The Hue Central Hospital has performed four simultaneous organ transplants – heart, liver, and two corneal – thanks to cross-country organ donations.

Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on December 12 attended a ceremony marking the 130th anniversary of the Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

About 80 children with cleft palate in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and surrounding localities are to receive free check-ups and surgeries from now until April 18.

A delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National Assembly (NA) on March 25 paid a working visit to the Hue Central Hospital's second establishment in Phong Dien district in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to discuss investment cooperation opportunities and projects between the two sides.

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue won the first prize at the recent colorectal surgeon competition through videos held by the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) in Bangkok, according to deputy director of the hospital Hoang Thi Lan Huong.

With its strengths in traditional medicine, abundant medical human resources and natural hot springs, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has rolled out measures to optimise its potential in wellness and medical tourism.

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 10 launched its Expanded Infection Control and Investigation Unit (EICI) sponsored by PATH, an US non-profit organisation targeting improvement of public health.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 9 presented a number of medical equipment to the Hue Central Hospital to support the facility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam reported two new COVID-19 infections on August 21 evening, both in central Da Nang city, bring the national count to 1,009.

Seven COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear and released from hospitals in central Thua Thien-Hue province and nearby Da Nang city on August 19 after testing negative to SARS-CoV-2 between three and eight times.

A 13-strong working delegation from the Hanoi Medical University Hospital led by its Director Associate Professor and Dr. Nguyen Lan Hieu has been working hard at the COVID-19 epicentre to treat patients with serious underlying diseases in recent days.

A 66-year-old COVID-19 patient in Cam Le district, the central city of Da Nang died on August 10, raising the death toll to 14 since the pandemic broke out in Vietnam.

Among the 242 active COVID-19 cases currently under treatment in Vietnam, 13 are in a critical condition, the Ministry of Health said on August 3.

Three medical facilities in Vietnam recently fulfilled seven criteria to be awarded Platinum Status by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

The stroke centre at the Hue Central Hospital in central Thua Thien-Hue province was recently given Platinum Status by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO), hospital leaders said on June 11.

A 71-year-old British man, who is the 49th COVID-19 patient recorded in Vietnam, has been treated successfully, the Hue Central Hospital in Thua Thien-Hue province announced on March 31.

Medical staff at many hospitals around the country have been creative in fabricating automatic devices as they take care of an increasing number of COVID-19 patients.

A drill on preventing the acute respiratory disease casued by a new coronavirus (nCoV) was held at the Hue Central Hospital in Phong Dien district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 2.

Doctors of Hue Central Hospital in Thua Thien-Hue province have successfully performed a liver transplant on a patient with a tumour and hepatitis B.