On the followingnoon of February 2, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen and the delegation of the Ministry of Health and Hanoi Department of Health visited and worked at 3 hospitals in Hanoi including: Saint Paul General Hospital, Hospital Dong Do and Duc Giang General Hospital in preparations for the Lunar New Year Giap Thin 2024.
At the meeting with three hospitals, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen directed the hospitals to review their stocks of drugs and medical supplies, especially drugs related to emergencies; Pay attention to the Tet duty schedule to ensure maintenance 24/24 hours, meeting the medical examination and treatment needs of the people.
“Officers on duty during Tet do not neglect their duties and are ready to receive medical examination and emergency treatment for patients. Along with that, well organize activities to encourage, visit and wish New Year for patients who have to stay for treatment during Tet. especially for seriously ill patients. In addition, hospitals also need to pay attention to the medical staff on duty during Tet…,” Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen emphasized.
Director of Saint Paul General Hospital Nguyen Duc Long said that this is a class I hospital in Hanoi with 7 leading specialties, 870 beds and more than 1,000 employees. Recently, the hospital’s facilities have been invested in and renovated. Along with that, the hospital has continuously improved the quality of medical examination and treatment, focusing on developing high technology.
Currently, Saint Paul General Hospital is considered one of two centers in the world that performs single-hole laparoscopic surgery to treat common bile duct cysts in children. Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen highly appreciated the success of the surgery for the patient. A 4-year-old Australian girl has a common bile duct cyst that the hospital team recently performed.
The Deputy Minister of Health hopes that the hospital will continue to meet the increasing needs of the people in medical examination and treatment. On the other hand, the Hospital needs to further promote the application of information technology in all activities, helping both patients and medical staff benefit.
Working at Dong Do Hospital, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen assessed that this unit has mastered many advanced techniques in ophthalmology over the years and hopes that the hospital will cooperate with public hospitals to conduct cornea transplants. retina for blind patients. As for the reproductive support department, the hospital needs to continue to further improve quality in this field.
In addition, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen also especially emphasized the cardiovascular field that Dong Do Hospital is focusing on promoting.
Doctor Dinh Thi Phuong Thuy, Director of Dong Do Hospital, said that 3 key areas including: Cardiology, eyes and reproductive support are being focused on promoting here. The techniques in these three fields are on par with leading hospitals in Vietnam. There are even new techniques deployed for the first time in Vietnam such as: Myopia surgery technique using the Clear method; No-scalpel lens replacement surgery.
“In addition to professional work, the hospital also regularly takes care of the material and spiritual lives of its staff. Staff income is stable and increases year by year. Xuan Giap Thin 2024, bonus The average Tet holiday for each employee is 15 million VND,” said doctor Dinh Thi Phuong Thuy.
At Duc Giang General Hospital, reporting to the delegation, Dr. Nguyen Van Thuong – Hospital Director said that the total number of medical examinations in 2023 is more than 467,000, reaching the target of 104.5%; The total number of inpatients is more than 51,000 (reaching 111.3%); Hospital bed utilization reached 112.9%. Thanks to that, the average income of medical officers and staff at the hospital increased by 18% and the average Tet bonus increased by 10% compared to 2022.
Mr. Thuong said that the Hospital has planned to ensure all 4 levels are permanent; Reserve enough medicine, blood, infusion fluids and necessary means and equipment for emergency care, medical examination and treatment, especially for traffic accidents and food poisoning during the coming Lunar New Year of the Dragon. This.
The reports of the leaders of the three hospitals show that the hospitals are ready to arrange plans for emergency work on Tet days. In addition, along with efforts in professional work, hospitals are interested in implementing support activities and caring for patients, especially those in difficult circumstances, especially during Tet. During the Lunar New Year, cases that require stay for treatment will be given careful attention to encourage the patient’s spirit…
The Deputy Minister of Health acknowledged and appreciated hospitals for planning and assigning duties to doctors and nurses on duty during Tet and at the same time preparing logistics for medical examination and treatment during Tet.
Also on the same followingnoon, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen and his delegation visited and gave gifts to nurses, doctors and patients being treated at 3 hospitals.