Fined over 35 million VND for a doctor practicing at Tu Du Hospital who went to the clinic for medical examination and treatment

For participating in medical examination and treatment at Mary Tan Phu Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic without a license to practice and while practicing at Tu Du Hospital, the male doctor was fined more than 35 million VND.

The clinic at 166A Tan Son Nhi, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City was fined 95 million VND - Photo: Provided by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health

The Inspectorate of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just announced the latest administrative penalty decisions (from October 24 to November 1) for individuals and clinics that have committed violations in the medical field.

In this list, Mary Hospital Company Limited (166A Tan Son Nhi, Tan Son Nhi Ward, Tan Phu District) once recruited Mr. TVD who was not granted a practice license and participated in practice at Tu Du Hospital (18-month obstetrics and gynecology practice class, course 17).

The inspector concluded that the above obstetrics and gynecology clinic employed practitioners without a practicing certificate. It advertised special products, goods and services without the content being confirmed by a competent state agency before advertising according to regulations.

For the above violations, the clinic was fined 95 million VND and had its medical examination and treatment license revoked for 3 months, and the practice certificate of the person in charge of the clinic's professional expertise revoked for 2 months.

At the same time, force the removal and deletion of advertisements whose advertising content has not been confirmed by a competent state agency before implementation.

Doctor TVD was fined 35.6 million VND and forced to return the illegal profit of 600,000 VND obtained from treating patients without a practicing certificate. The NHTT employee was also fined 35 million VND for making the same mistake.

During the same period of the penalty, the department inspector also discovered that Ms. TTH, owner of Le Kha dental clinic (1/29 Quang Trung, Ward 7, Hoc Mon town), had employed people without a medical practice certificate.

Ms. H's facility was fined 20 million VND, and its operating license was revoked for 2 months and the practice certificate of the person in charge of the facility's professional expertise was revoked for 1 month.

At the above address, the department inspector also fined employee NTH 35.8 million VND and returned illegal profits of 800,000 VND for providing medical examination and treatment without a practice certificate.

For not keeping medical records according to the prescribed form and providing medical examination and treatment services beyond the scope of his profession, the owner of LNB business (5/99/13 No Trang Long, Ward 7, Binh Thanh District) was fined 41 million VND and had his practice certificate revoked for 1 month and his operating license revoked for 2 months.

Ms. MTĐ. - owner of the 179 Traditional Medicine Clinic (145 Tran Nhan Ton, Ward 2, District 10) - advertised and provided medical examination and treatment services without a business license.

For this violation, the clinic was fined 70 million VND and suspended for 12 months (only allowed to operate with a license and practitioners with a practice certificate), and forced to remove and delete advertisements.

Fined for advertising using the words "best", "only", "best"

In addition to clinics operating without a license, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Inspectorate also fined many clinics that intentionally advertised against regulations.

Berlin Dentist LLC (60 Le Van Tho, Ward 11, Go Vap District) and Seoul Center International Aesthetic Hospital Joint Stock Company (375 Nguyen Thuong Hien, Ward 11, District 10) both committed the error of advertising special products, goods and services without the content being confirmed by a competent state agency before advertising.

Seoul Center International Cosmetic Hospital Joint Stock Company also listed the names of departments that were not consistent with the operating license documents issued by the competent authority.

These two establishments were fined 40-49 million VND by the department's inspectors and forced to remove and delete advertising content that had not been confirmed by a competent state agency.

Because the advertisement used the words "best", "only", "best", "number one" or words with similar meanings without legal documents proving as prescribed, Medeze Vietnam Company Limited (C34 Thanh Xuan Villa Residential Area, Ward 1, Thanh Xuan Ward, District 12) was fined 30 million VND and forced to remove and delete the advertisement using the above words.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phat-hon-35-trieu-dong-voi-bac-si-dang-thuc-hanh-benh-vien-tu-du-di-kham-chua-benh-o-phong-kham-20241105084606064.htm