The Department of Health inspected and assessed the damage caused by floods and provided essential supplies to the Huu Lung Regional Medical Center.

Photo: Working group of the Department of Health and local medical units support necessities for Huu Lung Regional Medical Center

According to information from the Huu Lung Regional Medical Center, due to the impact of heavy rain and floods, rising water levels have caused the Center to be flooded and isolated. The unit has proactively taken measures to respond, moving patients and equipment to higher ground to ensure the safety of patients and property. In this situation, the working group of the Department of Health has urgently arrived to assess the damage and direct medical examination and treatment as well as the protection of medical equipment at the Center.

Through the inspection and grasp of the actual situation, comrade Phan Lac Hoai Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department, directed the Huu Lung Regional Medical Center to continue to take measures to overcome the consequences and minimize the damage caused by floods; ensure medical examination and treatment for the people, ensure enough food, drinking water, essential necessities... for medical staff, patients and relatives of patients being treated at the Center's departments and rooms. At the same time, he also directed the unit to review all medical equipment and assets affected by floods; prepare plans and plans to implement environmental sanitation to stabilize medical examination and treatment activities immediately after the water recedes.

Due to isolation, medical staff and patients lacked food, drinking water and essential necessities; on October 8, 2025, the Regional Medical Centers promptly shared and established working groups to support food, drinking water and essential necessities for the Huu Lung Regional Medical Center: Chi Lang Regional Medical Center donated 210 meals; Loc Binh Regional Medical Center donated 400 meals and drinks; Cao Loc Regional Medical Center donated 300 meals, 10 boxes of drinks, 5 boxes of instant noodles; Van Lang, Dinh Lap and Van Quan Regional Medical Centers also donated many essential necessities for the unit. Due to the slow water level, the flooding and isolation of the Huu Lung Regional Medical Center is expected to last for the next 1 to 2 days; Many medical units in the area have also planned to support Huu Lung Regional Medical Center to overcome the above difficult period.

Dai Lam - Provincial Center for Disease Control

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