Medical workers use modern equipment to examine a patient at the Military Hospital 175 in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked hospitals nationwide to ensure they are ready for emergency care, medical examinations and treatment of patients in time for the upcoming holiday.

The five-day break for Reunification Day April 30 and Labour Day May 1 will fall next week.

In a letter sent to hospitals, provinces and cities, Deputy Minister of Health Trần Văn Thuấn told all medical facilities must perform their duties in full at a number of levels: leadership duty, professional duty, administrative – logistics duty and security – self-defence duty.

This follows the Prime Minister’s Official Dispatch No 36/CĐ-TTg issued on April 11 about ensuring social order and safety for the people during the holiday April 30 - May 1 and the summer period.

If hospital transfers are needed, the hospital which received the patient must give him/her first aid before moving.

The MoH also requested hospitals to assign permanent out-of-hospital emergency services, to be ready and urgently respond in case of mass accidents, serious traffic accidents, or other disasters involving a large number of people.

At the same time, they must ensure food safety and hygiene, prevent food poisoning, drowning and give warning of accidents at crowded tourism locations.

Also in the letter, the MoH also demanded an 24-hour hotline to be ready to direct, coordinate, provide support and rescue.

In case of special disasters occur such as mass accidents, or food poisoning with many victims, hospitals must report to the management agency via the hotline.

They should also report in documents for necessary resolution.

Medical examination and treatment facilities report daily data on their medical examination and treatment situation on cdc.kcb.vn at 8am from April 27 to May 2.

The MoH emphasised that if no problem happens, a report must still be submitted.

Provincial and municipal departments of health must send an overall report on the entire holiday at 8am on May 2 on the online reporting page cdc.kcb.vn.

The MoH requests all units to enhance their sense of responsibility and proactively fully implement the above contents to ensure medical work during the holiday for the people. — VNS