Ho Chi Minh City Medical Tourism Guide (Source: sggp.org.vn) HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh CityDepartment of Tourism and Department of Health on May 23 released a bilingual MedicalTourism Guide with basic information about travel and healthcare in the city.
The guidebook in Vietnamese and English has the names,addresses and phone numbers of 14 health facilities in the city, including theHCM City Heart Institute, Dermato-Venereology Hospital, HCM City PaediatricsHospital, Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Hospital, Otalaryngology Hospital, UniversityMedical Centre, Traditional Medicine Institute, Tu Du Hospital, Hoan My Hospital,and HCM City International Hospital.
Ten thousand copies will be distributed to touristinformation and support centres, travel agents, hotels, and hospitals in thecity.
The health facilities registered to be listed in the guidebook and were chosenafter meeting the 24 criteria stipulated by the Department of Health related tofacilities, medical staff, check-up and treatment, and prices, Nguyen Thi HuynhMai, chief of the Department of Health office, said.
With a number of quality public and private hospitals,capable doctors, and low cost of treatment, the city’s hospitals have attracteda large number of international visitors coming for healthcare, she said.
Many hospitals offer advanced treatment in areas likeorgan transplant, robotic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, endoscopic surgery,obstetric and gynecological diseases, dentistry, and others.
Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, deputy director of the Department ofTourism, said the city’s medical tourism potential remains untapped.
To fulfil the potential, the two departments have cooperated to promote medicaltourism and the guidebook is part of that cooperation, she said.
The city would focus on promoting medical tourism inneighbouring markets such as Cambodia and Laos and to overseas Vietnamese, shesaid.
Last year, Vietnam attracted around 80,000 foreigntourists who came for health checks and treatment and spent 2 billion USD.
In HCM City almost 40,000 foreign tourists received medical services costing 1billion USD. — VNA
Many hospitals offer advanced treatment in areas likeorgan transplant, robotic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, endoscopic surgery,obstetric and gynecological diseases, dentistry, and others.
Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, deputy director of the Department ofTourism, said the city’s medical tourism potential remains untapped.
To fulfil the potential, the two departments have cooperated to promote medicaltourism and the guidebook is part of that cooperation, she said.
The city would focus on promoting medical tourism inneighbouring markets such as Cambodia and Laos and to overseas Vietnamese, shesaid.
Last year, Vietnam attracted around 80,000 foreigntourists who came for health checks and treatment and spent 2 billion USD.
In HCM City almost 40,000 foreign tourists received medical services costing 1billion USD. — VNA
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