Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital: Comprehensive innovation, towards a "Hospital of love"

Seven years ago, Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital was a small-scale, level III hospital; mainly providing admission, examination and treatment for tuberculosis; human resources were lacking in both quantity and quality, especially lacking in highly qualified doctors. Equipment was limited, old, and outdated, not meeting the needs of medical examination and treatment for the people. The hospital was assessed as one of the medical units with particularly hazardous and serious waste sources.

View of Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Hospital, green, clean, beautiful and airy. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

In recent times, the Hospital has had many solutions and specialized resolutions, plans that are realistic to the situation in each stage of the unit's development. In particular, the hospital has developed a plan to improve the quality of tuberculosis and lung disease treatment, contributing to the cause of health care for people in and outside the province, as well as the provinces of Bolikhamxay and Xieng Khouang of Laos in the current period. The Hospital aims to become a strongly developing respiratory medical unit in the North Central region in the near future.

Accordingly, the Hospital has focused on prioritizing the development of high-quality human resources, while investing in advanced and modern medical equipment to meet the needs of medical examination and treatment in the digital era.

From many different sources of capital, such as: State budget, National Tuberculosis Control Program and socialization... up to now, the Hospital has invested in advanced, modern and high-tech technologies, equipment and machinery, serving medical examination and treatment such as: Technology to detect tuberculosis early within 2 hours using Gene Xpert machine; Culture technique to find tuberculosis bacteria within 1-2 weeks using BACTEC MGIT 320 and 960 machine; Fully automatic biochemical system; Automatic blood gas and electrolyte analyzer; Cytological specimen cutter; Digital high-frequency X-ray machine; 3D, 4D ultrasound machine; Invasive and non-invasive ventilator system; 16-slice CT scanner system; Flexible endoscope system...

Hospital infrastructure is also invested in, built and upgraded to be spacious and suitable for use.

Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital invested in a 16-slice CT scanner system for examination and treatment. Photo: D.N

To meet the comprehensive development, the hospital has been continuously sending staff for training, to foster human resources to meet the professional and technical requirements in the renovation period. The hospital receives high-quality professional and technical transfer from Central Hospitals in the spirit of Project 1816/BYT of the Ministry of Health; Actively deploys and develops new professional techniques, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment.

At the same time, the implementation of the Project to improve medical ethics at medical examination and treatment facilities and "Innovation in style and service attitude of medical staff towards patient satisfaction" at the Hospital has received special attention and drastic direction from the leaders. Thanks to that, the procedures for admission and medical examination and treatment are carried out quickly and neatly, the spirit and service attitude of medical staff are always dedicated, satisfying patients; demonstrated through monthly Patient Council meetings and many letters of praise sent to the hospital.

Commendation for units implementing the Breath of Life Project in Nghe An - detecting and effectively treating and preventing childhood tuberculosis. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

Along with developing human resources, medical equipment, facilities and implementing good medical ethics, the Hospital always focuses on waste treatment, environmental sanitation; creating a green, clean and beautiful landscape. The Party Committee and the Board of Directors have developed a specialized Resolution and have many solutions to solve the serious situation of hazardous waste sources that the Hospital could not do before due to lack of human resources and funding.

Since then, the hospital's departments, offices and organizations have signed a commitment to environmental sanitation within the campus. Every week, all staff participate in sanitation work. The hospital has also established a team to monitor waste treatment and environmental sanitation.

With the correct policies and decisions and the strong leadership of the Party Committee, Board of Directors and the efforts of all hospital staff, in 2017, the Party Committee of Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital was recognized with the following titles: Typical strong and clean grassroots Party organization; Unit achieving the title of excellently completing tasks; Trade Union, Youth Union excellently completing tasks...

With the consensus and high determination of the Party Committee, Board of Directors, Executive Board of Trade Union and all staff, Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital has been recognized for completing the implementation of measures to thoroughly handle environmental pollution; in Decision No. 727/STN&MT dated June 7, 2017 of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Nghe An. Coming to Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital today, the first impression is the spacious, clean campus, with many trees, creating a cool, fresh atmosphere. The departments and wards are spacious, tidy, convenient for patients in treatment and health care. The working environment of the Hospital is friendly and united; motivating generations of Hospital staff to devote their strength and intelligence to building and developing the unit.

Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital has been recognized by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment for completing measures to thoroughly handle environmental pollution. Photo: Dinh Nguyet

The development in all aspects that the Tuberculosis and Lung Hospital has achieved today affirms the role of the leader, with exemplary spirit, full responsibility; high determination, solidarity and unity of the Party Executive Committee, Board of Directors and all staff.

Promoting the achieved results, the Hospital's leadership and staff continue to unite and strive to build the unit to develop in all aspects; worthy of being a pioneer in the cause of taking care of people's health; to become a "Hospital of love" in the near future./.