Nghe An General Friendship Hospital celebrates 105 years of tradition
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 17, Nghe An General Friendship Hospital solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the Hospital's tradition (September 18, 1918 - September 18, 2023).
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Do Xuan Tuyen - Permanent Deputy Minister of Health; representatives of leaders of departments, offices, and institutes of the Ministry of Health; leaders of central hospitals and medical universities nationwide; leaders of health departments of provinces, cities, and Xieng Khouang province (Lao People's Democratic Republic).
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Pham Trong Hoang - Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee; Ngoc Kim Nam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Thanh An - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc, leaders of departments, branches and localities in the province.
"Cradle" of medical developmentNghe An
Nghe An General Friendship Hospitalwas established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 2021, the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Nghe An province coordinated with the Nghe An Historical Association and historical experts and historical witnesses to organize a scientific conference, agreeing to choose September 18, 1918 as the traditional day of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital (According to the Report of the Government Council, the Governor-General of Indochina, the 1923 regular meeting on the general situation of Indochina, the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Council of Governors of Indochina) in which Vinh Native Hospital was ranked 2 (Minutes of the Conference were established on September 13, 2021).
After 105 years of construction and development, Nghe An General Friendship Hospital has continuously grown in terms of professional capacity, technical services, facilities, equipment, human resources and always focuses on improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, health care for the people, aiming at the goal of "all for patient satisfaction".
From a small hospital with 100 beds, the hospital has now developed and reached new heights, becoming the final hospital in terms of technical expertise in medical examination and treatment in the North Central region. The hospital currently has 60 departments, rooms, and centers, with nearly 1,800 beds, a quality workforce of more than 1,700 people, and modern facilities and equipment. Every year, the hospital examines and treats more than 500,000 inpatients and outpatients.
Currently, the Hospital has implemented nearly 11,000 techniques from provincial to central level, of which 90% of central level techniques have been performed, with many advanced and specialized techniques, typically:organ transplant, IVF, coronary artery bypass surgery, implementation of ECMO technique with controlled hypothermia... contribute to reducing the load on central hospitals.
Nghe An General Friendship Hospital is also a pioneer in research and application of science into practice. The hospital has won many scientific and creative awards, including international awards such as: Diamond Award of the OrganizationStrokeworld…
In international cooperation, the Hospital has accompanied the health sector to fulfill its mission of supporting and training in technical transfer for the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Hospital, Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
With the continuous efforts, intelligence and compassion of generations of doctors, officers, civil servants and workers through the ages, Nghe An General Hospital has made steady progress to become a modern, high-quality medical examination and treatment facility; leading in the development of technical expertise in most fields, becoming a prestigious medical examination and treatment address not only in the province but also in neighboring provinces and Laos.
At this time, the collective of cadres, civil servants and employees of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital are focusing on implementing the Resolution of the XXVII Party Congress of the Hospital, term 2020-2025 with the goal of "Improving leadership capacity, building a hospital that develops in all aspects, affirming a specialized hospital, striving to become the leading unit in the North Central region and become a special-class hospital by 2025"
Become a special class hospital by 2025
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen highly appreciated the efforts, endeavors and determination of the hospital's leadership team through the periods, generations of officials, civil servants and hospital workers. The Deputy Minister of Health expressed his hope that the hospital will continue to promote and inherit the good traditions to continue to innovate and develop the hospital to become a special-class hospital; complete the common goals of the health sector and of Nghe An province in realizing the goal of turning Vinh City into a specialized medical center of the North Central region; better meet the needs of medical examination and treatment for the people, especially the people in Nghe An province, neighboring provinces and Laos.
Congratulating the 105th anniversary of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee stated: Nghe An General Friendship Hospital is the predecessor, the cradle for the development of the province's healthcare.
Resolution 26-NQ/TW dated November 3, 2022 and Resolution 39-NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo have opened up new opportunities and chances for Nghe An to develop rapidly, strongly, breakthroughly and sustainably. Resolution 39-NQ/TW has determined to build the health sector into the center of the North Central region. In particular, the action program to implement the Resolution, Nghe An province and the health sector have also set the goal: Focus on mobilizing resources to develop Nghe An General Friendship Hospital into a special-class General Hospital by 2025.
To effectively implement the above objectives, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested Nghe An General Hospital to regularly and thoroughly grasp the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on medical examination and treatment; thoroughly grasp Uncle Ho's teachings "A good doctor must be like a mother", 10 medical ethics; be dedicated, enthusiastic, wholeheartedly devoted to the sick, and perform well the task of taking care of the health of the people of the province, the people in the region and Laos.
The hospital must develop a detailed project with a specific implementation roadmap to build and become a special-class General Hospital by 2025. In particular, it is necessary to focus on investing in basic technical equipment, human resources as well as facilities; focus all resources on professional development in a modern and specialized direction; strive to basically implement central-level techniques, especially advanced techniques.
Focus on training, fostering, and improving professional qualifications to meet the quality standards of human resources of a special-class General Hospital; constantly cultivate professional ethics, promote a sense of responsibility, self-awareness, and strictly implement the Code of Conduct and Grassroots Democracy Regulations; and build a clean and strong grassroots Party organization.
The hospital needs to expand and upgrade its facilities, ensure a green - clean - beautiful hospital, add more modern equipment, improve service quality, meet the increasing and diverse needs of the people... Promote administrative reform, digital transformation in management, in the organization of reception, medical examination and treatment and improve the management efficiency of the hospital.
Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee expressed his belief that in the coming time, Nghe An General Hospital will continue to inherit and promote the achievements and good traditions of its 105-year history, with solidarity, dynamism and creativity to soon build the Hospital into a special-class General Hospital, with prestige and quality, contributing significantly to the socio-economic development, protecting and caring for people's health./.
