(Baonghean.vn) – After Tet, the number of patients coming to see a doctor and receive treatment at hospitals increased dramatically. Hospitals were overloaded, patients struggled to wait...
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| On the morning of February 7, 2017, the waiting room of Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital was packed with people waiting for examination. |
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| Many people came before dawn to get a number....and then fell asleep on the bench waiting for their turn to be examined. |
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| Information from Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital: On February 3, the number of patients coming for examination and treatment was 100 people; on February 4, it was 200; on February 5, it was 300; on February 6, it was 400 people... Many diabetic patients with severe complications had to be hospitalized due to eating and not taking medication during Tet. |
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| At Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, on February 2, there were 966 patients coming for examination and treatment; on February 6, there were 1,350 patients, of which 247 were inpatients. |
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| On February 6, 117 children came to see a doctor and receive treatment for respiratory diseases. Currently, the Respiratory Department of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has 96 children being treated. All hospital beds are full. |
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| Many children have severe pneumonia, partly because parents wait until after Tet to take their children for treatment... |
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| Tired and struggling to wait – is also the common situation of those who come to see a doctor and receive treatment at Vinh City General Hospital. After Tet, the hospital receives about 1,000 people every day. There are about 500 inpatients here. |
Thanh Son
