Vinh General Hospital will receive specialized cardiovascular intervention techniques from E Hospital.

Attending the meeting were Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health; Comrade Dau Vinh Thinh - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee;Prof. Dr. People's Physician Le Ngoc Thanh - Director of E Hospital, President of Vietnam Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Association, along with heads and deputy heads of departments and offices.

People's trusted medical address

At the meeting, Doctor CKII Nguyen Hong Truong - Director of Vinh General Hospital reported on the achievements of the hospital in recent times. As the first unit of Nghe An Health sector to implement the mechanism of full autonomy in regular expenditure starting from January 1, 2017, the hospital strives to invest in modern, synchronous medical facilities and equipment along with a team of doctors, nurses and medical staff who are regularly trained and have high professional and technical qualifications.

Doctor CKII Nguyen Hong Truong - Director of Vinh General Hospital reported on the development of the unit in recent times. Photo: Duc Anh

In particular, Vinh General Hospital has been at the forefront of breakthroughs in synchronous application of information technology, with modern, intelligent software; improving the efficiency of management, operation and medical examination and treatment activities of the hospital.

At the same time, the Hospital focuses on developing many new, specialized techniques for effective application in medical examination and treatment. Up to now, the Hospital has become a trusted medical examination and treatment address for people in and outside the province; every day, it receives an average of 2,000 outpatients, 700 inpatients, and 40 surgeries.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health highly appreciated the remarkable development of Vinh General Hospital in 3 years of implementing the autonomous mechanism. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health assessed: “Vinh General Hospital is a typical example in the group of hospitals implementing the autonomous mechanism of group 2. In the past 3 years, Vinh General Hospital has developed remarkably in terms of human resources as well as technical expertise, especially breakthroughs in information technology. However, the hospital also has challenges: the number of outpatients is high, the infrastructure is still cramped ...”.

Proposal for transfer of cardiovascular intervention techniques from E Hospital

According to Decision No. 3127/QD BYT on approving the addition and adjustment of the list of hospitals participating in the satellite hospital project for the period 2018 - 2020, dated May 23, 2018, BYT, Vinh General Hospital became a satellite hospital of Hospital E for the period 2018 - 2020.

To meet the increasing demand for medical examination and treatment of the people, in fact, every day, Vinh General Hospital receives patients with cardiovascular diseases, accounting for 8 - 9% of the total number of patients at the hospital; The referral rate accounts for 15 - 20% (mainly patients with indications for coronary intervention and pacemaker placement).

Doctor CKII Nguyen Hong Truong hopes that E Hospital will support and facilitate the transfer of specialized cardiovascular intervention techniques at Vinh General Hospital. Accordingly, the two sides will coordinate to develop a specific roadmap, systematically implement investment in facilities, equipment, and training and development of human resources; to access technology transfer from E Hospital.

The delegation from E Hospital visited and surveyed the facilities and equipment at some departments and rooms of Vinh General Hospital. Photo: Duc Anh

“The provincial health sector is orienting to develop Vinh General Hospital into a grade I hospital in the future. Based on the actual conditions of the hospital, we hope that E Hospital will support and orient Vinh General Hospital to develop the cardiovascular sector, creating a springboard for the hospital to develop, while also making an important contribution to the development orientation of Nghe An health sector. Because in reality, the demand for cardiovascular treatment and intervention of patients in the province is currently very large” - Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health, added.

After listening to opinions from representatives of the Department of Health and Vinh General Hospital, Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thanh - Director of Hospital E commented:The demand for cardiovascular patients to be treated at Vinh General Hospital is large. The issues that need attention are infrastructure, equipment, and training of cardiovascular specialists, with an immediate focus on anesthesiologists. During its time as a satellite hospital, E Hospital is ready to coordinate professional consultation, receive training for doctors and nurses, and support effective technology transfer, as well as receive patients transferred from Vinh General Hospital.

Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Thanh - Director of E Hospital affirmed his readiness to coordinate professional consultation and support the transfer of cardiovascular intervention techniques to Vinh General Hospital. Photo: Duc Anh

After receiving approval and direction from the representative of the E Hospital, Director of Vinh General Hospital Nguyen Hong Truong affirmed that he will immediately implement investment in facilities, thanks to the support of cardiovascular intervention equipment consulting from E Hospital experts and connecting departments of the two hospitals to implement online professional support programs; selecting competent doctors to send for training...; striving to complete the goal, expected to implement the plan to receive and transfer cardiovascular intervention techniques from E Hospital by the end of 2020./.