Nghe An Department of Health inspects the construction progress of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital phase 2

The hospital is expected to be operational by April 2023.

On the afternoon of November 2, Nghe An Department of Health organized a working group to inspect the construction progress of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital - Phase 2; listening to difficulties and obstacles in the implementation of the project. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Nghe An General Friendship Hospital Phase 2 investment project was approved by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 5196/QD-UBND-CNTM dated November 6, 2015 and additionally approved in Decision No. 514/QD-UBND.CNTM dated February 2, 2016. The project has a total investment of VND 1,300 billion, a scale of 600 beds, and a total floor area of ​​nearly 55,000m2.

After the project was approved, the parties agreed to form a joint venture to establish Nghe An General Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2, operating under the Enterprise Law. The total charter capital of the joint stock company is 260 billion VND and was established by 3 shareholders... In this project, the State contributed 40% (104 billion VND) of the charter capital. This ratio was stable throughout the joint venture and association process.

After restructuring, the project is speeding up construction progress. Photo: Thanh Chung

March 13, 2016,Nghe An General Friendship Hospital Phase 2Construction began. However, over the years, the hospital construction has been delayed many times, even "frozen" for a while. The reason for not ensuring the set progress is due to internal problems of the company such as capital advances to contractors exceeding the accepted volume, weak management and operation, and many changes in investment personnel in a short period of time...

At this point, the hospital's construction items have been completed 72%; equipment items have been purchased 42%. Photo: Thanh Chung

Recently, Nghe An General Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2 has restructured its shareholders. The construction of the hospital has been restarted and continued. Up to now, 72% of the construction items have been completed; 42% of the equipment items have been purchased... The remaining capital that has not been implemented is nearly 414.5 billion VND. The company commits to putting the hospital into operation by April 2023, with an initial scale of 350 beds.

Need to prepare good professional human resources

However, in order to put the hospital into operation as committed, Nghe An General Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2 is facing many difficulties, namely: Public-private partnership in investment, construction, and management of the hospital is no longer in line with current regulations, and the operating model needs to be redefined. In addition, the company also finds it difficult to recruit enough high-quality professional personnel (medical staff, doctors) in a short time.

Representative of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2 reports on difficulties and problems. Photo: Thanh Chung

Checking the hospital construction progress and working with Nghe An General Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2, the working delegation of the Department of Health highly appreciated the unit's efforts in restructuring, capital mobilization, construction organization and procurement; expressing the wish that the hospital will soon be put into operation.

After listening to opinions and proposals from Nghe An General Friendship Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2, concluding the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health stated: The company needs to focus on disbursement to quickly complete infrastructure investment on schedule; need to seek advice fromNghe An General Friendship Hospitalas well as careful calculation to have investment in purchasing synchronous equipment.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health requested the Company to prepare well human resource plans to be able to operate as committed. Photo: Thanh Chung

In order for the hospital to operate as planned, Nghe An General Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2 needs to urgently complete the procedures for licensing the hospital's operations and especially prepare human resource plans such as mobilizing, attracting, recruiting new staff and sending them for training.

Nghe An General Friendship Hospital Joint Stock Company - Phase 2 reviews the legal basis of the operating mechanism to submit to the Department of Health for appraisal and advise the People's Committee of Nghe An province to consider in the upcoming meeting./.