Sóc Trăng to get $20-million hospital

The Phương Châu medical group began construction on a hospital worth US$20 million in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng on Saturday. — VNA/VNS Photo

SÓC TRĂNG — The Phương Châu medical group began construction on a hospital worth US$20 million in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng on Saturday.
The six-storey hospital is built over 7,400sq.m with 100 beds.
It is expected to be put into operation from the third quarter of 2020.
Director of the provincial Department of Health Trương Hoài Phong said the province will provide optimal support for the completion of the project to improve local healthcare.
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Hồ, Director General of the Phương Châu medical group, said the hospital aims to offer safe and high-quality health services for people in Sóc Trăng and neighbouring provinces.
The group has also built hospitals in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ and Sa Đéc city in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp. — VNS

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