On June 27, the Ministry of Health issued a document on guidelines for the arrangement of local medical facilities when implementing the 2-level local government organization model to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities.
Previously, on April 12, 2025, the Ministry of Health issued Official Dispatch No. 2147/BYT-TCCB to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities on Guidelines for the orientation of arranging and reorganizing medical facilities at administrative units at all levels, implementing the 2-level local government organization model in accordance with Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW dated March 28, 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the Project on rearranging and reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model and related documents.
The Ministry of Health is drafting and seeking comments from ministries, branches and localities to issue a Circular guiding the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of commune, ward and special zone health stations according to the 2-level local government organization model.
Currently, some provincial and municipal health departments (Hanoi health department, Thai Nguyen health department) have issued documents asking for guidance on the arrangement of commune and ward health stations and regional polyclinics.
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Health requests the Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities to continue studying Official Dispatch No. 2147/BYT-TCCB dated April 12, 2025 of the Ministry of Health, Official Dispatch No. 68/CV-BCĐ dated May 28, 2025 of the Steering Committee for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model of the Government and based on the practical situation in the locality to advise the provincial People's Committee to direct the implementation of a number of the following tasks until further instructions and directions are issued.
In the immediate future, maintain the stability of the system of public health service units in the locality; only make arrangements when absolutely necessary and do not affect the activities serving the essential needs of local people.
Transfer the current Health Center under the People's Committee at the district level to the Department of Health for management to organize service provision in inter-commune and ward areas.
Maintain the current commune, ward and town health stations and regional polyclinics (if any) under the current health center or arrange the old commune health stations into a new commune health station and have health points in the old communes to serve the people. /.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/bo-y-te-huong-dan-sap-xep-co-so-y-te-khi-chinh-quyen-dia-phuong-2-cap-post1046821.vnp
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