Within the framework of the Investment Project to build the second facility of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals in Ha Nam, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh requested relevant ministries and agencies to urgently deploy tasks, ensuring quality and progress. In particular, the Ministry of Health needs to direct contractors to ensure resources and human resources, and at the same time complete procedures for acceptance and payment for completed workloads.
The Deputy Prime Minister also requested hospitals to closely coordinate with the Project Management Board, increase high-quality human resources from hospitals to be ready for operation after the project is completed by the end of 2025. Doctors and medical staff need to be recruited and trained right now to meet the needs when the facilities come into operation.
Viet Duc Friendship Hospital operates in stages
Dr. Duong Duc Hung - Director of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital - said that the hospital is gradually completing the implementation of facility 2 at the new location in Phu Ly, Ha Nam. This is a key project with the goal of building a modern facility, including 1,000 beds, so careful preparation of human resources is needed.
To deploy the second facility of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds and a medical staff of more than 2,000 medical staff to ensure quality and can do well as facility 1, which is very difficult for the hospital.
Medical human resources have their own characteristics. Although doctors and nurses after graduating from medical universities, such as Hanoi Medical University, have received basic training, they still need to continue additional training when starting work. This is not only true for doctors but also for nurses, because patient care and treatment requires practical experience and in-depth expertise.
Although this number is very large, the hospital is still making efforts to recruit and train a team of staff, especially doctors and nurses, to ensure that the hospital can operate effectively like facility 1.
"Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has long recognized the importance of human resources. About 6-7 years ago, the hospital implemented a plan to recruit and train more than 60 doctors, and these doctors are now able to meet the requirements of the work at facility 1. This is a key team of employees, which will continue to play an important role at the second facility when it comes into operation," Dr. Hung shared.
The Government has approved the plan to deploy the hospital's second facility in each phase. In the first phase, the hospital will operate 1/3 of the hospital beds, not rushing to expand immediately but will do it step by step to ensure quality. When facility 2 officially comes into operation, the hospital will continue to train more doctors and nurses to meet the increasingly high requirements of the work.
With solid preparations for human resources, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital is committed to ensuring that the surgical quality at facility 2 is not inferior to facility 1, in order to reduce the burden on facility 1 and better serve patients. The hospital also focuses on prioritizing the recruitment of children from Ha Nam province and neighboring areas, helping to ensure stable human resources and reduce costs for staff.
The completion date of facility 2 is November 15, 2025. Relevant departments are urgently completing, ensuring legal procedures and appraisal for the bidding.
Viet Duc Friendship Hospital is also facing some concerns related to the transportation and installation of large machinery and equipment. However, with careful preparation, the hospital is completely confident in the ability to operate facility 2 with a capacity of 1/3 in the initial stage.
The hospital's implementation plan will continue to be implemented in stages to ensure that all quality and progress requirements are fully met.
Examination of 5,000 - 7,000 patients/day, reducing the burden on facility 1
Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co - Director of Bach Mai Hospital - shared about the plan to operate facility 2, emphasizing that the hospital has carefully prepared human resources and operating plans. The quality of facility 2 will not be inferior, even better than facility 1 thanks to modern equipment and high-quality human resources. Leading doctors will rotate and take over the departments at the second facility to ensure professional quality.
Associate Professor Co added that in the past year, Bach Mai Hospital has recruited hundreds of excellent resident doctors graduating from Hanoi Medical University. These doctors are currently working at the hospital and continue to receive in-depth training. When Bach Mai Hospital, Facility 2, officially comes into operation, this will be an important resource, supplemented with a team of professors and leading experts, who will take turns participating in medical examination and treatment at this facility.
With the nursing team, Bach Mai Hospital has proactively trained at Bach Mai College, with 300 nurses graduating and continuing to improve their skills. The hospital has also prepared a logistical team and recruited on-site personnel, creating jobs for local people. ChatGPT said:
Human resources to serve the logistics sector and hospitals have been carefully prepared. In addition, many departments will be directly recruited locally, contributing to creating jobs for Ha Nam people.
Bach Mai Hospital, Facility 2, with 1,000 beds and the ability to examine 5,000 - 7,000 patients per day, will help reduce the burden on facility 1.
The second facility hospital is located in a convenient traffic location, connecting many provinces and cities, creating convenient conditions for people to come for examination. Associate Professor Co said that although the hospital will not be able to put all 1,000 beds into operation immediately, the process will be implemented in stages to ensure smooth operation.
