Transforming investment in facilities and high-tech medical services

(Baonghean) - From a starting point lower than the national average, in 2010 there were only 17.31 hospital beds/10,000 people, Nghe An has now achieved the target of 23.8 hospital beds/10,000 people. This is considered a remarkable effort by the provincial health sector. From that result, our province is striving for the goal of increasing the number of hospital beds in public hospitals by 420 beds in 2015; increasing the number of private hospital beds by 150 beds...

Over the years, our province has always ensured investment funds for health care development, spending 9-10% of the province's GDP annually; especially focusing on investment efforts to develop the system of health facilities. Notably, in 2014, the Provincial General Hospital with a scale of 700 beds, modern facilities and equipment of a grade 1 hospital was completed and put into use. The provincial health sector continues to coordinate with local authorities to complete the construction of regional general hospitals. Calling for and attracting domestic and foreign investment for health facilities in the province, effectively organizing and implementing projects using domestic and foreign capital such as: North Central Health Support Project, purchasing equipment for 8 district hospitals, 7 district health centers ...; Project to strengthen the health system of Nghe An province, ODA capital - Federal Republic of Germany: investing in equipment for hospitals: Provincial General Hospital, Northwest Regional General Hospital, Tan Ky, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu and Do Luong General Hospitals; Project to invest in building a wastewater treatment system deployed at Southwest Regional General Hospital and Tuberculosis Hospital.

Provincial General Friendship Hospital applies advanced technology in medical examination and treatment.

In recent years, Nghe An has been considered one of the localities that has done quite well in the socialization of health care. Up to now, the province has nearly 10 non-public hospitals such as Thai An, Thanh An, 115, Dong Au, Minh Hong, Phu Dien... with over 1,000 beds; the number of beds increases every year, currently reaching the target of 3.5 beds/10,000 people; contributing positively to people's health care. In addition, it is necessary to mention the State's investment in funding to build facilities, equipment and facilities for the health system. The increase in hospital bed quota in recent years is also due to the improved quality of medical examination and treatment, basically meeting the needs of the people. For example, the Acupuncture Department - Provincial Traditional Medicine Hospital has recently been oriented to specialize in the treatment of nerve paralysis.

The system of equipment as well as the team of doctors and nurses are focused on investment and improvement in this professional expertise. Thanks to that, the number of patients coming to the department for treatment increases every year. In addition, the State's investment in building and putting into use 100 hospital beds (in 2013) and many new equipment and techniques contributes to improving the quality of medical examination and treatment; the hospital's hospital bed quota increases every year, in 2011 it was 250 beds and up to now, that number is 300 planned beds, the actual hospital beds serving patients are 360 ​​beds. At the Provincial General Hospital, the planned number of hospital beds is 800 beds, but the number of hospital beds implemented in 2014 reached 1,063 beds due to the increasing number of patients coming for examination. To meet the demand, the hospital balances its own budget to ensure the number of hospital beds outside the plan...

At the district level, the number of hospital beds has also increased every year. Thanh Chuong District General Hospital in the mountainous area has received investment from government bonds, the North Central Health Project invested in upgrading and renovating facilities, equipment and facilities for operations. Every year, the hospital also allocates revenue and mobilizes socialized resources to build facilities; cooperates with businesses to invest in equipment and facilities for the hospital, meeting the needs of medical examination and treatment of the people; focuses on training to improve the professional qualifications of medical staff, the hospital has deployed techniques: laparoscopic surgery, cataract surgery using the phaco method. Surgery for salivary gland tumors... At the same time, well implementing regulations in medical examination and treatment to increasingly improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, creating trust for patients coming to the hospital. Thanks to that, the number of patients coming to the hospital for examination and treatment increased, in 2014 it was estimated to reach over 132 thousand people, the total number of hospital beds planned to increase by 10 beds annually, now reaching 200 beds. The actual number of hospital beds is 60 beds higher than the plan.

The Health sector has also resolutely directed the quality implementation of the Project "Improving the quality of medical examination and treatment at facilities in Nghe An province in the period of 2013 - 2020", the Project "Improving medical ethics" approved by the Provincial People's Committee. From the starting point of the sector lower than the national average. In 2010, Nghe An had 4.3 doctors/10,000 people compared to 20.5 and 7 nationwide; by 2014, Nghe An had achieved the target of 23.8 hospital beds/10,000 people and 6.8 doctors/10,000 people. According to Mr. Dau Huy Hoan - Deputy Director of the Department of Health, in recent years, the number of patients visiting medical facilities has been constantly increasing, in 2014, there were 5.7 million people visiting hospitals for examination; Treating 440 thousand patients, performing surgery on over 50 thousand cases of all kinds... the quality of medical examination and treatment is increasingly improved, with many new techniques being implemented such as kidney, organ, and bone marrow transplants...

Along with strengthening the transfer of technology to the district level, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment at lower levels, it is necessary to effectively implement medical examination and treatment according to decentralization and classification, promote the socialization of health care to create favorable conditions for people, contributing to reducing the burden on upper levels. Most hospitals have applied information technology to hospital management, to speed up the implementation of administrative procedures; focusing on the quality of patient service. Medical examination and treatment for policy beneficiaries and children have been well implemented at all levels...

To achieve the goal of the health sector in 2015, increase the number of hospital beds in public hospitals by 420 beds; increase private hospital beds by 150 beds; according to Mr. Dau Huy Hoan - Deputy Director of the Department of Health, in addition to the investment attention of the State, in the coming time, the health sector will maximize the existing resources of the Central and local governments and promote socialization; at the same time, strengthen the work of training cadres, training by address for use in mountainous areas, have a mechanism to encourage training and develop human resources for the health sector. Continue to implement the classification and technical list for each hospital; effectively increase the transfer of techniques and doctors from upper to lower levels. To reduce hospital overload, in addition to promoting administrative reform in health facilities, the sector will increase the number of clinics and doctors working in clinics; Strengthening facilities, arranging more beds for inpatients... According to the 2015 plan, the health sector will develop and build a Traditional Medicine Hospital in a modern direction, combining traditional medicine and modern medicine; improving the quality of the Nursing and Rehabilitation Hospital; developing specialized techniques for specialized hospitals such as: Oncology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics - Pediatrics, Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Mental Hospital and Eye Hospital"...

Dinh Nguyet