Vinh City General Hospital: Outstanding achievements in the first year of implementing the autonomous mechanism
(Baonghean) - Vinh City General Hospital is the first medical unit of Nghe An Health Sector to implement the mechanism of full autonomy in regular expenditure from January 1, 2017. After one year of implementation, the hospital's operations have had many positive changes, the hospital's brand has been increasingly affirmed.
Outstanding achievements of Vinh City General Hospital in 2017:
1.The appearance of the hospital has changed significantly from the common space to the departments and rooms, with a modern and spacious infrastructure system; advanced and synchronous medical equipment, ensuring scientific arrangement, to promptly serve medical examination and treatment. The hospital's staff, doctors, and medical staff are always friendly, enthusiastic, dedicated and responsible to the patients; considering the patients as "special customers" to care for and treat.
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| Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien visited and worked at Vinh City General Hospital. Photo: PV |
2.2017 was the year that the Hospital received the most attention from leaders at all levels. At the beginning of the year, the Provincial Party Secretary visited; the Chairman, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, branches and sectors visited and worked at the hospital. At the end of the year, the hospital welcomed the Minister and Deputy Ministers of Health to visit and work. Also in the past year, more than 10 hospitals inside and outside the province visited and studied at the unit.
3.Being the first year of implementing the mechanism of full autonomy in regular expenditure, the management and operation mechanism of the hospital's Board of Directors has changed a lot, but the hospital staff is always united, making efforts to overcome difficulties; completing tasks well, contributing to comprehensive changes in the hospital.
4.The hospital has pioneered and drastically implemented the "4.0 revolution"; carried out administrative reforms most drastically and successfully through the application of "smart" software, digitizing all medical examination and treatment activities.
The hospital is one of five medical units nationwide approved by the Ministry of Health to pilot the Electronic Medical Record - Digital Signature; one of six units nationwide approved by the Ministry of Health for PACS software in diagnostic imaging, moving towards not printing films.
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| The hospital successfully deployed difficult, new, and specialized techniques at the provincial and central levels. Photo: Lam Tung |
5.The hospital attracted and recruited 31 doctors (including 10 excellent graduates), bringing the total number of doctors to 95 - the largest number of doctors ever. The funding for training and support policies for staff sent for training were the largest ever (over 1 billion VND).
6.Last year was the year with the largest amount of Career Development Fund (over 17 billion VND) set aside to invest in renovating facilities, purchasing equipment and training human resources. The budget for paying salaries and supplementing income of civil servants and employees was the highest compared to previous years.
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| The Laboratory Department of Vinh City General Hospital effectively applies the 5S model. Photo: Dinh Nguyet |
7.The number of patients coming for examination, treatment and surgery is the largest and most stable ever.
During the year, the hospital examined over 308 thousand people (156% compared to 2016), on average the hospital examined 1,200 outpatients and 550 inpatients per day; performed surgery on 4,800 cases. The bed occupancy rate reached 194%; the referral rate was 0.47% (compared to the total number of patients coming for examination).
8.This is the year the Hospital "breakthrough" in successfully implementing the most difficult, new, specialized techniques at the provincial and central levels: Endoscopic surgery to remove kidney stones through the skin using a small tunnel; Endoscopic surgery to remove enlarged prostate with a bipolar electric scalpel, using completely physiological saline solution; Endoscopic surgery to vaporize enlarged prostate with laser energy; Total and partial hip replacement surgery; Hemodialysis; Microbiological testing lab...
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| Vinh City General Hospital: Comprehensive innovation - Sustainable development - Patient satisfaction. Photo: Nguyen Sach |
9.The Hospital Party Committee was recognized by the Vinh City Party Committee Standing Committee with the title of "Typical clean and strong Party Committee".
The hospital was classified as excellent and was awarded the Emulation Flag by the Provincial People's Committee; it is proposing the Ministry of Health to award the Emulation Flag...
With the direction and attention of the sectors and localities, the collective of cadres, party members, workers and civil servants will promote the spirit of solidarity, strive to overcome all difficulties, and develop Vinh City General Hospital into a high-tech medical center of the North Central region.The goal is to build a hospital that meets the standards of a Grade II General Hospital, with a structure of 350 beds; The hospital quality reaches a complete level of 3.5; Continue to innovate and improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services, gradually build and complete a "smart", modern and professional hospital. Strive by 2020, the Hospital will operate under a mechanism of full autonomy in regular and investment expenditures".
Doctor CKII Nguyen Hong Truong - Director of Vinh City General Hospital.