Case of having to pay full hospital fee before emergency treatment: Child patient is discharged from hospital

On May 15, the National Children's Hospital discharged MTA (4 years old, from Nam Dinh) in stable health condition and all costs during the treatment process were covered by the Health Insurance Fund.

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan visited and encouraged MTA child patients

MTA was the victim of a traffic accident in Nam Dinh (run over by a homemade 3-wheeler) and was the patient in the incident where the hospital had to pay full hospital fees to receive emergency treatment at Nam Dinh General Hospital on the afternoon of May 3, causing public outrage.

According to Dr. Cao Viet Tung, Deputy Director of the National Children's Hospital, after being transferred from Nam Dinh Provincial General Hospital, doctors at the National Children's Hospital performed a 3-hour surgery for the MTA patient.

After surgery, the patient had to be on a ventilator for about 1 day, closely monitored and had paraclinical tests evaluated at the Department of Surgical Intensive Care, then transferred to the General Surgery Center.

During the treatment at the National Children's Hospital, the MTA patient was closely monitored and actively treated. After receiving the CT scan results and an overall assessment of his health, the hospital discharged the patient.

NGUYEN QUOC

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-phai-nop-du-vien-phi-moi-cap-cuu-benh-nhi-duoc-ra-vien-post795406.html