: Leaders of Thủ Đức District Hospital in HCM City receive the “Gold Status” level award of the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Award. — Photo courtesy of the hospital

 HCM CITY — As many as 26 hospitals in HCM City are now capable of providing services for the diagnosis and treatment of strokes, including six hospitals participating in the Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q), according to the city’s Department of Health.

The number of hospitals increased from 17 last year to 26 this month.

Six hospitals participating in the international standard RES-Q for continuous monitoring, evaluation and improvement of stroke care, including People's 115 Hospital, Military Hospital 175, Thống Nhất Hospital, University Medical Centre, Nguyễn Tri Phương Hospital, and Thủ Đức District Hospital.

The network of 34 satellite emergency stations spanning all districts in the city offer around-the-clock transport of suspected stroke patients to appropriate hospitals.

Health authorities said the increase in the number of hospitals capable of treating strokes and satellite emergency stations would help improve the survival rate and quality of stroke care.

Thủ Đức District Hospital in HCM City has been granted “Gold Status” by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Award, demonstrating the hospital’s clear commitment to quality stroke care and continuous improvement.

Dr Nguyễn Huy Thắng, deputy chairman of the Việt Nam Stroke Association, last week presented the award certificate to leaders of the hospital.

Dr. Lê Trần Vinh, head of the hospital’s Department of Neurology, said the hospital completed procedures in stroke care in 2016 and established a dedicated stroke unit one year later. 

About 3,000 stroke patients have been treated over the past four years. In the first 10 months of the year, the hospital received 721 stroke cases, which was the same number as in 2019. 

The hospital plans to double the number of beds for stroke patients and adopt a rapid platform that uses artificial intelligence to speed up triage and improve stroke care. — VNS