Hospital director appointed epileptic child as deputy head of department

The director of Thanh Binh District General Hospital (Dong Thap) was accused of "speedily" appointing his son as deputy head of department even though he had only worked there for 6 months and suffered from epilepsy.

VietNamNet has investigated readers' feedback about a series of relatives who are children and grandchildren of Mr. Pham Nong - Director of Thanh Binh District General Hospital (Dong Thap) who are working and holding many positions at this hospital.

Among them, Mr. Nong's son is Pham Trung Hieu (born in 1987) - currently holding the position of Deputy Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Testing. Hieu's wife is an accountant at the hospital.

Thanh Binh General Hospital (Dong Thap) - where many of Mr. Nong's children and grandchildren work.

His niece, Kim Thanh (who calls Mr. Nong "uncle"), is the Deputy Head of the Infection Control Department, and Thoa (Thanh's sister) is an employee of the Infection Control Department.

One named Nguyen Huu Phuoc (Thanh's younger brother) is an electrician in the hospital, Phuoc's wife is a pediatric nurse, one named Trang (Mr. Nong's uncle) is a pediatric nurse, one named Thuy (Mr. Nong's niece) is a nutritionist...

Department of recognition, is it because of me?

According to the investigation, on October 30, 2012, the Department of Health of Dong Thap province signed a decision to recognize the recruitment results of Pham Trung Hieu to work at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Testing of Thanh Binh District General Hospital.

Just half a year later, in April 2013, Mr. Nong signed a decision to appoint his son to the position of Deputy Head of Department.

Dong Thap Department of Health's decision to recruit Hieu.

Public opinion reflected outrage at Mr. Nong's actions, because many people with expertise and experience have worked at the hospital for many years but have not been promoted, while Mr. Nong's son has been promoted after only 6 months of work.

In particular, Hieu is said to have epilepsy, and is the head of the imaging and testing department. He cannot guarantee his health, or if anything unexpected happens to people's health care, what will be the consequences?

When speaking directly with VietNamNet, Mr. Nong admitted that his children and grandchildren are working at the hospital but explained that he could not remember what year his son was appointed.

“Saying half a year is not correct. Because Hieu had to join the Party for at least 2 years. I think he had to join the Party after that?” Mr. Nong said, adding that in Dong Thap there were many cases of using State funds to go to school and then not returning, having to pay compensation several times over.

The decision to appoint Hieu as deputy head of department was signed by Mr. Nong.

“My son used his own family money to go to school and get a proper university degree. That’s why he should be encouraged to work. But Hieu was accepted by the Department, not by me,” Mr. Nong added.

Mr. Nong also admitted that his son had epilepsy and had had several attacks during work, but had recently been cured.

“When this reflection came to the press, I was very troubled because when Hieu had just graduated from school, he did not want to return to Dong Thap to work. But I felt that I had a son, so I advised Hieu to return to Dong Thap to work with me. But now there are reflections like this, I am very heartbroken,” Nong said.

Explaining the case of his daughter-in-law - Hieu's wife is an accountant at the hospital, Mr. Nong explained that previously, his daughter-in-law worked as an accountant at a bank in Can Tho.

Mr. Pham Nong talks with VietNamnet reporter.

“After getting married, my daughter-in-law got pregnant and had difficulty moving around…so she asked to be transferred to Thanh Binh to work. However, at that time, the bank where my daughter-in-law worked did not have a branch in Thanh Binh, so she asked to be transferred to the hospital. My daughter-in-law has a proper accounting degree,” said Mr. Nong.

Correct procedure

Regarding Kim Thanh's case, Mr. Nong confirmed that his niece worked at the district hospital when he was not yet the director.

“Kim Thanh was a doctor, then went to study and worked at the hospital. At that time, I was not yet the director of this hospital. As for Thoa, Kim Thanh’s older sister, she was actually a nurse at the hospital. Thoa’s job was to wash patient clothes, a job that no one wanted to do. Thoa worked under a contract that she could terminate at any time,” said the hospital director.

As for the remaining relatives, Mr. Nong said they were all hired to work... according to regulations.

“Nguyen Huu Phuoc worked as an electrician at the hospital when I was not yet the director. Later, Phuoc married Muot, the hospital's foster mother. Trang called me her uncle. After graduating, she took the exam to enter the hospital,” Mr. Nong continued.

When Mr. Nong was asked to provide documents proving that Pham Trung Hieu's appointment period was at least 2 years, he said the person in charge of the documents was busy studying so he could not provide them./.

According to Vietnamnet.vn