On October 1, information from the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee said that the Health sector has just coordinated with the Internal Political Security Department (Gia Lai Provincial Police) to conduct a surprise inspection at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine Clinic (address 75 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hoa Lu Ward, Pleiku City).
Here, the interdisciplinary team discovered many serious violations in medical examination and treatment.
On the afternoon of September 30, the inspection team discovered a man claiming to be Dr. Vo Minh Thanh examining a patient, consulting on treatment for varicose veins, sclerotherapy, and high-frequency laser.
The team requested to check the relevant documents regarding the facility's operations.At this time, the man claiming to be Dr. Thanh showed an uncooperative attitude, not presenting his citizen identification card and required practice documents.
This person even sat there, playing with his phone in front of the Inspection Team. At this time, the Inspection Team invited the Hoa Lu Ward Police to coordinate the inspection and clarification.
At this time, the person claiming to be Dr. Thanh cooperated and confessed that his real name was Vo Minh Chien (28 years old, residing in Chi Cong village, Cu An commune, Dak Po district, Gia Lai province).
Mr. Chien said he was from An Nhon, Binh Dinh, graduated with a major in Culture, and had no medical-related qualifications or practice certificates. He also said he provided consultations to customers under the guidance of Le Thi Thanh (the owner of the facility)…
The fake doctor performed vein treatment with sclerotherapy and high-frequency laser and signed the name "Dr. Vo Minh Thanh" also under the direction of Le Thi Thanh.
All medical examination and treatment fees for customers are transferred to Le Thi Thanh's account. Mr. Chien has only been working at the facility for a month now with a salary of 5.5 million VND/month.
At the request of the Inspection Team, Mr. Chien called the manager.However, the person on the phone said that because his house was affected by the flood, he had returned to his hometown to deal with family matters and promised to be present to work with the authorities as requested.
The Inspection Team proceeded to draw up a record requesting the facility to immediately stop the violation; stop all activities related to the field of medical examination and treatment; remove all medical examination and treatment signs...
At the same time, the owner of the facility is invited to be present at the Gia Lai Provincial Department of Health at 8:00 a.m.
on October 4, 2024 to work.The Gia Lai Provincial Department of Health Inspectorate recommends that people should go to hospitals and licensed medical facilities for medical examination and treatment to ensure health safety.
Currently, the case continues to be investigated by the authorities.
