The Oncology Hospital HCM City No. 2 has been built in District 9 and will be inaugurated in September 2020 (Photo from courtesy of HCM City Health Department)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh Cityhas got a number of new healthcare facilities this year and more are beingbuilt, all with modern equipment and technologies.
Dr Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the city’s Department of Health, said theconstruction of many medical facilities since 2015 shows the great efforts madeby the city to meet public demand for healthcare.
One of the biggest achievements is the construction of the 74ha Tan KienMedical Complex in Binh Chanh district.
Some 34ha of land has been cleared, with a 21ha area earmarked for dormitoriesfor medical students, lodging for patients, parking lots, and other supportfacilities. It will also be used for a medical laboratory, an emergency wardand a blood bank.
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
Construction of a children’s hospital has been finished, and it will open thisyear. Besides, it is expected that Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine’shaematology division, and a medical laboratory for doing tests will becomeoperational by the end of this year.
Construction of the 1,000-bed Oncology Hospital HCM City No 2 has also beencompleted, and it will open in September.
Construction works at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine at the Tan KienHealthcare Complex is set to begin soon, while ground will be broken for the CuChi General Hospital, and Hoc Mon General Hospital and a number ofdistrict-level hospitals will be upgraded.
Binh said the Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine had invested 495 billion VND(over 21 million USD) in building a forensic science centre.
According to figures released by the department, the number of doctors in HCMCity has risen from 16.07 per 10,000 residents in 2016 to 20 doctors now.
The number of nurses has increased from 33.34 to 35 per 10,000 residents./.
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The HCM City Department of Health has assigned nine local hospitals to take care of patients in need of healthcare during their period of quarantine, in order to ensure regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control are met.
Vietnam needs to train more nurses starting now since it has been forecast that, with its ageing population, there will be a shortage of 40,000-50,000 of them by 2030.
Ho Chi Minh City has reached its goal to have 20 doctors per 10,000 people after implementation of a five-year programme on improving the quality of health care services for local residents.
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The Oncology Hospital HCM City No. 2 has been built in District 9 and will be inaugurated in September 2020 (Photo from courtesy of HCM City Health Department) 
