On March 24, Military Hospital 121 (Department of Logistics and Engineering, Military Region 9) held the inauguration ceremony of a modern blood filtration center.
Speaking at the ceremony, Meritorious Doctor, Colonel, Specialist Doctor 2 Tran Manh Hung, Director of Military Hospital 121 said that the Blood Filtration Center has an area of 1,200 m2 , built from the hospital's own funds, equipped with a modern system with 45 blood filtration machines and a team of experts including 14 highly qualified doctors and 42 technicians and staff.
Leaders at all levels attended the inauguration ceremony of the modern blood filtration center at Military Hospital 121.
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Since the Artificial Kidney Department was established in 2000, after more than 25 years of operation and development, the center has filtered blood for hundreds of thousands of patients. In 2023, the center filtered blood for 24,400 patients; in 2024, it filtered 33,835 times, including 7 critical cases saved by continuous CRRT.
In the first quarter of 2025, the center performed blood filtration for 12,091 patients, an increase of 58% compared to the same period in 2024. The center is a close combination between the Artificial Kidney Department and the Emergency Resuscitation Department in applying online HDF kidney filtration methods, continuous CRRT blood filtration, plasma exchange blood filtration, and adsorption blood filtration in the treatment of patients with life-threatening infections, poisoning, and multiple organ failure.
Major General Ho Van Thai, Political Commissar of Military Region 9 (third from left), talks with delegates at the Blood Filtration Center of Military Hospital 121.
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Next April, with investment from the Military Medical Department ( Ministry of National Defense ), the 121 Military Hospital's Blood Filtration Center will deploy 13 more modern blood filtration machines. In the 2026-2027 period, the center will have 75 machines.
"With advanced medical equipment and a team of well-trained and specialized doctors and technicians, the 121 Military Hospital's Blood Filtration Center is capable of meeting the urgent need for blood filtration treatment, not only serving soldiers in Military Region 9 but also expanding treatment to people in other provinces and cities. This is an important milestone, demonstrating the hospital's strong commitment to improving the quality of medical services, while reducing the burden on poor patients with kidney diseases," said specialist 2 Tran Manh Hung.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/benh-vien-quan-y-121-khanh-thanh-trung-tam-loc-mau-hien-dai-185250324154416378.htm
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