Hospital in disrepair after 2 decades in Hai Phong

Co so 1 Benh vien Phuc hoi chuc nang TP Hai Phong nam tren dia ban phuong Van Huong, quan Do Son. Benh vien duoc thanh lap tu Vien Dieu duong A thuoc Bo Y te tu nhung nam 1950, sau do doi thanh Benh vien Dieu duong va Phuc hoi chuc nang TP Hai Phong tu nam 1999. Den nam 2014, benh vien doi ten thanh Benh vien Phuc hoi chuc nang cho den nay.

Facility 1 of Hai Phong City Rehabilitation Hospital is located in Van Huong Ward, Do Son District. The hospital was established from Nursing Institute A under the Ministry of Health in the 1950s, then changed to Hai Phong City Nursing and Rehabilitation Hospital in 1999. In 2014, the hospital changed its name to Rehabilitation Hospital until now.

Co so 1 duoc xay dung tu nam 1999, di vao hoat dong tu nam 2002 tren dien tich gan 18.000 m2.

Facility 1 was built in 1999 and put into operation in 2002 on an area of nearly 18,000 m2. According to the hospital's leadership representative, up to now, facility 1 has seriously degraded. Along with the impact of storm No. 3 Yagi on September 7, the facilities were severely damaged.

Most of the glass doors in the hospital’s three-story building were broken. According to hospital staff, every time it rains, water leaks from the third floor to the remaining floors, seeping into the patient rooms, affecting professional work as well as patient treatment.

Many walls collapsed after the storm, causing the entire third floor to temporarily stop operating.

The glass door was shattered, posing a safety hazard.

Most of the roofs of the buildings were blown off and collapsed by the storm, creating a scene of devastation.

Part of the roof of the treatment building was badly damaged.

Many sections of hospital railings were broken, revealing the rusted iron core.

The hospital's elevator was also damaged and unusable after the storm.

In addition to facility 1, facility 2 of Hai Phong City Rehabilitation Hospital is located on Tran Tat Van Street, Kien An District, Hai Phong (the predecessor of Norway Hospital under the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs) with an area of 36,000 m2. Up to now, many items at this facility have also degraded after 45 years of use, in which many areas of the corrugated iron roof have been blown off.

Speaking to Lao Dong, Dr. Pham Van Hai - Director of Hai Phong City Rehabilitation Hospital - said: Faced with the state of degraded facilities, especially after Typhoon Yagi, the unit has urgently repaired, cleaned up, and renovated. However, the repair of items related to bidding procedures cannot be implemented immediately.

Thang 10.2024, Benh vien co to trinh gui So Y te de nghi xem xet, cho chu truong xay moi 2 co so, dong thoi bo sung chuc nang Lao khoa cho benh vien. So Y te cung co quan chuc nang TP Hai Phong cung da kiem tra, khao sat, tham dinh va da co phuong an cai tao, nang cap 2 co so, nhat la co so 1 tai quan Do Son. “Benh vien cung mong muon thanh pho tiep tuc quan tam, som trien khai cai tao, sua chua, nang cap co so vat chat de bao dam an toan, thuc hien tot hon chuc nang kham, chua benh cho nhan dan, nhat la nguoi cao tuoi” - bac si Pham Van Hai cho biet.

In October 2024, the hospital submitted a proposal to the Department of Health requesting consideration and approval of the policy of building 2 new facilities and adding a Geriatric function to the hospital. The Department of Health and the authorities of Hai Phong City have also inspected, surveyed, assessed and have a plan to renovate and upgrade 2 facilities, especially facility 1 in Do Son district. "The hospital also hopes that the city will continue to pay attention and soon implement renovation, repair and upgrade of facilities to ensure safety and better perform the function of medical examination and treatment for people, especially the elderly" - said Dr. Pham Van Hai.