Self-declared milk for sale in hospitals is the responsibility of the rental unit
As reflected in the "Self-declared milk is stewed, stewed in the canteen of Thai Thinh Central Endocrinology Hospital", the reporter (PV) of Lao Dong Newspaper noted that the hospital canteen staff consulted many different milk lines for newly operated patients and diabetics being treated in the hospital.
When selling to PV, the staff of Thai Thinh Central Endocrinology Hospital said: "This milk was submitted to a pharmaceutical pharmacy for sale, so leave it there. I would like to consult a pharmacist for these milk, then the doctor prescribes, and they send it here." In addition to the hospital cafeteria staff, a pharmacy staff in the hospital also confirmed to the reporter: "This milk was used for patients, used to be sold at this hospital, before the new hospital (Central Endocrinology Hospital - Tu Hiep, Thanh Tri) was sold on the 2nd floor, not knowing how recently".
In the email to answer the question of the Lao Dong newspaper, the Endocrinology Hospital said that the hospital signed a contract to lease the auction property (leasing the premises to exploit the canteen service and the kitchen). Under the contract, the lessee is responsible before the law, before the hospital for food safety and food hygiene quality, and not using goods that are not guaranteed in accordance with the Food Safety Law.
The email content above affirmed: "The Director of the Central Endocrinology Hospital directed to check and review all departments, rooms and canteen, the cafeteria in the hospital requested to sign a commitment to absolutely not trade, store, milk, functional foods and nutritional products at the department, room. At the time of the test, there was no advertising and trading of dairy products at the hospital. for employees to quit their jobs for arbitrary advice and advertising dairy products in contravention of regulations.
Regarding many patients who have been treated at the Central Endocrinology Hospital and are required to use different types of milk after surgery, the hospital said that when patients are treated, medical staff must advise on nutritional regimens for patients... For example, patients in the first days after thyroid surgery should eat foods rich in calcium and soft, liquid foods that are easy to digest such as milk, soup, congee... or people with diabetes need to eat specialized nutritional foods for people with diabetes.
"The hospital does not advise on the name of any specific milk company and does not create conditions for businesses to do milk business at the Hospital," the email responding to the Central Endocrinology Hospital stated.
Contrary to the hospital's assertion, when in the role of a distributor wishing to import milk brand of Entrimil brand to sell to the market, the representative of this dairy company admitted: "This milk is on the side of the hormonal hospital, so it is very easy to sell, in its listing price is 750 thousand VND/can. In the private hospital
Let the milk company coordinate with the hospital's nursing department to sponsor and give milk products to patients?
Learning about the real origin of products advertised as milk for thyroid patients, newly treated patients, and people with diabetes were introduced by employees of the dialysis department of Thai Thinh Central Endocrinology Hospital with entrimil milk product by distributor Eco Pharmalife Global Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company and the trader responsible for the product of TD Food Nutrition Group Joint Stock Company.
Coming to the addresses of these two units, although still operating and distributing milk to many places, the facility is always in a state of "closed doors and bolts".
Answering the question of PV about whether or not the hospital facilitates Eco Pharmalife Global Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to sell milk powder at the Hinostatic Hospital, the hospital said: "According to the regulations, the hospital implements health education programs for boarding and outpatient patients, Eco Pharmife Global Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company has an proposal to coordinate with the hospital nursing to sponsor the patient. Absolutely there is no submission to the pharmacist to bring the product to the faculties for medical staff to introduce to the patient. "
