Nghi Loc General Hospital: Comprehensive breakthrough from autonomy

The clear feeling of the "spectacular" change of Nghi Loc General Hospital in recent times is the spacious facilities, modern medical equipment and the increasing number of patients coming for examination.

In recent times, Nghi Loc General Hospital has made a comprehensive breakthrough, becoming a trusted medical address for the people. Photo: Duc Anh

Although, in the conditions of implementing the autonomy mechanism, there are still many difficulties, but with the determination of the entire Party Committee, cadres and civil servants, the hospital has successfully completed its tasks. Specifically, last year, the hospital made efforts to increase public assets from the career development fund. Building and expanding the Obstetrics and Pediatrics Department; building a new testing department, with a total budget of 6.7 billion VND; purchasing some new medical machines and equipment, with a total budget of over 11 billion VND; to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment.

To achieve the goal of improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, the hospital prioritizes training to improve the qualifications of its staff. Photo: Duc Anh

To achieve the above goal, the hospital also prioritizes training to improve the qualifications of its staff. Currently, the hospital has 67 doctors (of which 21 doctors have postgraduate, master's and doctoral degrees).

Thanks to that, the hospital continues to maintain sustainable development of specialized techniques, which have created the hospital's "brand" in recent times, such as: Phaco surgery in large numbers, often overloaded (450 patients/month), abdominal surgery, urology (350 patients/month), bone fusion surgery, maxillofacial surgery, tonsil surgery, Longo technique, laparoscopic surgery: abdominal, urology, thyroid, gynecology, long-term mechanical ventilation, circulatory resuscitation, respiratory resuscitation, renal resuscitation, obstetric emergency...

Nghi Loc General Hospital effectively applies partial hip replacement technique in treatment. Photo: PV

At the same time, in the past year, the hospital developed and applied 8 new techniques: endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery; endoscopic adenoid surgery, endoscopic inguinal hernia surgery via the abdomen and inguinal canal, transfixion surgery for distal radius fractures under fluoroscopy, partial hip replacement surgery; femoral neck fracture surgery using a locking plate to cut and make a complete pathological specimen.

Thanks to the development of specialized techniques, the hospital's medical examination and treatment efficiency has been improved. In 2019, the total number of medical examinations reached over 124,000, an increase of 8.4% compared to the plan; 4,068 surgeries were performed, an increase of 4.3% compared to the plan. The hospital bed capacity reached 118.3%.The quality of emergency care, medical examination and treatment has been improved and most complications and accidents have been limited.Hospital isClassified as an excellent unit, self-assessment score of 98/100 points, hospital quality score of 3.04.

The hospital maintains sustainable development of specialized techniques, providing most of the quality medical services. Photo: Duc Anh

Implementing the autonomy mechanism, the non-salary income of staff increased by an average of 2-5 million VND/month. Last year, the hospital implemented many solutions and was recognized as one of the units causing environmental pollution.

Along with professional activities, the hospital carries out many practical humanitarian charity activities to support the poor, with a total budget of about 70 million VND and gives 1,800 bowls of charity porridge/year.

Focusing on investing in infrastructure and medical equipment, over the past year the hospital has invested in a modern testing department; meeting the increasing demand for medical examination and treatment of the people. Photo: Duc Anh

Promoting the achieved results, in the coming time, the hospital will strive to ensure full implementation and achieve the 2020 bed plan of 350 beds; to have a basis for paying salaries and other incomes for hospital staff, with additional income. At the same time, there will be savings for investment to stabilize and develop the hospital.

The hospital continues to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, develop a number of techniques to ensure the provision of most quality services at the district level such as: deploying an artificial kidney unit with an expected 10 dialysis machines; ureteral lithotripsy via urethral endoscopy; implant techniques for patients with tooth loss; PACS imaging diagnostic techniques... With the goal of improving the quality of the hospital, all criteria are at level 3, some criteria are at level 4; the average hospital quality score is 3.5./.

MD, PhD Nguyen Huy Phuc