Efforts to take care of people's health

(Baonghean) - In 1979, Cao Son Medical Station was established in the mountainous area of ​​Hamlet 4, Cao Son Commune. Located in the mountainous area, more than 10km away from the center. Despite many difficulties, in 2008, the Station achieved national standards for health care in phase 1 and in 2015, Cao Son Medical Station achieved national standards for health care in phase 2.

Visiting Cao Son Commune Health Station at the right time, the station had quite a lot of patients coming for examination and consultation. Meeting Mr. Le Anh Tuan (Hamlet 2) who had knee arthritis, lumbar spondylosis, and often had to go to the Provincial Traditional Medicine Hospital for treatment. Every time he prepared for a trip, he went to the Commune Health Station for examination and consultation with the Station's staff. Mr. Tuan said: In this difficult mountainous area, every time we came to the Commune Health Station, the staff here enthusiastically visited us, gave us responsible advice, and the paperwork was quick and easy, so we felt very secure.

Cao Son Commune Health Station staff discuss professional work.

Talking with Ms. Nguyen Thi Dan - Head of Cao Son Commune Health Station, it is known that: With the attention of the District Health Center, the staff of the Station have tried to promote the spirit of learning and improve their professional qualifications. Every year, every 2 weeks/class, the staff of the Station are trained in medical examination and treatment skills, acupuncture, professional management, oriental medicine, reproductive health care... Periodically once a month, the Station coordinates with the Commune People's Committee to implement reproductive health care and family planning for women aged 15 - 49 years old. In particular, preschool children under 5 years old are given periodic health check-ups twice a year. Currently, the whole Station has 6 staff members and 1 reinforced doctor.

In addition to improving the skills of the staff and doctors, Cao Son Medical Station also promotes socialization to invest in facilities and equipment for professional services. Especially from 2013 to present, the Station has advised the Commune People's Committee to issue resolutions and plans to mobilize socialized resources to invest hundreds of millions of VND in infrastructure for the Medical Station. Thanks to that, the Station's facilities have basically met the initial medical examination and treatment needs of local people, such as 10-parameter urine testing machines, electrocardiogram machines, ultrasound machines, etc. The medical staff of the village are provided with medical bags. The office building has been repaired and maintained, 2 dormitories have roofs, waste treatment pits, wells, etc.

The Health Station has identified propaganda work to raise people's awareness of medical examination and treatment as a top priority. The station has coordinated with the Commune Cultural Committee to organize conferences in hamlets to deploy village health plans. At the same time, promote health education communication on the commune loudspeaker system at least 30 times/month, and in villages at least 5 times/month. Coordinate with departments, branches, and mass organizations to communicate and advise in village meetings.

Dedicated to taking care of people's health.

Thanks to good consultation and communication work for the people, the medical examination and treatment work has had many encouraging results: the number of people coming for medical examination reached over 8,500 people, of which traditional medicine examination and treatment reached over 2,100 people. Notably, for 5 consecutive years, the epidemic situation in Cao Son has been stable, with no dangerous epidemics occurring in the commune. The vaccination program for children under 1 year old reached 97% of the annual plan. AT2 vaccination for pregnant women reached 108.5% of the annual plan. The rate of protection against neonatal tetanus reached 100%. The rate of women giving birth at the station with health insurance reached 100%. In 2015, Cao Son commune health station was honored to be recognized as meeting national standards for health in phase 2.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dan - Station Chief said: To achieve that goal, the Station has set specific targets such as: 10/10 villages have medical staff, 98% of children under 1 year old are fully vaccinated, 95% of women have 3 prenatal check-ups/3 pregnancies, 100% of women giving birth at the Station are assisted and cared for by medical staff after giving birth, 100% participate in health insurance. Medical examination and treatment reached 8,500 people. More than 4,000 people were given outpatient medicine. Improving professional quality to increasingly attract people to the commune health station for examination and treatment... All with the goal of Cao Son Commune Health Station being the first trusted address for patients.

Luong Mai