Many hospitals today, including district hospitals, have invested in quite modern facilities and equipment. However, the toilet area has not received due attention. The main cause is hospital overload.
Recently, the Hanoi Department of Health has announced the results of the survey and measurement of the satisfaction of the people, the inpatient, outpatient and medical staff of the Capital's health sector in the first quarter of 2025. As a result, the assessment at the public hospital showed that the average satisfaction rate of the patient was 95.99%; The average satisfaction rate of health workers is 91.49%.
Among these, hospitals with a high overall patient satisfaction index include: Chuong My District General Hospital (99.85%); Soc Son General Hospital (99.83%); Duc Giang General Hospital (99.49%); Dong Da General Hospital (99.3%), Hanoi Eye Hospital (98.82%)...
However, the results of the survey and measurement of patient satisfaction also point to the shortcomings of public hospitals, most of which are related to degraded infrastructure, not meeting the needs of patients, unsanitary toilets...
Some hospitals "recognized" such as Thach That District General Hospital were reported to have dirty and odor-prone cleaning areas; Me Linh District General Hospital was reported to have a lack of toilets; Ba Vi District General Hospital was reported to have some toilets in the examination area that were not really dry; Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital was reported to have poor toilets or water; Hoai Duc District General Hospital was reported to have unclean and dirty toilets...
The Department of Health has reminded these hospitals to promptly overcome the situation. Toilets in hospitals play a very important role in patient care and treatment. Unsecured toilets will lead to consequences such as contributing to the spread of diseases.
Medical staff working at the hospital, patients' relatives, and patients coming to the hospital for examination and treatment may suffer from infectious diseases such as chills, dysentery, radiation, hand, foot and mouth disease. Dirty toilets can also be a way to spread dangerous epidemics such as Ebola epidemics and flu viruses. Long-term urination due to fear of going to a dirty toilet can lead to harmful consequences for the digestive system, bladder, and urinary tract.
Investing in dry and clean hospital toilets is also a way to prevent and treat diseases.
