Pilot suspended for suspected use of banned substance
An airline of Vietnam has suspended a pilot testing positive for ketamine, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Ho Minh Tan said on May 5.
All medical examination, treatment activities of Oncology Hospital 2 operated
Dr. Pham Xuan Dung, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital yesterday said that all medical examination and treatment activities of Oncology Hospital 2 in Thu Duc City have been officially operated.
Medical examination, treatment with chip-based ID cards approximates 4.3 percent
The Ministry of Health has just sent an official dispatch to departments of health and hospitals on promoting the implementation of medical examination and treatment covered by health insurance with citizen identification cards (CICs) with chips.
Hospital brokers rampant again
Although the authorities handled violations many times, after a hiatus, the hospital brokers, mostly motorbike taxi drivers, have reappeared, luring patients to private clinics for medical examination. Even, the service to help patients receive medical examinations quickly without waiting in line still stealthily exists. The victims of hospital brokers are mostly sick people from other provinces and cities.
HCMC approved to spend VND 20,125 billion on medical examination in 2022
Ho Chi Minh City was approved to spend more than VNVD20,125 billion (US$872 million) on medical examination and treatment in 2022, according to a Decision No. 582/QD-TTg.
Children aged 14 up use chip-based citizen ID cards for medical examination
On April 8, the Vietnam Social Security announced that the National Children's Hospital was one of the first hospitals at the central level to accept chip-based citizen identification cards for medical examination and treatment covered by health insurance at the hospital.
Health watchdogs ask to prevent drug shortage during Tet holidays
Vietnamese drug watchdogs have just asked relevant agencies and establishments to stockpile enough medicine to prevent shortage during the Tet holidays ( the Lunar New Year).
Health care workers must pay regular visits to Binh Dien market for medical exam
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen directed health care workers must pay regular visits to the Binh Dien market in District 8 for medical examination and supervision while relevant agencies, police, and military will help monitor strict implementation of regulations on Covid-19 epidemic control and prevention.
Digital transformation in hospitals proves imminent
As digital transformation continues to bring positive results in medical examination, treatment and administrative management, hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are pushing technological integration to accommodate an increasing number of patients.