Nghe An Mental Hospital strives to become the nucleus of the North Central region

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dr. Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Health; representatives of provincial departments and branches; and representatives of the Vietnam Psychiatric Association and the Institute of Mental Health - Bach Mai Hospital.

Established on July 11, 1974, after half a century of construction and development, the Hospital now has a more spacious and comfortable infrastructure with a scale of 275 planned beds and 342 actual beds. The Hospital currently has 17 departments and rooms with a staff of over 200 people; including 1 excellent physician, 2 level II doctors, 11 level I doctors, 2 masters, and 29 doctors.

As a Grade II provincial specialized hospital, Nghe An Mental Hospital performs the functions of admitting, examining and treating patients with mental disorders, protecting the community's mental health, training and scientific research. In the face of the increasing demand for mental health care among the people, in recent times, the Hospital has focused on improving the quality of professional activities.

Every year, the hospital examines more than 10,000 people and provides inpatient treatment for nearly 4,500 patients. Currently, the hospital has implemented 962 techniques and procedures; basically meeting the needs of mental health care for people in and outside the province and some neighboring areas of Laos.

At the same time, the Hospital is a practice and training facility of Vinh Medical University, and from 2022 to present, it is a practice and training facility of Hanoi Medical University.

In addition, the hospital has carried out the direction and implementation of the target program for mental health care in the community in a timely and effective manner.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health praised the achievements of Nghe An Mental Hospital over the past half century.

To continue to develop to new heights, to increasingly better perform the work of caring for and protecting people's health, he hopes that the hospital's collective will continue to promote good achievements, continue to innovate and be creative in management and operation, and compete to perform well the assigned tasks; focusing on the following contents: Actively and proactively advise, build and develop Nghe An Mental Hospital into a Grade I specialized hospital and strive to become the leading specialized hospital in the field of psychiatry in the North Central region; Continue to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, focus on developing new techniques, specialized high techniques, especially some specialized techniques and therapies that are key strengths; combine modern medicine and traditional medicine in disease prevention and treatment; promote scientific research, make the most of the assistance in training staff, and support the transfer of techniques from central hospitals; Continue to improve medical ethics, attitude, service quality, for patient satisfaction; Innovate working style and manner towards modernity, professionalism, efficiency...

He believes that Nghe An Mental Hospital will inherit and promote its tradition to grow stronger and stronger, becoming a prestigious address for high-quality medical examination and treatment for people in the region; actively contributing to building Nghe An into a specialized medical center of the North Central region, according to Resolution 39 - NQ/TW of the Politburo.

On this occasion, the Hospital was honored to receive a Banner from the Provincial People's Committee, and 4 outstanding individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee./.