Proposal to open a 1,000-bed trauma hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Medical experts in Ho Chi Minh City believe that a Trauma Hospital should be established, similar to those in many other countries, to meet the needs of people suffering injuries to the head, chest, abdomen, limbs, spine, etc.

This idea was discussed at a meeting on March 12th between the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health and experts, in the context of the city's urgent need to address the long-standing overcrowding at the Orthopedic and Trauma Hospital. Recently, relevant units proposed to the city leadership to adjust the land plot intended for Binh Dan Hospital to build its second facility, converting it into a Trauma Hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds.

Experts believe that the new Trauma Hospital will help reduce the burden of trauma emergency care on general and specialized hospitals within the central medical cluster, especially the current Orthopedic Trauma Hospital. The geographical location of the new hospital also has many advantages. For example, the hospital will be built in the Tan Kien specialized medical cluster, situated near important transportation routes connecting the city to the Western provinces. According to the plan, in the near future, a new 115 Emergency Center, a blood bank, and a helipad (already built at the City Children's Hospital) will be located there... Thus, this area is very convenient for emergency care.

If the city approves the investment in building a Trauma Hospital, specialized and general hospitals will share specialized human resources to operate effectively.

City Children's Hospital is the first unit in the Tan Kien Medical Cluster, operating since 2018. Photo: Quynh Tran

Around the world , several countries have developed models for trauma hospitals. For example, South Korea has planned to develop 17 Trauma Centers distributed across five regions nationwide. These centers connect with the pre-hospital emergency system to receive and assess trauma cases, coordinate ambulances or helicopters to transport injured people for treatment, all within an hour.

Le Phuong

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