From a former soldier to a labor hero

(Baonghean) -Doctor Nguyen Minh Hong was born and raised in a poor farming family in Thanh Lam commune (Thanh Chuong); he lost his mother at birth, and his father at the age of 8. Growing up, although not old enough to join the army, Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong volunteered to join the army, was sent to study medicine, then studied to become a doctor to serve the army. After more than 30 years of service, he retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

He is a person with a simple lifestyle, always caring and worrying about his family and the community, respected and loved by friends and colleagues. During his career, he has taken on many different jobs, always striving to excel in all circumstances to excellently complete all assigned tasks, making many contributions and dedications to society in general and Nghe An province in particular. He is one of the pioneers in the country to implement the private healthcare model.

On November 10, 1989, he boldly founded the "Center for Medical Examination and Treatment on Demand" at No. 28 B- Dien Bien Phu - Ba Dinh - Hanoi (in 1993, the Party's policy on socialized healthcare was introduced, and in February 2002, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued an Ordinance allowing private medical practice. In November 2009, the National Assembly issued the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment).

With his enthusiasm and love for the profession, he gathered many good professors and doctors and effectively operated the "Center for Examination and Treatment on Demand". Later, the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Vietnam and the Ministry of Science and Technology converted it into "Center for Research and Application of Medical Advances in Vietnam" according to Decision No. 303-QD/LHH dated April 29, 1997 and Decision No. 571 dated May 7, 1998 of the Ministry of Science and Technology. This place has become the destination of famous scientists, medical practitioners, and good doctors nationwide.

Besides, he paid much attention to training the next generation. Many young doctors after graduating from medical university, technicians after graduating from high school have worked at his Center. He prioritized policy beneficiaries, children from poor rural areas.

In the field of production and business activities of the unit, he is decisive, dares to invest in purchasing and improving modern equipment and machinery, applying high technology, proposing the best methods to serve patients such as: purchasing the leading PET CT machine (early cancer detection machine) in Vietnam, equipping modern medical examination and treatment facilities, serving the needs of all subjects, selecting a team of good professors, doctors, skilled technicians... Therefore, the Center increasingly attracts many patients of all subjects to come for examination and treatment.

He is also the initiator and sponsor of the program "Your Doctor" on radio and television of Nghe An Radio and Television Station. Over the past 10 years, 464 programs have been built and broadcast in both Kinh and H'mong languages ​​to answer people's health questions. The program has contributed to helping poor patients find inexpensive treatment, care and health protection solutions.

To disseminate medical knowledge to the people and encourage many people to participate, he successfully defended the project "Center for Dissemination of Community Health Knowledge" established by the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education Decision No. 299 dated August 28, 2008. He wrote 7 books, including 5 medical books published by the Medical Publishing House, giving away over 100,000 free copies to people across the country, especially in remote areas.



Doctor Nguyen Minh Hong gives gifts to disadvantaged localities and the poor.

In addition, through practical actions, he has supported many localities in the country from remote areas, poor areas. Most of the profits and income from his business activities have been spent on charity work. His actions have set a shining example for many other philanthropists to follow, especially businessmen and businesses with conditions.

For Nghe An province, his poor homeland, he has devoted special affection and responsibility in helping and supporting the people in the province by investing in facilities, medical equipment, teaching equipment, building schools, hospitals, bridges, roads, buying books, warm clothes, sponsoring scholarships for students...

Over the years, the total amount of money he has helped and supported (according to the synthesis of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial Radio and Television Station and the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province) is over 100 billion VND. In addition, he has also traveled to several other provinces to do charity work, with a total donation of over 10 billion VND. Although he knew he had a serious illness (cancer) since 2011, he hid his illness to fulfill his wish to help poor localities. Currently, his health is not good, and he is being treated by professors and doctors.

With his great contributions to society in general and Nghe An province in particular, on May 31, 2013, Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong, National Assembly Delegate (belonging to the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An), Director of Nguyen Minh Hong Private General Hospital was honored to be awarded the title of Hero of Labor in the Renovation Period by the President for: "having outstanding achievements in labor, creativity, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland". This is a noble award from the Party and the State to Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong personally, but at the same time it is also the pride of the agency, family, clan and Nghe An province, worthy of being a native son of the land of Nghe An with a rich revolutionary tradition.

Nguyen Van Tuyen - (Provincial Emulation and Reward Committee)