Vice President awards First Class Independence Medal to Thong Nhat Hospital

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan awarded the First Class Independence Medal to Thong Nhat Hospital.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Standing member of the 14th Party Congress Document Subcommittee, and former Presidents Nguyen Minh Triet and Truong Tan Sang; former Standing member of the Secretariat Le Hong Anh; former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Party and State leaders and former leaders attended the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan emphasized: "Thong Nhat Hospital was formed from the K71 military medical unit. Over the past 50 years, generations of doctors and nurses have made continuous efforts and overcome difficulties to build the hospital into a leading medical center in the country, successfully completing the task of taking care of the health of cadres and people."

From a military hospital, after the liberation of the South, Thong Nhat Hospital has continuously developed in scale, expertise and technology, becoming one of the leading hospitals in Vietnam, meeting the needs of medical examination and treatment for Party, State and people officials.

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Dinh Thanh, Director of Thong Nhat Hospital said: "We are proud to have successfully implemented many advanced techniques such as organ transplants, strongly developing specialized centers that meet international standards in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal... The hospital is pioneering in geriatric health research and promoting digital transformation in healthcare."

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Dinh Thanh, Director of Thong Nhat Hospital, reviewed the 50-year tradition of construction and development.

Not only marking its mark with professional achievements, Thong Nhat Hospital also affirmed its mettle in difficult times, from the front line against the Covid-19 pandemic to initiatives in caring for the elderly, making an important contribution to implementing the strategy of universal health care.

With the achievements after 50 years of construction and development, Thong Nhat Hospital was honored to receive the First Class Independence Medal awarded by the President.

Thong Nhat Hospital received the First Class Independence Medal from the President.

Many collectives and individuals of the hospital received the Second and Third Class Labor Medals from the President; Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister and Traditional Flags from the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.

Collective and individual representatives received Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister.

Entering a new stage, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan requested the hospital to continue promoting its tradition, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, effectively implementing Resolution 72 of the Politburo on a number of breakthrough solutions, strengthening the protection, care and improvement of people's health; Conclusion No. 127 of the Secretariat on the Project on the target program to protect the health of leaders.

Thong Nhat Hospital received the traditional flag of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Complete the goal of building the hospital into a comprehensive, high-tech geriatric hospital and a rehabilitation nursing center for the elderly.

At the same time, the team of doctors and nurses continues to strive to improve their professional qualifications and service quality, promote digital transformation and develop smart hospital models.

Các đại biểu chụp ảnh lưu niệm. — Delegates take souvenir photos.

Every day, Thong Nhat Hospital receives about 5,000 outpatients, with a bed capacity of 1,200, including 33 clinical departments... The hospital has also successfully performed 27 kidney transplants and has just successfully performed its first heart transplant.

NHAT THANH

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