COVID-19 causes loss of revenues for HCM City public hospitals

Public hospitals in HCM City saw revenues fall by 9.6 per cent last year to VNĐ28.7 trillion (US$1.2 billion) due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to the Department of Health.

New health insurance policy may cause overload at city-leveled hospitals HCM City’s public hospitals face a threat of being overrun due to a change in the health insurance policy that increases the claim settlement level from 60 per cent to 100 per cent when transferred to higher-level hospitals.

Don’t privatise public hospitals: former NA official

Former vice-chairman of National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Lê Như Tiến told Nhân dân (People) newspaper about problems that occur when public hospitals and medical centres are allowed to attract non-State investment

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Antimicrobial resistance increases in VN, mostly due to antibiotic overuse

A 56-year-old patient from Bình Thuận Province was hospitalised recently at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCM City for prolonged fever and diarrhoea.

More children in HCM City hospitalised for respiratory disorders Many private health clinics and public hospitals in HCM City are crowded with child patients, most of whom have respiratory disorders.

New facilities at public hospitals provide better healthcare services

Many public hospitals in HCM City have added spacious facilities with modern equipment that have resulted in improved healthcare for patients.

Health ministry launches telehealth network connecting 1,000 medical facilities The Ministry of Health on Friday launched a remote healthcare consultation and support (telehealth) network that connected 1,000 medical examination and treatment facilities with nearly 30 central or end-line hospitals of Hà Nội and HCM City.

Grassroots healthcare clinics to be upgraded Việt Nam is one of the few countries with a complete healthcare network which had been widely expanded to villages to provide primary treatment to local people, Deputy Minister of Health Đỗ Xuân Tuyên said.

Health ministry orders halt to some inpatient visiting, restrict others

The Ministry of Health has announced a halt to inpatient visits in some critical units within public hospitals to limit the spread of COVID-19 after the country witnessed outbreaks in hospitals that lead to deaths.