Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital facility 2 in Ninh Binh were inaugurated in 2025, but as of now (March 22, 2026), both of these hospitals have not yet carried out patient reception as well as medical examination and treatment activities at these 2 facilities.
People in Ninh Binh and some neighboring provinces are very eager and expect greatly that these 2 central-level medical facilities will soon be put into operation so that they can soon access high-quality medical examination and treatment services.
“Previously, every time I needed to have a serious medical examination, my family had to take relatives to Hanoi, travel and accommodation costs were very expensive. Now the large hospital right near my house has been completed, I really hope the hospital will soon be put into operation so that we people can access quality healthcare services, and at the same time, reduce travel costs for people” - Mr. Ninh Duc Phuong (resident in Liem Tuyen ward, Ninh Binh province) shared.
Present at Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital facility 2 (in Liem Tuyen ward, Ninh Binh province), according to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, the installation of equipment here has basically been completed to be ready for operation.
The equipment and machinery system here is modernly invested. Inside the hospital, in departments, rooms, pharmacies, patient reception areas... the installation of equipment has also been completed.
The outer area of the above 2 hospitals, urban embellishment projects, traffic diversion signs... have also been basically completed and are ready for receiving patients.
For 2 social housing projects for officials and employees of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, facility 2 in Ninh Binh, they are also being urgently completed. It is expected that both housing projects will be completed and put into use in August 2026.
Talking to PV of Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Hoang Cuong - Deputy Head of the Project Management Board of Medical Works - Investor of the Project (under the Ministry of Health) - said that to ensure the safe operation of both hospitals, contractors are adjusting the fire prevention and fighting system. At the same time, the Ministry of Construction is also conducting inspections of the quality acceptance results of the project. Ninh Binh Department of Agriculture and Environment is carrying out environmental licensing procedures.
The early putting the 2nd facility of the two hospitals into operation is not only an urgent requirement to reduce the burden on the main facility in Hanoi, but also a strategic step, showing a long-term vision in developing a modern, synchronous, equitable and effective healthcare system.
Each hospital with a scale of 1,000 beds and built according to a modern hospital model, spacious infrastructure, advanced and synchronous medical equipment system; Meeting the requirements of deploying high and specialized techniques on par with the region and gradually approaching international standards.
