On the occasion of April 30 and May 1 holidays, the Ministry of Health requests that emergency patients not be refused or delayed in processing.

On April 22, the Ministry of Health issued a document requesting hospitals under the Ministry of Health and universities; Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities; Health of ministries and branches to ensure medical examination and treatment, and emergency treatment for traffic accidents during the April 30 and May 1 holidays in 2024.

Medical facilities are ready to receive patients during the long holiday of April 30 and May 1.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health requests that agencies direct their subordinate units to perform well and ensure full on-duty at 4 levels: leadership on-duty, professional on-duty, administrative - logistical on-duty, and security - self-defense on-duty. Organize emergency care and medical examination and treatment well, ensure that all emergency patients are examined and treated, and do not refuse or delay handling of emergency cases.

The Ministry of Health's official dispatch clearly states, "If the patient is transferred to another medical facility or specialty, initial emergency treatment must be provided to stabilize the patient and their family before being transferred to another medical facility."

Hospitals must proactively assign emergency staff to be on standby outside the hospital, ready and promptly respond to mass accident emergencies, serious traffic accidents, mass disasters, etc. if they occur locally.

At the same time, ensure food safety and hygiene, prevent food poisoning, drowning, stampedes... warn of accidents at places with high tourist concentration.

The Ministry of Health also requires ensuring a 24/7 hotline to be ready to direct, coordinate, support, and respond when necessary. In case of special developments such as disaster emergency, mass accidents, food poisoning, and other special cases, the unit is requested to urgently report to the direct management agency via the hotline, and promptly report in writing about the special developments for timely resolution.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nghi-le-30-4-va-1-5-bo-y-te-yeu-cau-khong-tu-choi-xu-ly-cham-tre-nguoi-benh-cap-cuu-192240422150911547.htm