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Southern Vietnam hospitals work to solve patient overload
A doctor at HCMC’s Tu Du Maternity Hospital scans a pregnant woman during the usual lunchtime break. Hospitals around Ho Chi Minh City have streamlined admission and billing procedures and extended their hours to try to keep up with the increasing demand for medical care. “Streamlining the hospital’s... Read more
Live transplant for youngest patient a success
VietNamNet Bridge – At 9:00pm Monday, Prof. Tran Dong A, former Deputy Director of the HCM City-based Children’s Hospital 2, announced the operation on a 10-month-old baby was successful. The operation at the HCM City-based Children’s Hospital 2 The surgery started at 9:00am and finished at 9:00pm of the same day. Doctors faced some difficulties... Read more
City tackles patient overload in hospitals
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Health Department plans to encourage more outpatient treatment and improve administration at large State-run hospitals to reduce the number of inpatients. Many patients in smaller towns or the countryside often seek treatment in larger hospitals because they offer higher quality services and facilities.Nguyen Van Chau, department... Read more
Hospital staff reprimanded for abandoning patient
The Health Department in the northern province of Hai Duong has directed a local psychiatric hospital to impose stiff penalties on two staff members for allegedly abandoning a patient two weeks ago. Earlier this month, orderly Hoang Dinh Tien and driver Nguyen Dang Don, both employed by the Hai Duong Mental Hospital, reportedly left a patient by the side... Read more