2003, the activities of medical specialists is aimed at improving the aid to children, elderly people, emergency aid, fighting communicable diseases, and improving the system of obligatory medical insurance.

• 122 hospitals, including:
• 9 maternity centers
• 7 psychiatric hospitals
• 3 hospices
• 20 clinics in institutions of higher learning and R&D institutions
• 7 children's municipal hospitals
• 5 infection hospitals (2 for children, and 3 for adults)
• 3 tuberculosis hospitals
• 395 ambulatory medical clinics
• 179 gynecological clinics, ambulatories, and pediatric clinics
• 30 specialized offices in gynecological clinics
• 49 temporary treatment centers, including:
• 13 anti-tuberculosis temporary treatment centers
• 3 oncology temporary treatment centers
• 14 dermatological and VD temporary treatment centers
• 12 psycho-neurological temporary treatment centers
• 2 narcotics temporary treatment centers
• 1 cardiology temporary treatment center
• 38 dental clinics

Other ambulatory medical clinics and centers

• The Municipal Psycho-Neurological Center for Rehabilitating Children with Motor Disabilities
• The Center for Children's Medical Rehabilitation of the Central District
• The St. Petersburg Branch of MNTK Mikrokhirurgiya Glaza
• The Biosvyaz Center for Children's Medical Rehabilitation #3
• The Temporary Treatment Center of the Paster R&D Institute
• The Anti-AIDS and AIDS Prevention Center
• The Center for Children's Medical Rehabilitation