Significant advancements in the Health sector

​Doctors have mastered the use of advanced equipment

Many doctors operate professionally the ventilators.

The whole health sector has only 08 thousand officials, employees, nurses and doctors. According to the provincial health sector leader, there are times when it is thought that if the number of cases had exceeded 10 or 20 thousand cases, it would have been difficult for medical staffs to meet and the health system would be seriously overloaded. However, so far, although more than 53 thousand cases have been recorded, the treatment for Covid-19 patients is still guaranteed.

Ph.D - Dr. Pham Van Dung, Director of the Thong Nhat General Hospital confided that at first, the hospital had only 4 or 5 doctors specialized in resuscitation. Since the establishment of the Covid-19 Patient Resuscitation Area, the hospital has both educated and trained the doctors and nurses. So far, not only doctors specialized in resuscitation but also doctors specialized in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, odonto-stomatology and many other specialists have been proficient in using the ventilators, intubation, and all protective equipment in order to enter the recovery area and exit safely.

All doctors and nurses are mentally stable and ready to stay at the hospital to care for and treat the patients. There are infected doctors who have returned to continue working after being cured without any hesitations about difficulty or hardship. The doctors and nurses have learned to be patient, have a very high teamwork spirit, and be more responsible for themselves, their families and the community. 

From a lack of machinery and serious shortage of human resources, the Thong Nhat General Hospital has currently had full of the equipments and machinery from the oxygen systems to the ventilators, X-ray machines, tests, ECMOs (Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenations), blood purifier, etc. The number of drugs for the treatment of the severe Covid-19 patients have also been increasing. Many skilled, technical and enthusiastic personnels at work have been fully organized. These are important weapons in the "fight" against the Covid-19 epidemic in particular and medical examination and treatment at hospitals in general, meeting the increasing needs of the people.

Dr. Phan Van Huyen, Director of the Long Khanh Regional General Hospital, said that after 3 months, the hospital's nurses and doctors have been much more professional. The hospital's facilities, equipment and machinery have also been more fully equipped. The doctors and nurses have saved the lives of many severe Covid-19 patients. Hundreds of Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms are also discharged at the Field Hospital No. 6 every day. The doctors and nurses have opportunities to learn, be educated and trained in resuscitation for the severe patients. The dedication of the doctors towards the patient is also shown more clearly because the doctors and nurses have understood the patient's loss, sympathized, shared more, and practiced their medical ethics more and more professionally.

Vaccination against Covid-19 for people in the province.

Improve the treatment quality of the local medical units

The Leaders of the Department of Health said that the health sector has been making their efforts to deploy the Covid-19 vaccination for 100% of people aged 18 and over in the province as soon as possible. When the percentage of people injected with the vaccines ensures the herd immunity, the activities of people and businesses will gradually return to a new normal state.

In the current 11 Field Hospitals, many were the schools’ facilities before. Therefore, when the schools return to their operations, the health sector will hand over the facilities to the schools. The Field Hospital No. 11 with the capacity of 3,000 beds will be used to receive and treat the Covid-19 patients for a long time. In addition, implementing the directions of the Ministry of Health, all public and private hospitals and medical centers with patient beds have prepared a number of beds to receive and treat Covid-19 patients in parallel with the treatment of the common diseases.

In order to ensure a safe living with the Covid-19 epidemic, the experts have recommended that the people, whether they have fully injected with 02 doses of the vaccine or have not been vaccinated, should strictly implement the 5K regulations including: masks, disinfection, distance, do not gather and declare the health. When there are signs of respiratory diseases, it is necessary to immediately contact the medical facilities for the appropriate examination and treatment instructions in order to avoid spreading the epidemic, affecting to the public health and enterprises’ operations.

Bao Ngoc