Da Nang aims to become a medical tourism destination

According to data from the National Tourism Administration, in the period of 2017 - 2024, the number of international visitors to Vietnam for health care tourism increased by an average of 12% per year. In Da Nang city, many medical facilities have grasped this trend and invested in purchasing medical equipment and machinery, improving service quality and infrastructure to serve tourists such as: Da Nang Hospital, Hospital 199, Hoan My Hospital, Vinmec Hospital... Since 2017, Da Nang Traditional Medicine Hospital has established a "Medical Tourism" unit to conduct medical examinations, treatment and rehabilitation for tourists and foreigners.

Da Nang Hospital has also established its own examination and inpatient area in a closed chain. Since 2018, Da Nang Hospital has implemented international insurance. To date, 15 global health insurance companies have signed with Da Nang Hospital to commit to paying domestic health insurance for customers in European, American, West Asian, East Asian countries... coming to Da Nang Hospital for treatment. This is a form of global international health insurance paid in Vietnam.

Birthday party for tourist patient at Da Nang Hospital

Doctor Le Duc Nhan, Director of Da Nang Hospital, said that the number of foreign tourists coming to Da Nang Hospital for examination and treatment has increased dramatically: “We have global international health insurance that is paid in Vietnam. This proves that Da Nang Hospital in Da Nang city has enough capacity to handle health-related issues for patients who come to Da Nang for tourism or vacation but unfortunately have medical incidents. Therefore, the treatment situation for foreigners at the hospital has increased dramatically.”

Da Nang City currently has a comprehensive system of hospitals and health care facilities of all types, including 29 public and non-public general and specialized hospitals. To date, 14 hospitals in Da Nang have arranged high-quality treatment areas and treatment areas upon request for tourists. Nine hospitals have signed contracts with 60 international health insurance companies to make health insurance payments when customers come to Vietnam for examination and treatment. In the past 5 years, more than 50,000 international visitors have visited and received treatment at medical facilities in Da Nang City.

Foreign tourists come for medical examination and treatment at a hospital in Da Nang.

Da Nang City also has strengths in tourism combined with conferences and seminars (MICE). Scientific research and technology application are also strengths of Da Nang's health sector and require the development of the health sector. In recent times, Da Nang has been considered a destination for organizing conferences, scientific seminars on technology application, medical and academic seminars... In the past 3 years alone, there have been 92 international scientific seminars, some of which attracted hundreds of foreign experts.

Ms. Tran Thanh Thuy, Director of the Da Nang Department of Health, said that the city's health sector identified that developing medical tourism not only contributes to economic growth but also serves as a driving force to improve quality, modernize services, and gradually integrate into the regional and global health sector: "Currently, medical facilities are not connected and units are working independently based on their own needs and capabilities. We need to have medical service packages that are the city's brand to build a medical tourism brand in Da Nang."

Da Nang City has all the conditions to become the leading medical tourism center in the Central region and the whole country. However, this type of medical tourism in Da Nang is in the initial stage. The service packages in medical examination, treatment and health care are not yet clearly defined to serve as a basis for promoting and introducing services. Currently, medical facilities are focusing on building their own products but are not yet connected with each other. Medical tourism in Da Nang faces considerable competition from countries with developed medical industries such as Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, including domestic markets such as Ho Chi Minh City. Da Nang City also does not have a medical visa policy, has not yet formed and organized medical tourism programs combining sightseeing and health care.

Mr. Le Tan Thanh Tung, Deputy General Director of VITRACO Tourism - Event - Transportation Company, said that health care tourism is an inevitable trend and a trend of tourists. Da Nang needs to soon form health care tourism products to become the main tourism product.

Mr. Le Tan Thanh Tung suggested that Da Nang city should take the lead in implementing a long-term medical visa policy: “The demand for medical tourism is currently very large. The city needs to have a plan to exploit potential sources of customers, for example, Japanese customers who need nursing care; Korean customers who are interested in cosmetic surgery, dentistry, and general health check-ups. It is necessary to issue preferential policies to attract large investors in some foreign markets with medical tourists.”

Foreign tourists come to see a doctor and receive treatment at Hospital 199.

The Da Nang Medical Tourism Development Project for the period 2025 - 2030 sets the general goal of improving the quality of medical services to develop medical tourism in Da Nang, contributing to economic growth. Accordingly, in 2025, 100% of tourist areas and spots in the city must be connected to the medical network, deploying a digital technology platform to integrate medical information and support tourists.

By the end of 2026, the city will develop at least five medical service packages combined with tourism and ensure that 80% of tourist attractions have staff trained in basic medical skills. From 2027, the city aims to complete the health check-up and treatment appointment management system through digital technology applications, helping tourists easily access information, register for services, and make appointments online. By 2030, Da Nang will have at least two medical facilities that meet international standards in terms of professional capacity and service quality.

Mr. Tran Chi Cuong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City, affirmed that the city has oriented to build medical services into a professional tourism product, creating a breakthrough growth pole in the coming time: "We exploit the combination of Eastern and Western medicine to have a very good treatment package for tourists, becoming a core product of the city's tourism. When people mention medical examination and treatment, not only Singapore, not only Malaysia, Thailand, but Da Nang city will be a bright spot".

According to vov.vn

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