
Huy Dat's ambulance in Vinh Long - Photo: KHAC TAM
The article "Transferring from Vinh Long to Cho Ray, ambulance charged 6 million VND, what did the transport unit say?" posted on Tuoi Tre Online on October 20 attracted many comments.
Accordingly, readers' opinions on the price of transporting emergency patients from Vinh Long to Cho Ray are still different.
Price of 6 million VND is "not expensive", "acceptable"?
Reader Hai thinks that the fee includes the vehicle, ventilator, accompanying doctor and nurse, and the transfer is at night, so charging 6 million VND is acceptable.
Similarly, reader Nguyen Tuan Loc said he once rented a 7-seat car to go from the intersection of Nguyen Van Linh - Le Van Luong (old District 7) back and forth in half a day, the total cost was 2.5 million VND. So for an ambulance, 6 million VND is "still bearable".
"With the price of 6 million VND, it is not expensive, the doctor's fee is at least 1.5 million, the nursing fee is 1 million, then the cost of supporting machines and medicine. Not counting the people bidding, each month they pay 45 million VND," reader Doan Hoa analyzed further.
A reader with the email address pham****@gmail.com suggested: "There should be more volunteer ambulances, to make it less difficult for patients, only charging for fuel, everything else is free. I hope that philanthropists will join hands to contribute!"
Ambulance charging 2 - 2.5 million VND is reasonable
Contrary to the above opinion, reader Tvd said: "About 2 - 2.5 million VND for an ambulance including services is reasonable". However, right below this opinion, reader Nguyen Ngoc responded: "That price is only enough to rent a 7-seat taxi. You should take a taxi for convenience".
"The fee of 6 million VND for a 130km journey is very high compared to the normal level (over 2 million VND). Even though it has been reduced by more than 700,000 VND, this large difference makes patients feel indignant and needs the authorities to clarify the cost structure," reader Khanh An suggested.
According to Thai Hoa, Mr. T.'s question about why the receipt is from an outside service provider (Huy Dat General Clinic Co., Ltd.) and is placed in the lobby of a public hospital is completely legitimate. This needs to be clarified regarding the cooperative relationship and transparency in providing medical services.
As for reader Thien An, representative of Huy Dat, he affirmed that the service fees are listed based on the price approval of the Vinh Long Province Department of Finance. "If that is true, the Department of Finance needs to widely publicize this price list so that people can easily look up, compare and monitor," reader Thien An suggested.
Agreeing with the above opinion, reader Ngoc Linh wrote: "Mr. T's reflection after reading news about a similar case shows that there is a general public outrage about the price of emergency transportation services. Health and financial management agencies need to step in to standardize and control this price."
"The overcharging situation in hospitals should be rectified. Patients are already suffering, their families are in pain, and having to deal with overcharging is the most painful thing," said a reader named Mai.
Quoc pointed out: "There are also cases where emergency treatment and repatriation of the deceased to their hometowns are discounted or free, but there are also people who profit greatly from the pain of others. The authorities need to have a hotline for people to report this problem."
Mr. N.D.T. (69 years old, residing in Long Chau ward, Vinh Long province) reported that the ambulance of Huy Dat General Clinic Company Limited transferred from Vinh Long to Cho Ray hospital, charging 6 million VND, which is too high.
The representative of Huy Dat General Clinic Company Limited explained that the case of Mr. T. being transferred to another hospital at night included the vehicle fee, the fee for renting a ventilator, a cardiovascular monitor, a mucus suction machine and some accompanying medical equipment to operate the machine; and the doctor and nurse fees.
According to the representative of this company, before hiring the service, Huy Dat staff explained and consulted very clearly, and the customer agreed before performing. The service fee is publicly listed at the counter, and also on the ambulance.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chuyen-vien-tu-vinh-long-len-cho-ray-xe-cap-cuu-thu-6-trieu-nguoi-che-mac-nguoi-noi-gia-vua-phai-20251021150916666.htm
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