Vinh Transport Hospital: Worthy of the people's trust

(Baonghean) - On the occasion of Vietnam Doctors' Day February 27, 2017, Vinh Transport Hospital was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal (awarded by the President in 2016) and the Director was personally awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister. This is a great motivation for the Hospital to continue to strive to fulfill its mission of protecting the health of officials, workers in the Transport sector and people in the region.

Vinh Transport Hospital was established (in 1993) on the basis of merging 2 units: Regional Transport Medical Center 4 and Vinh Transport Hospital. At that time, Vinh Transport Hospital only had 3 departments (Internal Medicine, Surgery and Examination) and 5 departments: Finance - Accounting, Organization - Administration... with 80 medical staff and doctors. The hospital only had 50 beds and outdated medical equipment, but with the efforts of the staff and doctors, the hospital has risen to complete the assigned tasks.

Up to now, after nearly 25 years of construction and development, Vinh Transport Hospital has developed comprehensively and is a Grade II General Hospital. Currently, the hospital has 16 departments and rooms including: 5 functional rooms and departments; 4 paraclinical departments; 7 clinical departments and a scale of more than 200 beds. The hospital is proud to have a team of medical staff and doctors with capacity, qualifications and ethics, spirit and responsibility for work (the payroll is 160 people, of which 18 are specialist doctors II and specialist doctors I; 37 doctors, pharmacists and other universities...).

The Nephrology Department regularly performs dialysis for 150 patients. Photo: Ha Chi

The hospital is a public health service unit under the Department of Transport Health, promptly responding to the work of medical examination, treatment, disease prevention, and rehabilitation for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers of agencies and units under the Transport sector and people in the North Central region. Along with that, the hospital also has the task of training and directing lower-level hospitals in the Transport sector; disease prevention; emergency aid, natural disasters, etc.

With the goal of always "Towards the patient", Vinh Transport Hospital is always a pioneer in investing in modern medical equipment and facilities and reforming administrative procedures; organizing and rearranging the medical examination process at the clinic, especially improving the culture of behavior towards patients in the clinic area and in the agency, creating favorable conditions for patients to come for examination and treatment.

Every year, Vinh Traffic Hospital welcomes tens of thousands of patients for medical examination and treatment. In 2010, there were a total of 50,000 medical examinations and more than 6,000 inpatients; in 2012, there were a total of 60,666 medical examinations and nearly 6,300 inpatients; in 2016, there were nearly 62,000 medical examinations and 8,756 inpatients. One of the important achievements that helps Vinh Traffic Hospital gain prestige among patients is always proactively applying scientific technology, modern equipment and machinery, implementing new techniques beyond the line such as: Diagnostic endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, cervical endoscopy; rectal polypectomy, breast X-ray machine, DEXXUM T X-ray bone density measuring machine with advanced technology from Korea...

An emergency surgery at Vinh Transport Hospital. Photo: TV

The HDF Online kidney dialysis system is also being prepared for use. The hospital has also developed a high-tech center for early diagnosis of tumors and fetal malformations, which has been affirming its brand and reputation in the region. Cooperation with other hospitals has helped the hospital quickly access new treatment methods, improve its ability to examine and treat patients, and contribute to reducing the burden on key central hospitals.

The first Artificial Kidney Center in the North Central region of the hospital, in association with Bach Mai Hospital, has 25 machines, serving well the periodic dialysis needs of more than 150 patients. The hospital has received technology transfer for early diagnosis of cervical cancer and breast cancer from the Central Cancer Hospital; in association with the Central Eye Hospital, performing Phaco surgery and examining and treating eye diseases.

With the help of the Center for Prenatal Diagnosis of the Central Obstetrics Hospital, the Obstetrics Department, Vinh Transport Hospital has implemented a prenatal screening program, early detection of risks of congenital malformations, creating favorable conditions for pregnant mothers without having to go to the Central level for screening tests. The hospital has been assessed by the Ministry of Health and allowed to apply many new techniques, and is classified by health insurance as a provincial hospital. This event is a measure of the hospital's development in both science and technology and quality.

Vinh Transport Hospital. Photo archive.

With the determination to build Vinh Traffic Hospital to develop comprehensively, in recent times, the hospital has always paid special attention to building a team of highly qualified, experienced, and dedicated human resources, so as to promptly meet the needs of medical examination and treatment for the people. To improve professional knowledge and update advanced scientific techniques, the hospital regularly conducts staff training in many forms.

Coming to the hospital, patients always receive dedicated and professional service from doctors, nurses and technicians. The emulation movement "4 requests, 4 always" and 12 medical ethics are strictly implemented. All comments and wishes of patients are respected and accepted in a constructive spirit. The hospital has implemented a project to connect the management network, especially in the clinic area, helping to reduce the time to complete procedures, creating smooth operations, creating favorable conditions for patients to come for examination and treatment.

In recent times, Vinh Transport Hospital has paid special attention to preventive medicine work, while performing the functions and tasks of the branch of the Regional Center for Occupational Health Protection and Transport Environment in the following areas: Management and construction of a grassroots medical network; development of plans for occupational hygiene management, epidemiology, occupational disease management, food safety and hygiene according to the provisions of law and organizing implementation when approved by competent authorities.

Inspecting the working environment, disease prevention and hygiene, organizing periodic health check-ups, implementing health programs for units in the transport sector in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh. Along with that, the hospital plans and directs grassroots health units in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh to implement health programs and primary health care plans for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers in the transport sector...

Phaco surgery at Vinh Transport Hospital. Photo: Hoang Vinh

At Vinh Transport Hospital, the Party, Trade Union and Youth Union have been very active and effective. From 2008 to now, the Hospital Party Committee has been recognized as a "Clean and Strong Party Committee"; the Trade Union has continuously achieved the title of "Excellent Strong Grassroots Trade Union" from 2010 to 2014; the Youth Union has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Ministry of Transport... Since 2010, Vinh Transport Hospital has been continuously recognized as an "Excellent Labor Collective" by the Ministry of Transport; the Ministry of Health has recognized it as an "Excellent Hospital" in 2011.

Along with performing well the work of medical examination and treatment for people, the hospital also actively participates in social security activities such as: Free medical examination and medicine distribution for children under 6 years old and policy families; free medical examination and medicine distribution for people in the flood-affected district of Vu Quang - Ha Tinh and Nhan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district; Donating, medical examination and treatment, free medicine distribution for transport units in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh provinces and people affected by flood-affected areas; annually organizing medical examination and treatment, free medicine distribution for policy beneficiaries, the elderly, and the disabled in Dong Vinh ward and Quan Bau ward, Vinh city; establishing a money box to help poor patients; supporting the Fund "For Beloved Truong Sa"; supporting the construction and restoration of Truong Bon Historical Relic Site...

In recognition of the achievements in the past time, in 2016, Vinh Transport Hospital was honored to receive the "Third Class Labor Medal" from the President for its staff and workers, and the Director of the Hospital was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister. This is an important motivation for the hospital to continue to develop strongly and comprehensively, meeting the needs of medical examination and treatment and worthy of the trust of the people./.

Associate Professor, Doctor Le Van Tiec

Director of Vinh Transport Hospital