On September 3, 7 specialists from leading hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City arrived at Con Dao Special Forces and accepted a assignment at the Con Dao Special Forces Medical Center.
Doctors working at major hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City include: Binh Dan Hospital, Gia Dinh People's Hospital, Hung Vuong Hospital, Children's Hospital 1, Orthopedic Trauma Hospital and Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital. At the same time, they are experts from the departments of obstetrics, pediatrics, general surgery, Orthopedic trauma, anesthesia resuscitation, general internal medicine and kidney filtration.
Doctors will be assigned to perform medical examination and treatment for local people for 1 month, while sharing professional experience and supporting capacity building for local health care teams.
This is the first group of doctors in the rotation program of specialists in Ho Chi Minh City to work in Con Dao special zone - part of a key activity to improve the quality of health care for people in the frontal islands.
As the only female doctor to volunteer to participate in the first working session, Master - Doctor Tran Thi Mai Lien (Children's Emergency Department 1) said that she will work with other doctors to complete the task well in this working session.
In addition to strengthening human resources and expertise for Con Dao specialties, the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department also organizes a number of synchronous support activities such as: Hung Vuong Hospital organizes a blood bank in Con Dao; Central Dentistry Hospital for oral health care for students and training for teachers; Binh Dan Hospital surveys, assesses the ability, and soon put the operating room at the Military-Civilian Medical Center into operation...