The Medical and Pharmaceutical Hospital took over the ICU when the Viet Duc troops withdrew 6
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital received back the treatment area and patients.
After 2 months of operation, the Covid-19 Intensive Care Center under Viet Duc University Hospital, located in Binh Chanh, has treated 971 patients.
Viet Duc hospital forces withdrew to Hanoi.
Doctor, Doctor Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, recalled that 2 months ago Binh Chanh and District 8 were hot spots in Ho Chi Minh City, with a large number of F0, almost the highest in the city.
The Department of Health is advising the City People’s Committee to establish a new model of a 3-story hospital.
Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh also said that after the epidemic is repelled, the city will have many hospital and hospital models built, with a public-private partnership mechanism, subleasing service infrastructure to serve the needs of the city.
Viet Duc Hospital medical staff packed medical equipment and handed over the Covid-19 Resuscitation Center to the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital.
Previously, in the context of complicated developments in Ho Chi Minh City, 5 Covid-19 Resuscitation centers were established.
These are ICU centers for treating critically ill patients in Ho Chi Minh City, established by the Ministry of Health and the city, operated by large central hospitals, with the biggest goal being to reduce the number of deaths.
