Military Hospital 4 received the Fatherland Protection Medal

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of October 6, Military Hospital 4 held a ceremony to celebrate its 60th anniversary (October 7, 1956 - October 7, 2016) and received the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal.

Attending the ceremony were Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Political Commissar of Military Region 4 Command; On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office, Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

On behalf of the delegation, Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Political Commissar of Military Region 4 awarded the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal to Military Hospital 4.

Established on the basis of merging 3 treatment facilities: K43 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh Infirmary and Treatment Team 7 operating in the resistance war against French colonialism, up to now, after 60 years of construction, combat service and growth, Military Hospital 4 has 27 departments with a team of highly qualified medical staff.

Military Hospital 4 is becoming more and more spacious and modern.

The hospital has spacious facilities with nearly 600 beds, many advanced and modern machines and equipment; performs well the techniques according to the classification of the military region's and provincial hospitals, and at the same time transfers many central hospital techniques to the examination and treatment of patients. Every day, the hospital receives and examines 300 to 500 patients, and provides inpatient treatment for 450 to 600 patients.

Colonel Hoang Nghia Nam - Director of Military Hospital 4 read a commemorative speech at the ceremony.

With the tireless dedication of generations of doctors, Military Hospital 4 has been awarded many noble titles: Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces; First, Second and Third Class Military Exploit Medal; Third Class Military Exploit Medal; Second and Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal; The Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Health, the Military Region 4 Command, and the People's Committees of the provinces have awarded many emulation flags and certificates of merit...

The Military Region 4 Command presented the hospital with a banner bearing the words "Promoting the heroic tradition, solidarity, dynamism, creativity, building a strong and comprehensive hospital".

Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Political Commissar of Military Region 4 and Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thanh Dien praised and acknowledged the important contributions of Military Hospital 4 over the past 60 years. They hoped that in the coming time, the hospital's staff and doctors would continue to strive, improve medical ethics, build a modern hospital, truly a trusted address for patients, worthy of the trust of the staff, soldiers of the armed forces and people in the area.

The Provincial Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province presented a banner to the hospital with the words "60 years of accompanying the cause of health care for the people of Nghe An province".

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its establishment, the medical staff of Military Hospital 4 was honored to receive the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal from the President, and one individual was awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal./.

Thanh Son