Quang Ninh deploys the arrangement of the health system according to the 2-level local government model.

On October 27, the Quang Ninh Department of Health held a conference to deploy the work of arranging the health system according to the 2-level local government model in the province.

Quang Ninh is the pioneer province nationwide in implementing the restructuring of the health system based on the perspective of comprehensive restructuring, ensuring a streamlined apparatus and modern management, helping people receive timely, fair, quality and effective health care right from the grassroots level.

Director of the Department of Health spoke at the conference.

Accordingly, 13 current medical centers are arranged into 5 regional general hospitals, 3 medical centers are discontinued; 171 medical stations and 2 sub-stations are arranged into 55 medical stations and 92 stations; Ha Long General Hospital and Provincial General Hospital are merged into Provincial General Hospital; the Mental Support Center is merged into the Mental Health Protection Hospital into the Mental Health Hospital; the Social Work Center, Social Protection Center, and the Child Protection and Care Facility in Special Circumstances are merged into the Quang Ninh Social Assistance Center.

After the reorganization, the health system in the province reduced the total number of units by 128; reduced 27 health station headquarters; 9 hospital and health center directors; 6 social protection unit leaders; 116 health station heads, 30 department heads and 28 heads of specialized departments.

The leaders of the Department of Health awarded the Decision on transferring and appointing personnel to hold the position of Director of medical facilities after merger and arrangement.

On the basis of the reorganization, the Quang Ninh health system was also restructured in the direction of clearly defining the two areas of Prevention and Treatment; improving the capacity of grassroots health care according to the general policy of the national health sector. With the transfer of reserve human resources from health centers to health stations, immediately after the reorganization, the ratio of doctors at health stations reached 4-6 doctors/station, completed 2 years earlier than the national average (by 2027, the whole country will reach 4-6 doctors/station). Thanks to that, basic health stations have the capacity to perform initial medical examination and treatment, manage people's health and implement preventive health programs in the community.

According to the new structure, in the first phase, health stations will be directly managed by the Department of Health, without any administrative intermediary layer, in line with the spirit of the 2-level government model. The vertical management model helps to unify expertise, technical processes and monitor service quality. After the complete arrangement, the health stations with sufficient capacity will be transferred to the People's Committees of communes, wards and administrative zones.

Hospitals are reorganized according to the regional model. In addition to provincial hospitals and specialized hospitals, Quang Ninh will have 5 regional general hospitals spread across 5 areas in the province, providing both general medical examination and treatment and professional support for commune-level hospitals, contributing to reducing the load on upper-level hospitals and promoting the effectiveness of facilities and human resources.

Nguyen Trang

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/quang-ninh-sap-xep-he-thong-y-te-dam-bao-tinh-gon-nang-cao-hieu-qua-cham-soc-suc-khoe-3381923.html