Checking a private clinic in Gia Lai, discovered the "doctor" graduated from the culture department.

Doctor graduated... in culture

On the afternoon of September 30, the Gia Lai Department of Health said that it had coordinated with the provincial police force to conduct a surprise inspection at the private medical examination facility of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine (address 75 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hoa Lu Ward, Pleiku City) because of suspected signs of violations.

Fake doctor discovered by Gia Lai province authorities. Photo: NN

At the time of the inspection, a person claiming to be Dr. Vo Minh Thanh was examining a patient, consulting on varicose vein treatment, sclerotherapy, and high-frequency laser for a patient.

When the authorities of Gia Lai Department of Health and the police asked to check the practice license, a mandatory condition for doctors performing medical examinations and treatment, Dr. Thanh did not cooperate and did not present his citizen identification card...

However, through the police force's expertise, soon after, doctor Vo Minh Thanh confessed that his real name is Vo Minh Chien (born in 1996, residing in Chi Cong village, Cu An commune, Dak Po district).

Through initial inspection, the fake doctor said that he graduated with a major in Culture and did not have a medical degree, but claimed to be a doctor and consulted and examined patients under the guidance of Ms. Le Thi Thanh - the facility manager.

All medical examination and treatment fees for customers are transferred to Ms. Le Thi Thanh's account. Mr. Chien has only been working at the facility for a month now with a salary of 5.5 million VND/month.

At the request of the inspection team, Mr. Chien called the manager, who said her name was Le Thi Thanh (born in 1996), from the North, because her house was affected by floods, she had returned to her hometown to deal with family matters and promised to be present to work with the authorities as requested.

Portrait of fake doctor examining and treating patients in Gia Lai.

Request to terminate medical examination and treatment activities

The inspection team drew up an inspection record and requested the facility to immediately stop the violation, stop all activities related to the field of medical examination and treatment, and remove all medical examination and treatment signs.

Speaking with Giao Thong Newspaper, the leader of Gia Lai Province's Department of Health said that they are coordinating with other sectors to conduct a comprehensive inspection of this medical facility.

"A medical facility that brings in non-professionals to examine and provide health consultation is disregarding the health and lives of patients," said this leader.

According to the representative of the inspection team, through initial inspection, the above facility showed signs of violating medical regulations in medical examination and treatment conditions. In addition, the incident showed signs of customer fraud, the provincial Department of Health will coordinate with other sectors to simultaneously conduct inspections and strictly handle this behavior.

Previously, Gia Lai Department of Health suspended the operation of TN General Clinic (belonging to Cao Nguyen Medical Services Company Limited) for 2 months.

At the same time, administratively fined Dr. Le Van Phan (63 years old, CKI doctor, working at TN General Clinic) 7.5 million VND, revoked the right to use the medical practice certificate No. 007388/TH-CCHN issued by the Director of Thanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health on May 22, 2014 for this doctor due to his non-compliance with technical expertise in medical practice.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/kiem-tra-phong-kham-tu-nhan-o-gia-lai-phat-hien-bac-si-tot-nghiep-nganh-van-hoa-192240930210446987.htm