Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long signed Decision No. 1704/QD-TTg approving the Plan to rearrange and reorganize hospitals under the Ministry of Health until 2025, period 2026-2030.
According to the decision, the Ministry of Health directly manages a small number of leading specialized hospitals, hospitals responsible for ensuring health security in the Central Highlands and key socio-economic regions, in accordance with the national health facility network planning.
Transfer to local management or merge into public service units under the Ministry of Health for hospitals not subject to the above regulations.
By the end of 2025, the Ministry of Health will hand over the Central Hospital 74 to the Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee for management.
Reorganize and rearrange hospitals: Central Hospital 71, Central Nursing and Rehabilitation Hospital are converted into practice hospitals of Hanoi Medical University; Quang Nam Central General Hospital is converted into facility 3 of Hue Central General Hospital.
In the 2026-2030 period, develop a specific Plan to implement the arrangement and reorganization of hospitals under the Ministry of Health in the 2026-2030 period, achieving the goals in Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW and Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW, and submit it to the Prime Minister in the second quarter of 2025.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries, branches, localities and units to guide the development of a project to arrange and reorganize units that will carry out the transfer, arrangement and reorganization in 2025 according to the plan in this Decision, submit it to the Prime Minister for approval, and ensure the completion of the transfer, arrangement and reorganization before December 31, 2025.
Ministries and branches, based on their functions and tasks, shall coordinate with the Ministry of Health to guide the implementation of this decision in accordance with the provisions of law.
The People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities where there are hospitals under the Ministry of Health shall coordinate with the Ministry of Health and relevant ministries and branches to implement this decision.
Prepare necessary conditions to receive the transferred hospital, ensure normal operation of the medical examination and treatment facility, in accordance with the planning of the national medical facility network in the locality.
