Military Hospital 121 celebrates its 60th anniversary

Leaders of Military Hospital 121 received a certificate of merit from the Prime Minister

Attending the ceremony were Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Nguyen Xuan Dat, Commander of Military Region 9; many generals and officers; a large number of delegates from provinces, cities, academies, universities, and hospitals inside and outside the military.

The celebration program was broadcast live by Can Tho City Radio and Television Station and rebroadcast live by other Radio and Television Stations (Hau Giang, Soc Trang, An Giang, Ca Mau).

Dr. Nguyen Minh Thuan speaks at the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Military Hospital 121

Impressive information

In his speech celebrating the 60th anniversary, distinguished physician, colonel, MD.CK2 Nguyen Minh Thuan, Director of Military Hospital 121, said that on March 15, 1964, the Military Region-level Military Hospital (codename Z12, predecessor of Military Hospital 121) was established from the merger of Infirmary 320, C50 and surgical teams F42, F48 stationed in Ca Mau with very modest equipment and personnel. Established at a time when the resistance war for national salvation was entering its fiercest period, the departments had to be stationed 15 to 20 km apart and were almost completely independent in combat.

By the end of 1966, Z12 changed its code name to V.121 along with the V.121A and V.121B Sub-Institutes. Only 2 years after its establishment, V.121 had treated more than 2,820 wounded and sick soldiers (TB, BB). During the 1968 Tet Offensive, V.121 treated more than 1,200 TB and BB. After Tet, the battlefield became increasingly fierce, but the officers and soldiers of V.121 always promoted the highest spirit of "all for the wounded", "all for victory". To prepare for the 1975 spring uprising campaign, the Military Medical Department of Military Region 9 organized 20 forward service units, of which V.121 had 9 units and treated more than 2,500 TB and BB; At the same time, he participated in taking over the enemy's Phan Thanh Gian Military Hospital in Can Tho, which is where the 121 Military Hospital is located today.

According to Dr. Nguyen Minh Thuan, in the 10 years (1979 - 1989) of performing international duties to help Cambodia escape genocide, Military Hospital 121 overcame many difficulties to excellently complete all assigned tasks. With its achievements in the resistance war for national liberation, 10 years of helping the country and the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, Military Hospital 121 was twice honored as a Hero of the People's Armed Forces (in 1976, 1998) and received 81 medals and many other noble awards. Treatment Team 1 was awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Treatment Team 3 received the Third Class Medal of Military Exploit. Military Hospital 121 had 6 Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, 133 individuals awarded medals, 2 general officers, 3 people's doctors, 54 excellent doctors...

600-bed inpatient treatment area of ​​Military Hospital 121

Many outstanding achievements

During the celebration program, the Organizing Committee announced a letter of commendation from General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defense, to officers, staff, soldiers, and doctors of Military Hospital 121.

The letter stated: After 60 years of building, striving and growing, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, the Party Committee, the Military Region 9 Command, directly the Party Committee and the Command of the Logistics Department; with the attention and enthusiastic support of the Party Committees, authorities and people of localities; the close and effective coordination and cooperation of agencies and units inside and outside the army; generations of cadres, employees, soldiers and doctors of Military Hospital 121 have promoted the good nature and glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People's Army; united, creative, self-reliant, self-reliant, overcoming difficulties, sticking closely to the battlefields, achieving many outstanding feats in emergency, treatment, cure, disease prevention, care and ensuring the health of soldiers and people; actively contributed to the cause of national liberation, building and firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, was twice awarded the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces by the Party and State and received many noble awards.

"I warmly commend and praise the achievements, progress and growth of Military Hospital 121 over the past 60 years. I hope that in the new revolutionary period, you comrades will continue to promote the tradition of the Heroic Unit, promote the study and follow the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh, the Campaign to promote tradition, contribute talents, be worthy of the title "Uncle Ho's soldiers", and excellently complete all assigned tasks...", General Phan Van Giang stated in the letter.

In particular, at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Xuan Dat, authorized by the Prime Minister, awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to Military Hospital 121 for its outstanding achievements in training, work and unit building...

The leaders of Military Region 9 Command also presented Military Hospital 121 with a banner bearing the words "Improving medical ethics, mastering medical skills, innovating, and continuously developing".

A patient with a large brain tumor was promptly saved by surgery at Military Hospital 121.

Military Hospital 121 is located at 01 30/4 Street, Tan An Ward, Ninh Kieu District (Can Tho City), is a Grade I general hospital. The hospital currently has over 540 staff (over 170 university doctors and pharmacists, over 70% have postgraduate degrees, over 80% of nurses have college degrees or higher) organized into 36 departments, examining an average of about 1,000 patients per day and treating over 500 inpatients.

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