Cuba-backed Vietnamese hospital opens 17,600m² health care facility
A major hospital backed by Cuba in north-central Vietnam has inaugurated a new health care facility as part of its upgrade project.
The Ministry of Health and Vietnam-Cuba Dong Hoi Friendship Hospital, located in Quang Binh Province, announced on April 24 the opening of the facility.
Covering 17,600 square meters, it features six surgery rooms and 160 beds to treat in-patients in departments like emergency, medical image analysis, diagnosis, blood transfusion-hematology, microbiology, and more, the hospital said.
The building is part of an upgrade project worth over VND450 billion (US$20 million), raised by issuing government bonds, according to the hospital.
Doctors at the infirmary said that the newly opened facility is equipped with state-of-the-art devices and machinery, namely the digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
According to the Seoul-based Hanyang University Medical Center, DSA is a procedure to examine blood vessel diseases using the X-ray.
The facility has a PhoenixTM automated microbiology system for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility, as well as other medical devices imported from the U.S., Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands, the hospital said, noting that the building is expected to serve 700-800 people per day.
The building is thought to reduce crowding in the in-patient and diagnosis sections, the hospital said, adding that it will offer medical treatment to patients from Ha Tinh and Quang Tri, two neighbors of Quang Binh.
The Vietnam-Cuba Dong Hoi Friendship Hospital is a first-class general hospital under the administration of the health ministry, according to the hospital’s website.
Cuba provided aid to establish the hospital on September 9, 1981 that includes 32 departments and subdivisions, featuring 600 beds to serve patients.
