According to Dr. Pham Thanh Viet - Director of Cho Ray Hospital, in order to minimize risks and financial burdens for patients, the Hospital always identifies technology transfer to provincial-level hospitals as a key task. Sharing experience and technology is not only professional work but also the responsibility of the "big brother" to the regional health system. In the coming time, Cho Ray Hospital's technology transfer strategy will have breakthrough changes. Instead of just transfer based on "orders" or requests from lower levels as before, the hospital will base on statistics on the actual disease rates of each locality.
Dr. Viet analyzed: "From a social management perspective, we must carefully calculate the transfer content. For example, a surgical technique with only 3-5 cases per year will not bring as great social impact as solving a disease with thousands of people suffering in that locality. We will prioritize common and large-scale diseases.
In particular, top priority will be given to emergency cases. To date, the technical transfer network of Cho Ray Hospital has covered dozens of provinces and cities. Many key techniques have been successfully implemented at lower levels, including: Cardiovascular intervention, coronary intervention, Thoracic trauma surgery; laparoscopic colon tumor surgery; Organ transplantation (typically supporting the transfer of kidney transplantation techniques to Thong Nhat Hospital, Can Tho Central General Hospital... ).
The "Nuclear - Satellite Hospital" model changes the lower-level healthcare system
According to Dr. Tran Van Khanh - Director of Le Van Thinh Hospital, the "nuclear hospital - satellite hospital" model is creating a clear change for the lower-level healthcare system.
However, besides the advantage of continuous professional support, this model still faces many challenges such as human resource and equipment disparities, as well as limitations in financial mechanisms and retaining high-quality personnel.
To make the model effective sustainably, Dr. Tran Van Khanh believes that it is necessary to focus on three key factors: A flexible financial mechanism for technical investment, strong enough human resources policies and promoting digital transformation, especially telemedicine, to connect professional support between levels in real time.
Only when the lower level is strong enough in terms of people, technology and professional capacity, can people be truly treated well right where they live" - he emphasized.
