Ho Chi Minh City announces hospital quality rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just announced the quality scores of 120 hospitals, of which 41 hospitals achieved a good quality level or higher.

The total number of units assessed for quality is 120 hospitals, including 51 public hospitals, 63 non-public hospitals, 4 medical centers with beds, and 2 hospitals in the sector (Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital and Post Office General Hospital).

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just announced the quality scores of 120 hospitals, of which 41 hospitals achieved a good quality level or higher.

There are 2 hospitals that did not participate in the assessment: Gia Dinh General Hospital (due to less than 12 months of operation) and Transport Hospital (due to the Department of Health, Ministry of Transport, assessing hospital quality in 2023).

The average score in 2023 is 3.71 points, an increase of 1.1% compared to 2022 (3.67 points). In which, the average quality score of the city hospital block is 4.2 points, an increase of 2.7% compared to 2022 (4.09 points);

The average quality score for district hospitals, health centers with inpatient beds is 3.56 points, an increase of 1.1% compared to 2022 (3.52 points); The average quality score for the private sector is 3.48 points, a slight decrease compared to 2022 (3.49 points).

41/120 (34.2%) hospitals have a quality score of 4.0 or higher, 71/120 (59.2%) hospitals have a quality score of 3.0 - 4.0, and the remaining 8/120 (6.7%) hospitals have a score of 2.0 - 3.0.

The quality of hospitals in the city has improved in all areas from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, the criteria group in the Patient-oriented field achieved the highest average score (4.25/5), an increase of 2.1% compared to 2022.

Next is the group of criteria in the field of Hospital Human Resource Development with an average score of 3.94/5, an increase of 3.1% compared to 2022 (3.82).

The criteria group in the field of Quality Improvement Activities achieved an average score of 3.71/5, an increase of 6.3% compared to 2022 (3.49). The criteria group in the field of specific specialties (Obstetrics, Pediatrics) achieved 3.69/5, an increase of 3.1% compared to 2022 (3.58). The criteria group in the field of Professional Activities achieved the lowest average score (3.65/5), an increase of 3.7% compared to 2022 (3.52).

In general, the results of hospital quality inspection and assessment in 2023 have many improvements. There are 12 hospitals with an average score of over 4.5 (on a scale of 5.0), an increase of 38% compared to 2022, 29 hospitals with an average score of 4 - 4.5; and 08 hospitals with an average score of below 3, an 11% decrease compared to 2022.

The private hospital group's average score increased by 1.1% compared to 2022, the city hospital group increased by 2.4% compared to 2022, and the district hospital group increased by 0.9% compared to 2022.

Among the private hospitals, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City stands out. This medical facility has been in operation since February 2021 and has been in the top 10 highest quality hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City for the past 3 years.

In 2022, for the first time, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health ranked Tam Anh Hospital in the top 10 for quality and in 2024, it ranked 7th, leading the private hospital sector. In particular, the hospital has received the trust, priority and choice of millions of visits from domestic people, overseas Vietnamese and foreigners.

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh, Professional Director of Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that the efforts of all doctors and staff in understanding and being ready to commit to act towards the goal of putting patients at the center; considering the safety and effectiveness of treatment of patients as the top priority are the things that have helped the hospital achieve and maintain the top 10 quality hospitals for 3 consecutive years.

Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has a large, synchronous, high-class and specialized investment in terms of treatment scale, technique and expertise.

Today's success does not come naturally, but is thanks to the extensive development of each specialty and the comprehensive, synchronous connection and promotion between specialties and processes in the entire hospital system.

We strive to be not only a private hospital with good service but also a hospital with high professional quality, expecting to achieve end-line quality in many areas.

In addition to the strict criteria of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health, Tam Anh General Hospital also sets its own standards to better serve patients.

The hospital has invested heavily in technology, modern and new machinery, mainly imported from European and American countries for synchronization and comprehensiveness; upgraded information technology solutions, comprehensive digital transformation in medical examination and treatment, management and professional activities such as online medical examination registration, return of results, online consultation, etc. to help patients shorten waiting time and increase time for in-depth examination with doctors.

At the same time, the hospital still maintains reasonable medical examination and treatment prices, and pays for health insurance so that many patients can access specialized techniques and be examined by leading experts, especially in the fields of cardiology, cancer, neurology, reproductive support, musculoskeletal, neonatology, digestion, urology, nephrology, etc. In the field of nutrition and dietetics, the hospital has developed a separate nutritional regimen for each patient.

Not only domestic patients, many foreigners and overseas Vietnamese when returning to Vietnam for tourism and medical treatment also come to Tam Anh General Hospital. The hospital constantly updates, invests in machinery, technology software, and applies artificial intelligence AI in comprehensive medical examination and treatment.

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