Hanoi Nephrology Hospital on Yen Lang Street, Dong Da district, Hanoi (Photo: Hanoi Times) The new hospitals would improve the capital city's healthcare in line withinternational standards so that they will no longer have to travel abroad fortreatment, Hanoi People's Committee Vice Chairman Le Hong Son said at a recent workingsession with the municipal Department of Health.
Under Resolution 37 dated December 10, 2022 of the Hanoi People's Council, tenhospital projects are pending approval by municipal authorities, including theHanoi Nephrology Hospital, the upgrading of the Hanoi Traditional MedicineHospital, the Hanoi Disease Control Center and Dong Da General Hospital, andthe new campus of the Hanoi Tropical Disease Hospital, The Hanoi Timesreported.
The city also hopes to kick-start soon seven hospital projects, which theauthorities have already approved. These projects include renovating the HanoiPsychiatric Hospital and the Hanoi Oncology Hospital, constructing the HanoiHeart Hospital, and improving the medical ventilation and sewage treatmentsystems for all Hanoi-based hospitals.
In addition, five hospital projects whose implementation has not been completedin 2016-2020 will continue in the next period. These projects include upgradingand expanding four general hospitals in Thuong Tin, Ha Dong and Ba Vi districts,Son Tay city, and building Phase 1 of Hanoi Children's Hospital.
Director of the Hanoi Department of Health Tran Thi Nhi Ha said the municipalgovernment commits to ensuring 30-35 hospital beds for every 10,000 people by2025.
To reach the target, Hanoi needs a minimum of 4,200 additional beds.
Son said that the Department of Health, local hospitals, and governmentagencies should work closely to resolve issues and speed up the hospitalprojects.
He said a strong focus should be placed on Hanoi Children's Hospital, Hanoi No.2 Heart Hospital, and Hanoi No. 2 Oncology Hospital.
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, the capital city has nearly 80hospitals and healthcare facilities, with about 22,800 beds or 27.5 beds forevery 10,000 people.
The capital has long struggled with overcrowding in hospitals and healthcenters, a critical problem for Hanoi's hospitals, as these healthcare centersare located in densely populated areas of the city./.
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