10 outstanding achievements of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in 2022

I.In 2022,Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospitalhas implemented well the professional regulations and technical procedures for medical examination and treatment. The number of patients examined and treated has increased. It is estimated that the total number of medical examinations and treatments is 333,000; the number of inpatients is 60,000; the average treatment day for inpatients is 6.4 days.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and provincial leaders presented flowers to congratulate the 2022 Expanded Obstetrics and Pediatrics Scientific Conference. Photo: Thanh Chung

II.The hospital has deployed many new and advanced techniques in the fields of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, prenatal and neonatal screening and diagnosis; bringing the total number of advanced techniques at the central level to 382 techniques. The hospital has mastered a number of techniques that previously required support from experts at higher-level hospitals, such as: Open heart surgery; Cochlear implantation...

III.With the synchronous coordination between many specialties, the Hospital has successfully handled many cases.caseIt is difficult and complicated to save the lives of mothers, fetuses and many cases of children with serious illnesses; as well as early detection and timely intervention for newborns with congenital diseases. These include saving the lives of children with ruptured hearts, surgery to save the lives of newborns with organs outside the abdomen...

Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital receives care techniques for fragile infants transferred from the National Children's Hospital. Photo: Yen Phuong

IV.In 2022, the hospital will continue to ensure safety in disease prevention and control according to the Ministry of Health's assessment standards. The hospital has successfully treated many children infected with Covid-19 and post-Covid-19; implemented livestream programs; established a community health care consultation group for children infected or suspected of being infected with Covid-19; deployed Covid-19 vaccination for pregnant mothers; sent human resources to support Covid-19 treatment facilities in the province and the province's Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

V.During the year, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital continued to recruit human resources; split, expand and perfect operating models in departments, rooms, and centers in a specialized direction... aiming to build the Hospital into a regional hospital, a final unit for obstetrics and pediatrics examination and treatment in the North Central region.

Open heart surgery for a patient with transposition of the great arteries at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Photo: Yen Phuong

VI.Following the success of being one of the first hospitals in the country to successfully deploy electronic medical records, in 2022, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital will strongly deploy digital transformation in healthcare such as digital signatures, fingerprint biometrics, image storage, cashless payments, dissatisfaction surveys... applying many software to provide utilities for medical staff and patients.

VII.To improve professional quality, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital continues to send staff for specialized training, to improve their qualifications at upper-level hospitals, and long-term university programs; promote scientific research, the hospital has had over 50 scientific research topics and initiatives at the provincial and grassroots levels; strengthen line-level guidance activities, carry out comprehensive cooperation with the National Children's Hospital and receive on-the-job training, technology transfer and professional support for 15 satellite hospitals at lower levels.

The hospital is promoting digital transformation activities to build a smart hospital to create convenience for patients. Photo: Yen Phuong

VIII.Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital is in the top 5 hospitals actively surveying patient satisfaction on the hospital quality information portal of the Ministry of Health. Aiming to build a humane hospital, the Hospital continues to promote support activities for patients and their families in difficult circumstances with gifts and cash (in the year, 4,233 gifts and 495 million VND were supported); free medical examination and treatment; blood donation, and support for people affected by natural disasters.

Currently, the hospital is striving to achieve the title of “Excellent Breastfeeding Practice Hospital”, and is moving towards establishing a breast milk bank to meet the needs of people in the province and in the region.

The staff of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital are always dedicated to serving, taking the smiles and health of children as their own joy. Photo: Duc Anh

IX.Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital is constantly building a green, clean, and beautiful hospital to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment and create a positive impact on the psychology of patients, their relatives, and medical staff, through the emulation movements "Green Friday", "30 minutes Green-Clean-Beautiful".

X.In December 2022, the Hospital successfully organized the 2022 Open Obstetrics and Pediatrics Scientific Conference. This is a large scientific forum, creating momentum for the development of the Obstetrics and Pediatrics sector in Nghe An. The conference was attended by 1,000 delegates who are leading experts in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics at home and abroad. At the conference, medical staff in the province learned from experience, updated professional knowledge, and treatment regimens from 56 professors, associate professors, doctors, and leading experts./.