Hospitals asked not to refuse, delay emergencies during national holidays
The Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Service Administration has recently requested hospitals nationwide not to refuse or delay treatment of emergencies during the national holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day from April 29 to May 3.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Health Ministry’s Department ofMedical Service Administration has recently requested hospitals nationwide notto refuse or delay treatment of emergencies during the national holidays of Hung KingsCommemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day from April 29 to May 3.
In a dispatch sent to hospitals and Departments of Health ofprovinces and centrally-run cities, the department asked them to assignsufficient staff on duty in administrative, professional, management, andsecurity aspects, to ensure that all patients in emergencies receive check and treatment.
Hospitals must be prepared for quick response to serious traffic accidents, and accidents and disasters involved large numbers of persons (if any). There must be a hotline available round the clock to deliver timelyinstructions and coordinate with other medical institutes when needed.
They are also required to submit daily reports on medical checks and treatment activities, and the handling of trafficaccidents and COVID-19 infections. In the event of specialdevelopments such as outbreaks of COVID-19 or similar dangerous pandemics,disasters, mass accidents, food poisoning, related units must send an urgentreport to their direct management agencies for prompt solutions.
Regarding the risk of mass COVID-19 infections, Dr Nguyen HuyHoang, Director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment and Research Centre underthe Defence Ministry’s Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre, said that during thenational holidays, the number of people travelling by public transport, and thedensity of visitors at tourist destinations will increase sharply, leading tothe risk of infection with COVID-19 and other diseases.
To ensure health and safety, he advised those at high risk tostay at home, avoid going to crowded places, and arrange travel on anotheroccasion.
Holiday-makers need to follow the health ministry’s requirementsof wearing face masks and disinfecting regularly, added Hoang./.
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