Cardiology Clinic operated by Hanoi Heart Hospital at Vinh City General Hospital officially opened

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Lam Tung

With the desire to help people have closer access to cardiovascular health care services of the Central level right in their home province, after a period of thorough preparation, synchronization of human resources, facilities, medical equipment, with enthusiastic support from Hanoi Heart Hospital, Vinh City General Hospital officially opened a specialized Cardiology clinic with leading experts and doctors in the field of cardiovascular medicine from Hanoi Heart Hospital directly in charge of examining and treating people.

Dr. Hoang Van - Deputy Director of Hanoi Heart Hospital spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Lam Tung

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Hoang Van - Deputy Director of Hanoi Heart Hospital emphasized: "The World Health Organization warns that cardiovascular disease has been and is the leading cause of death worldwide. In Vietnam, the Ministry of Health estimates that each year about 200,000 people die from cardiovascular disease, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of deaths due to chronic non-communicable diseases.

If not detected early for timely prevention, treatment and intervention, in addition to the high risk of death, cardiovascular disease can also leave many sequelae, even disability, causing a burden on the family and society in terms of both economy and mental life.

Therefore, developing a cardiovascular clinic at Vinh City General Hospital is extremely necessary to meet the examination and treatment needs of people in the province.

Recently, Vinh General Hospital and Hanoi Heart Hospital have signed and effectively implemented comprehensive cooperation in training, technology transfer, and professional support for cardiovascular examination and treatment.

The clinic of Vinh City General Hospital has officially come into operation, the team of doctors from Hanoi Heart Hospital will be directly responsible for examining, screening, consulting and treating people with cardiovascular diseases here. At the same time, we continue to transfer technology and provide professional support to doctors and medical staff, to develop the clinic to operate more and more effectively; serving well the work of taking care of people's health."

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Cardiology Clinic - Vinh City General Hospital. Photo: Lam Tung

Dr. Nguyen Huu Le - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health presented flowers to congratulate the opening of the Cardiovascular Clinic at Vinh City General Hospital. Photo: Lam Tung

With a team of experts and good doctors from the Central Hospital, combined with a system of advanced and modern equipment and machinery in the field of diagnostic imaging, functional testing and testing of Vinh City General Hospital such as: CT scanner system 256 slices; magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI 1.5 Tesla); 4D echocardiography machine; biochemical testing lab system; immunology; microbiology; molecular biology... patients will be examined, diagnosed, detected early by doctors; receive advice, treatment indications, timely intervention for cardiovascular diseases, thereby minimizing the risk of accidents and complications; receive advice, treatment indications, timely intervention; reduce medical examination and treatment costs and partly reduce the burden on upper-level and central hospitals.

The Cardiology Clinic operates every day of the week. To ensure that patients can easily access information, all service prices are publicly listed on the hospital's official communication channels (Website, Facebook, etc.).

The Cardiology Clinic, Vinh City General Hospital is equipped with a system of advanced and modern equipment and machinery. Photo: Lam Tung

“The implementation of the cardiovascular clinic managed by Hanoi Heart Hospital is also an opportunity for the team of doctors and medical staff of Vinh General Hospital to improve their professional skills, creating a premise for the hospital to build and develop a cardiovascular intervention center in the future; for the purpose of improving the quality of medical examination and treatment for people in Nghe An province and neighboring areas” -Doctor CKI Nguyen Trong Hieu - Deputy Director of Vinh City General Hospital confirmed./.