Ensuring patient rights after merging Saigon General Hospital into Gia Dinh People's Hospital

From January 1, 2026, Saigon General Hospital officially merged into Gia Dinh People's Hospital. Medical examination and treatment activities will take place normally.

People come to visit and receive treatment at Saigon General Hospital - Photo: Saigon General Hospital

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just issued a decision to reorganize Saigon General Hospital by merging it into Gia Dinh People's Hospital under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health .

Accordingly, from January 1, 2026, Saigon General Hospital officially ceased operations. All functions, tasks, organizational structure, personnel, facilities, equipment, finance, assets, etc. and related rights and obligations were transferred to Gia Dinh People's Hospital for continued management, exploitation and use in accordance with the provisions of law.

Saigon General Hospital will organize the preparation of a file to hand over the resources in their original state (including organizational structure, personnel, facilities, equipment, finance, assets, etc. and related rights and obligations) to Gia Dinh People's Hospital.

Gia Dinh People's Hospital must arrange departments, rooms, and assign personnel appropriate to the functions of the Hospital after reorganization, ensuring the maintenance of professional activities and not causing interruption in the provision of medical services in the area.

Speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , the leader of Gia Dinh People's Hospital (HCMC) said that after the merger, the rights of patients to visit and receive treatment at Saigon General Hospital will certainly be guaranteed, without interruption or disruption.

Furthermore, patients will also enjoy better medical services thanks to cooperation, training, and professional capacity improvement between the two hospitals. Machines and processes will change in a more modern and professional direction.

Health insurance cards currently registered at Saigon General Hospital will be transferred to Gia Dinh General Hospital (if necessary), ensuring that patients are still examined and treated according to their rights.

Regarding the human resources of Saigon General Hospital, this person also said that after the merger is completed, the hospital will allocate personnel in accordance with the work, capacity, and needs of each position, but will not affect the salaries and work of medical staff.

In addition, medical staff will be trained to improve their skills and develop their expertise with the support of experts from Gia Dinh People's Hospital.

The oldest hospital in Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon General Hospital is a public hospital, under the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, located opposite Ben Thanh Market. The hospital has made its mark in the medical history of the city, being one of the oldest hospitals.

Starting as a clinic in 1914, the hospital has gone through many stages of development and expansion. From the name "Polyclinique Dejean de la Batie" in 1939, to the name change to "Hospital Saigon" in 1955, the hospital has continuously served and provided diverse medical care to the community.

As of 1985, after a process of mergers and changes, the hospital continued to exist and operate under the name "Saigon General Hospital".

Every day, this hospital receives approximately more than 600 outpatient visits, 80-100 inpatient visits, 50-80 emergency visits (including external emergency visits), and performs an average of 10 scheduled surgeries per day.

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