A warm and affectionate "meeting place" for people with meritorious services

Established in 1977, after 48 years of operation, Hanoi Center for Nurturing and Nursing People with Meritorious Services No. 1 (168 Thanh Binh Street, Ha Dong Ward, Hanoi) has truly become a warm and affectionate "meeting place" for people with meritorious services to the revolution, always bringing joy, dedicated and thoughtful service, full of love and gratitude to those who have contributed to the peace and development of the country.

Friendly home, attentive care for the meritorious

Warmly welcoming people with meritorious services to the Center for treatment. Photo: Thu Minh

Coming to the Nursing Center for Meritorious People No. 1 in Hanoi with his teammates, Mr. Nguyen Trac Luan (Hoai Duc, Hanoi ) shared: “During the days at the Center, we felt that time passed so quickly, going to the nursing center was like being close to our children and grandchildren. The Board of Directors, officers, civil servants, and workers of the Center were always dedicated, greeted politely and warmly, the nurses were always enthusiastic, thoughtful, and took care of us from meals, sleep, to supporting rehabilitation, physical therapy such as foot baths, bathing in a jacuzzi, walking on gravel roads... The Center also organized cultural and artistic exchanges with very rich program content, creating a warm atmosphere, full of joy and happiness. To me, the staff of the Center are truly “beautiful and fresh flowers in the revolutionary flower garden of the Party”.

Mr. Tran Van Duong (Son Tay, Hanoi) expressed: “The thoughtful and enthusiastic care of the staff and nursing staff here is truly in line with the state's spirit of preferential treatment and care for people with meritorious services. The center also organized birthday parties and gave gifts to the members of the delegation, which made us really touched and surprised. For us, this address is truly a warm and affectionate meeting place, as close as a loving family.”

Health check-up for meritorious people coming to the center for treatment. Photo: Thu Minh

Many such warm emotions and sentiments are recorded in the increasingly thick pages of the diary, respectfully kept at the Center for Nurturing and Nursing People with Meritorious Services No. 1 in Hanoi, under the Hanoi Department of Home Affairs. Director of the Center Nguyen Ba Luc said: “Carrying out the main task of receiving, organizing nursing and taking turns nursing people with meritorious services to the revolution, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, veteran revolutionaries, relatives of martyrs, and wounded soldiers of Hanoi city, every year, the Center regularly organizes nursing for thousands of meritorious services. In 2024, the Center provided centralized nursing for nearly 4,000 people, and home nursing for 3,790 people. In the first 6 months of 2025 (up to June 30, 2025), the Center provided centralized nursing for 1,910 people, and home nursing for 1,412 people. Each officer and employee of the Center works with joy and dedication when contributing to the good work of gratitude and implementing the policies of our Party and State, because the work of "Repaying gratitude", "When drinking water, remember its source" is not only a major policy, but also an order. from the heart, political responsibility, morality of the entire political system and the whole society".

Continuously improve nursing quality

Meritorious people receive attentive health care and physical therapy when they come to the nursing home. Photo: Minh Thu

During the peak period of commemorating the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2025), the work of the officers and staff of the Center for Nursing and Care of Meritorious People No. 1 in Hanoi (Hanoi Department of Home Affairs) seems to be more urgent and busy.

Talking to reporters of Hanoi Moi Newspaper, Director of the Center Nguyen Ba Luc shared: “Not only organizing meaningful and practical activities to celebrate the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, we also launched emulation movements associated with major national holidays in the last months of the year, in accordance with the functions, tasks and actual situation of the unit. In particular, in July - the Month of Gratitude, we carefully prepared the conditions to welcome delegations to visit, give gifts to those who have contributed to the country or visit and encourage the staff and workers of the Center. At the same time, we organized a Gratitude Night, demonstrating the morality of drinking water and remembering its source on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, offering incense and praying for the heroes, martyrs, and the elderly who have contributed to the country who have been raised and passed away, and are being worshiped at the Center's memorial house. Along with that, we organized a delegation of Center staff to visit, encourage and give gifts to the elderly who have contributed to the country, who are being raised at the Center for Nurturing Nursing Center and Nursing Center for Meritorious People No. 2 in Hanoi at Vien An - Ung Hoa", organized a meeting and gave gifts to the staff of the Center who are children of war invalids and sick soldiers...

Having been with the Center for nearly 20 years, Ms. Nguyen Thi Men (Head of the Medical - Nursing Department) always feels honored and proud to participate in serving people who have contributed to the country. She shared: "We always keep in mind that for those who do service work, especially serving people who have contributed, we must always put our heart and morality first, and must make the elderly feel that when they come to the Center, this is their home, their second home, and their first choice every time they have the opportunity to receive care."

Indeed, in the past time, 100% of people coming to the center for treatment have been given a Health Monitoring Form, health check-up, health care, monitoring, and treatment for common diseases. The center maintains health care by combining oriental medicine with physical therapy, dry sauna, hydrotherapy bath..., and provides oriental and western medicine supplements, contributing to improving the health of people with meritorious services. Along with that, meals are organized with menus suitable for age and health status, ensuring nutritional quality and food safety. Diet and vegetarian cases are listed separately. The center also regularly innovates in food preparation, arranging and decorating professional and beautiful food trays.

Modern equipment system for health care of meritorious people. Photo: Thu Minh

According to Director of the Center Nguyen Ba Luc, in order to continuously improve the quality of nursing, the Center also regularly organizes activities such as visiting and offering incense at historical revolutionary sites such as: President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Vietnam Military History Museum, Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Do Temple Historical Site, Tram Pagoda, Tram Gian Pagoda... In particular, the Center also coordinates with reporters from the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to organize talks on domestic and international current events; coordinates with reporters from Military Hospital 103 to organize talks on health and nutrition; organizes physical education, sports, cultural and artistic exchanges, attracting people with meritorious services to enthusiastically participate...

With all sincerity and gratitude, the staff of Hanoi Center for Nurturing and Nursing People with Meritorious Services No. 1 are determined to do better and better in the work of repaying the gratitude assigned by the Party, State and people./.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/diem-hen-nghia-tinh-va-am-ap-cua-nguoi-co-cong-710574.html