Director of Nghe An Department of Health visited, worked and gave gifts to medical units in Nghi Loc, Dien Chau and Quynh Luu districts

Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa visits patients being examined and treated at Quynh Luu General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

On the occasion of the Traditional New Year of Quy Mao 2023, the Department of HealthNghe Anestablished working groups to inspect medical examination and treatment plans, epidemic prevention, and food safety before, during, and after Tet of medical units in the province and give gifts to medical staff in difficult circumstances.

On January 16, the working delegation led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health visited and worked with Nghi Loc General Hospital, Dien Chau District Medical Center, Dien Chau General Hospital, Quynh Luu Medical Center and Quynh Luu General Hospital.

Giving New Year gifts to Quynh Luu General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

Visiting and working with medical units, the Department of Health delegation heard a report on the implementation of work tasks in 2023, focusing onConduct medical examination and treatment, prevent epidemics, and ensure food safety before, during, and after Tet.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Health presented gifts and sent greetings.Happy New Yearbest wishes to all medical units and medical staff; at the same time, acknowledge the contributions of medical units and staff to the development of the medical sector and the socio-economic development of the locality.

The working delegation of the Department of Health visited, worked and wished a happy new year to Quynh Luu Medical Center. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Director of Nghe An Department of Health also pointed out the specific nature of the medical profession and the risks that affect people's health before, during and after Tet. Accordingly, the time when people celebrate Tet is also the time whenMedical staff must work hard to fulfill their duties.

During the Tet holiday, there are many people traveling, many exchange activities and festivals take place... The risk of disease outbreaks, food insecurity, and accidents and injuries is very high.

Checking medical examination and treatment preparations before, during and after Tet at Dien Chau General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

Practical requirements require medical units to be proactive, grasp the situation, develop specific plans, scenarios, and strategies, avoid being passive, to effectively carry out medical examination and treatment, emergency care, epidemic prevention, and ensure food safety.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Health requested: Nghi Loc, Dien Chau and Quynh Luu General Hospitals need to ensure 4 levels of staff (leadership on duty, hotline information processing; professional on duty; administrative - logistics on duty and security - self-defense on duty); have plans for fire prevention, disaster, mass accident; be ready to provide technical support to lower levels, and provide professional advice when necessary.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health presented gifts to medical staff of Dien Chau General Hospital in difficult circumstances. Photo: Thanh Chung

Hospitals need to organize well the emergency care, medical examination and treatment for patients; reserve enough medicine, blood, infusion fluid and necessary means and equipment for emergency care, medical examination and treatment, especially emergency care for traffic accidents and food poisoning; ensure all emergency patients are examined and treated promptly, not refused or treated late; provide stable initial emergency care, and fully explain before transferring to another medical facility.

Organize visits and celebrate Tet for patients still being treated at the hospital during Tet, paying special attention to poor patients and patients who are policy beneficiaries; continue to improve the spirit and attitude of serving patients, communicating and behaving thoughtfully and politely.

Happy New Year from Dien Chau District Medical Center. Photo: Thanh Chung

Hospitals develop plans to deal with accidents, poisonings, and mass emergencies that may occur such as: disasters caused by large gatherings of people, traffic accidents caused by alcohol, fights, firecrackers, homemade explosives, food poisoning... with external emergency plans to be ready to respond when bad situations occur.

Regarding Dien Chau and Quynh Luu Medical Centers, the Director of Nghe An Department of Health suggested: Units continue to closely monitor the epidemic situation, especially the emergence of new variants of Covid-19, proactively develop scenarios and response plans and implement responses to all possible situations; continue to strengthen screening, communication about benefits and be ready to deploy Covid-19 vaccination for target groups as soon as allocated; prepare plans and conditions to ensure prevention and control of other epidemics during the Lunar New Year 2023.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of Nghe An Department of Health presented New Year gifts to Nghi Loc General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

Regarding food safety, units need to step up communication on food safety; strengthen management of food production, processing, trading and catering establishments according to decentralization; coordinate with all levels of industry to step up inspection, examination and handling of violations of food safety and hygiene.

Medical centers need to ensure 4 levels of staff are on duty; carry out professional reporting according to regulations; and direct medical stations to organize well emergency care and medical examination and treatment for patients at the commune level.

During this working visit, the delegation of Nghe An Department of Health presented gifts to medical staff in difficult circumstances. It is known that during this Tet holiday, Nghe An health sector presented gifts to 333 medical staff in difficult circumstances. Each gift is worth 1 million VND./.