Towards the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2026), the Party Committee and People's Committee of Tuong Mai Ward coordinated with the Ward Health Station and Thanh Nhan Hospital to organize a program of medical examination, consultation and free health care for people with meritorious services to the revolution in the area.
In the program, policy beneficiaries and people with meritorious services are given general clinical examinations combined with many paraclinical techniques such as blood tests to assess liver, kidney, blood sugar function and X-rays to detect early potential diseases.
According to BSCKII Lai Thanh Ha, Head of the Outpatient Department, Thanh Nhan Hospital, through screening work, the proportion of elderly people with chronic diseases such as gout, diabetes, osteoporosis, chronic kidney failure accounts for a high proportion.
Notably, through this health check-up, doctors and nurses have discovered many cases with signs of serious medical conditions requiring timely intervention.
Typically, a patient showed symptoms of hemiplegia, anemia, blood pressure up to 185/120 mmHg - a very high risk level for stroke complications. Immediately after examination, the patient was indicated for emergency hospitalization for treatment and monitoring.
In addition, many cases have abnormally high blood sugar levels, ranging from 8.4; 8.6 to 14.3 mmol/L. Patients are all consulted and transferred for in-depth examination to assess their condition and develop appropriate treatment regimens.
Through screening, it is also recorded that a large proportion of elderly people suffer from bone and joint diseases, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis related to calcium deficiency. Doctors have guided appropriate nutrition and lifestyle, and at the same time advised on cases requiring intensive treatment.
Sharing about the program, BSCKII Nguyen Thu Huong - Chairwoman of the Trade Union, Head of the Department of Occupational Diseases, Thanh Nhan Hospital - said that in this implementation phase, the hospital assigned medical and doctor teams to provide professional support to 6 ward health stations in the area.
In the first day of coordination with Tuong Mai Ward Health Station alone, although the expected list was about 600 people, the team of doctors and nurses made efforts to complete screening for about 300-400 cases.
This free health check-up program aims to manage long-term health for people. All data collected during the screening process, from chronic diseases under control to acute cases requiring intervention, are updated into each citizen's electronic health record.
