A series of medical facilities in Ho Chi Minh City are proposed to be merged and dissolved.

(Dan Tri) - In the list of affiliated units proposed by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to be merged and dissolved, there are hospitals, medical centers and social protection facilities.

On the evening of October 30, a source from Dan Tri reporter said that the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health had completed and sent to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee a plan to rearrange public health facilities.

3 stages of arrangement and merger

Accordingly, the arrangement is divided into 3 phases. Phase 1, after merging with the Department of Health of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces (old) from July 1, the new Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has 9 specialized departments, 2 branches and 124 affiliated public service units.

In phase 2, the Department of Health continued to reorganize to have 118 affiliated public service units, including 32 general hospitals, 28 specialized hospitals, 5 specialized and preventive medicine centers, 38 regional health centers, and 15 centers in the field of social protection.

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Hoang Le).

During this period, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health merged the Centers for Disease Control, Medical Examination Centers and Forensic Centers of the three old provinces and cities together;

Convert 38 district, county and city health centers into 38 regional health centers (including 13 health centers with inpatient beds and 25 health centers without inpatient beds).

In particular, the medical centers in Nhieu Loc, Cho Lon, Hoa Hung and Can Gio areas have their operating models adjusted to become medical centers without inpatient beds, transferring the above functions to overloaded hospitals.

At the same time, the Department of Health reorganized 443 commune, ward, and special zone health stations into 168 health stations associated with 296 affiliated health points.

In phase 3 (expected to be completed on December 31), the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health still has 9 specialized departments, 2 branches and 92 affiliated public service units (including 60 hospitals, 5 specialized and preventive medicine centers, 13 regional health centers with beds, 14 centers in the field of social protection).

Particularly, 168 medical stations will become 168 public service units under the People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones.

Strengthening and improving the capacity of hospitals in the two old provinces

In the detailed arrangement plan, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said it will consolidate and improve the capacity of hospitals in the former provinces of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Binh Duong .

Specifically, Gia Dinh People's Hospital is responsible for providing comprehensive support to Vung Tau General Hospital. Regarding Ba Ria General Hospital, in addition to conducting inspections, according to the plan, the Department of Health will assign People's Hospital 115 to provide comprehensive support to this unit.

Regarding Binh Duong General Hospital, the Department of Health assigned leading specialized hospitals to continue providing professional support according to the unit's needs; recommended that the project to build a new facility be completed soon to ensure conditions for the hospital's development.

Emergency Department, Vung Tau General Hospital (Photo: Q.D).

In the specialized sector, the Department of Health assigned the Traditional Medicine Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City to fully support the Traditional Medicine Hospital of Ba Ria - Vung Tau; Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital to support Pham Huu Chi Lung Hospital; Only the two Mental Hospitals and Eye Hospital in the old Vung Tau area continue to operate as before the merger.

The Department of Health also proposed developing a second facility model for specialized hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City at facilities in the old Vung Tau and Binh Duong areas.

These are the old Le Loi Hospital (transferred to Tu Du or Hung Vuong Hospital); the old Ba Ria Hospital (transferred to the Oncology Hospital); the Binh Duong Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital (transferred to Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital); the Binh Duong Mental Hospital (transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Mental Hospital).

Proposal to merge and dissolve a series of medical units

The Ho Chi Minh City health sector will also merge inefficient hospitals, establish new hospitals and take over hospitals of ministries and sectors in the area.

Specifically, merging Saigon General Hospital into Gia Dinh People's Hospital from January 1, 2026; establishing Tu Du Hospital, branch 2 in Can Gio commune, on the basis of receiving inpatient treatment functions from Can Gio Regional Medical Center;

Receive the Ho Chi Minh City Transport Hospital from the Ministry of Transport, then study and propose a plan to merge this unit into the second facility of the Ho Chi Minh City Rehabilitation and Occupational Disease Treatment Hospital.

For the primary health sector, transfer all personnel, facilities, and finances of 25 regional health centers without beds to the health stations. After completing the transfer, proceed to dissolve the health center.

Saigon General Hospital will merge into Gia Dinh People's Hospital from January 1, 2026 (Photo: Hoang Le).

With 13 medical centers with beds (located in the former provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau), consider proposing to upgrade to hospitals for qualified centers or arrange to become the second facility of suitable hospitals.

The health stations, after being arranged, will have the function of providing technical and professional services on primary health care for people in the commune.

Regarding the social protection sector, based on the actual situation, the Department of Health proposed to dissolve the Thu Duc City Social Security Center (expected in the first quarter of 2026) to ensure streamlining of focal points and avoid overlapping functions and tasks.

For the remaining 14 social protection centers, the Department of Health has proposed to temporarily maintain the organization and operation. In 2026, the Department will conduct a comprehensive survey and assessment of the operations of these facilities before developing a plan for arrangement and consolidation.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/hang-loat-co-so-y-te-o-tphcm-duoc-de-xuat-sap-nhap-giai-the-20251031012029360.htm