This was reported by TASS with reference to a representative of the press service of the prosecutor's office.

“I confirm that the prosecutor’s office began a check,” she said.

According to media reports, all surgeons of the hospital wrote a letter of resignation due to the high workload and inappropriate pay.

A spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin drew attention to the situation with the dismissal of doctors in Nizhny Tagil.